Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hirst, Geoffrey Audus Nicholson | 18,390 | 43.8% | +9.6% | |
Labour | Jones, Arthur Creech | 18,309 | 43.6% | -6.5% | |
Liberal | Lupton, WA | 5,021 | 12% | -3.7% | |
Communist | Robb, LT | 237 | 0.6% | N/A | |
Majority | 81 | 0.2% | N/A | Turnout | 41,957 | 89.3% | 9.1% | Swing | +8.05% |