Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Callaghan, James | 22,380 | 52.3% | +2.4% | |
Conservative | Ollerenshaw, Eric | 14,306 | 33.4% | -0.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Taylor, Dr Michael | 5,252 | 12.3% | -3.5% | |
Liberal | Burke, Philip | 757 | 1.8% | N/A | |
Natural Law | Scott, AM | 134 | 0.3% | N/A | |
Majority | 8,074 | 18.9% | +3% | Turnout | 42,829 | 74.9% | 1.1% | Swing | +1.5% |