1983 General Election - Blyth Valley
| Year | 1983 | 
| General election | 1983 General Election | 
| Constituency | Blyth Valley | 
| Turnout | 72.8% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Ryman, John | Labour | 16,583 | 
| Brownlow, Rosemary | Social Democratic | 13,340 | 
| Hargreaves, Andrew | Conservative | 11,657 | 
| Robinson, S | Independent | 406 |