<page_title> 1983 Darlington by-election </page_title> <section_title> Votes </section_title> <table> <cell> Labour <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Oswald O'Brien <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Conservative <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Michael Fallon <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2,412 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
The result of the 1983 Darlington by-election was a victory for the Labour candidate, Oswald O'Brien, who won with a majority of 2,412 over the Conservative Party candidate Michael Fallon.