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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 12,836 | 40.8 | −15.0 | |
Labour | Henry Walston | 11,830 | 37.6 | −6.6 | |
Liberal | Henry Ivan Spence | 6,806 | 21.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,006 | 3.2 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,472 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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