Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eastham, Kenneth | 20,346 | 50.4% | -0.5% | |
Conservative | Green, Arthur | 15,842 | 39.2% | +6.7% | |
Liberal | Ashley, James | 3,868 | 9.6% | -4.6% | |
National Front | Wallace, Nigel | 326 | 0.8% | -1.6% | |
Majority | 4,504 | 11.2% | -7.2% | Turnout | 40,382 | 76.4% | 5.8% | Swing | -3.6% |