Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Campbell-Savours, Dale | 31,717 | 64.2% | +7.3% | |
Conservative | Blunden, Robert | 12,061 | 24.4% | -10.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | Roberts, Philip | 3,967 | 8% | +1.6% | |
Referendum | Donnan, George | 1,412 | 2.9% | N/A | |
Independent | Austin, Chris | 217 | 0.4% | N/A | |
Majority | 19,656 | 39.8% | +17.6% | Turnout | 49,374 | 75.1% | -6.4% | Swing | +8.8% |