Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carlisle, Kenneth | 17,777 | 41.4% | +13.1% | |
Labour | Jackson, Margaret | 17,175 | 40% | +2.9% | |
Liberal | Melton, K | 5,638 | 13.1% | N/A | |
Democratic Labour | Stockdale, F | 1,743 | 4.1% | -30.5% | |
National Front | Noble, J | 523 | 1.2% | N/A | |
Revolutionary Reform | Kyle, T | 77 | 0.2% | N/A | |
Majority | 602 | 1.4% | N/A | Turnout | 42,933 | 77.8% | 3% | Swing | +5.1% |