1979 General Election - Birkenhead
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Birkenhead |
| Turnout | 73.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Field, Frank | Labour | 20,803 |
| Gill, P | Conservative | 14,894 |
| Perkins, R | Liberal | 5,708 |
| Fletcher, M | Workers Revolutionary | 306 |