Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hastings, Patrick Gardiner | 14,248 | 46.8% | +12.8% | |
Unionist | Lowther, Christopher William | 11,425 | 37.6% | N/A | |
Liberal | Graham, Thomas George | 2,908 | 9.6% | -5.5% | |
National Democratic and Labour | Simm, Matthew Turnbull | 1,840 | 6% | -44.9% | |
Majority | 2,823 | 9.2% | N/A | Turnout | 30,421 | 82.2% | 27.4% | Swing | -12.4% |