Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Concannon, Don | 28,964 | 57.4% | -7.1% | |
Conservative | Wood, JR | 11,685 | 23.2% | -11% | |
Liberal | Chambers, D | 9,358 | 18.5% | N/A | |
Communist | Westacott, FC | 448 | 0.9% | -0.4% | |
Majority | 17,279 | 34.2% | +3.9% | Turnout | 50,455 | 72.5% | -4.9% | Swing | +1.95% |