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,-