Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rankin, Robert | 10,540 | 38.7% | -6.5% | |
Labour | Hamilton, John | 9,984 | 36.7% | N/A | |
Liverpool Protestant | Longbottom, Henry Dixon | 6,677 | 24.5% | -0.2% | |
Majority | 556 | 2% | -13.1% | Turnout | 27,201 | 69.5% | -8% | Swing | -21.6% |