| Party,Party,Candidate,Votes,%,± | |
| -,Conservative,Tim Smith,"19,616",43.1,+20.3 | |
| -,Labour,Michael Cowan,"19,352",42.5,20.2 | |
| -,Liberal,Hampton Flint,"4,380",9.6,4.7 | |
| -,National Front,George Herrod,"1,734",3.8,- | |
| -,Socialist Workers,June Hall,453,1.0,- | |
| Majority,Majority,Majority,264,0.6,- | |
| -,Conservative gain from Labour,Conservative gain from Labour,Swing,20.8,- | |