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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Forman | 20,753 | 51.69 | +6.29 | |
| Labour | Colin Blau | 11,021 | 27.49 | -10.46 | |
| Liberal | John Hatherley | 6,028 | 15.01 | -1.65 | |
| National Front | Terry Denville-Faulkner | 1,851 | 4.61 | New | |
| Conservative Anti-Common Market | Reginald Simmerson | 251 | 0.63 | New | |
| Logic Party | William Dunmore | 133 | 0.33 | New | |
| Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident | Bill Boaks | 115 | 0.29 | New | |
| Majority | 9,732 | 24.20 | |||
| Turnout | 40,152 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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