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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Baker | 12,242 | 48.67 | +6.36 | |
Labour | Walter Johnson | 8,522 | 33.88 | −23.81 | |
Liberal | Frank Davis | 2,868 | 11.40 | New | |
National Front | Andrew Fountaine | 1,400 | 5.57 | New | |
Independent | Harold Fox | 75 | 0.30 | New | |
Independent | William Gold | 44 | 0.17 | New | |
Majority | 3,720 | 14.79 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,151 | 59.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
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