Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dykes, Hugh | 19,517 | 51% | +7.6% | |
Labour | Roebuck, Roy | 15,496 | 40.5% | -3.9% | |
Liberal | Colne, MD | 3,185 | 8.3% | -3.8% | |
Independent | Cramp, G | 72 | 0.2% | N/A | |
Majority | 4,021 | 10.5% | +9.5% | Turnout | 38,270 | 75.9% | -6.9% | Swing | +5.75% |