Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gorst, John | 20,766 | 52.1% | +7.7% | |
Labour | Cooper, F | 14,374 | 36% | -3.7% | |
Liberal | Perkin, C | 4,113 | 10.3% | -5.6% | |
National Front | Franklyn, Bernard | 638 | 1.6% | N/A | |
Majority | 6,392 | 16.1% | +11.4% | Turnout | 39,891 | 73.8% | 1.6% | Swing | +5.7% |