Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mallalieu, Joseph | 19,522 | 50.4% | +3.1% | |
Conservative | Povey, AFJ | 11,108 | 28.7% | -1.5% | |
Liberal | Lee, GM | 7,326 | 18.9% | -1.1% | |
National Front | Robertshaw, J | 764 | 2% | +0.1% | |
Majority | 8,414 | 21.7% | +4.6% | Turnout | 38,720 | 72.4% | -8.2% | Swing | +2.3% |