Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sparks, Joseph Alfred | 21,751 | 49.1% | -7.5% | |
Conservative | Willment, George | 19,116 | 43.1% | +8.7% | |
Liberal | Furniss, Pauline | 2,781 | 6.3% | -2.7% | |
Communist | Papworth, Albert | 663 | 1.5% | N/A | |
Majority | 2,635 | 6% | -16.2% | Turnout | 44,311 | 87.9% | 9.4% | Swing | -8.1% |