Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cartwright, John | 21,700 | 58.9% | -1.4% | |
Conservative | Rock, Patrick | 11,240 | 30.5% | +8% | |
Liberal | Woodhead, David | 2,998 | 8.1% | -6% | |
National Front | Steven, Ian | 884 | 2.4% | -0.6% | |
Majority | 10,460 | 28.4% | -9.4% | Turnout | 36,822 | 70.1% | 5.7% | Swing | -4.7% |