1977 Birmingham Ladywood by-election
# 1977 Birmingham Ladywood by-election

The Birmingham Ladywood by-election of 18 August 1977 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Brian Walden resigned in order to concentrate on his career as a journalist and broadcaster. A safe Labour seat, it was retained by the party.

At the count, the Socialist Unity candidate, Raghib Ahsan, punched the National Front candidate, Anthony Reed Herbert.

## Results

Birmingham Ladywood, 1977 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Sever | 8,227 | 53.13 | -11.34 |
| | Conservative | Quentin Davies | 4,402 | 28.43 | +6.33 |
| | National Front | Anthony Reed Herbert | 888 | 5.73 | New |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Hardeman | 765 | 4.94 | -8.49 |
| | Socialist Unity | Raghib Ahsan | 534 | 3.49 | New |
| | Independent | James Hunte | 336 | 2.17 | New |
| | Socialist Workers | Kim Gordon | 152 | 0.98 | New |
| | Independent Conservative | George Matthews | 71 | 0.46 | New |
| | Reform Party | Peter Courtney | 63 | 0.41 | New |
| | Air Road Public Safety | Bill Boaks | 46 | 0.30 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,825 | 24.70 | -17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,484 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
