Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wilson, Hugh Geoffrey Birch | 19,900 | 46.1% | -9.6% | |
Labour | Newby, John | 15,183 | 35.2% | -9.1% | |
Liberal | Seear, Beatrice Nancy | 8,056 | 18.7% | N/A | |
Majority | 4,717 | 10.9% | -0.5% | Turnout | 43,139 | 78.7% | -2.6% | Swing | -0.25% |