Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Smith, Allan Macgregor | 15,356 | 47.3% | -24.5% | |
Labour | Muggeridge, Henry Thomas | 8,942 | 27.5% | -0.7% | |
Liberal | Dobson, Thomas William | 8,183 | 25.2% | N/A | |
Majority | 6,414 | 19.8% | -23.8% | Turnout | 32,481 | 66.4% | 11.4% | Swing | -11.9% | Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election, not the 14 Nov 1919 by-election |