| <table border="1"> | |
| <tr><td>Party</td><td>Party</td><td>Candidate</td><td>Votes</td><td>%</td><td>±</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>-</td><td>Conservative</td><td>Geoffrey Howe</td><td>23,563</td><td>51.16</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>-</td><td>Liberal</td><td>Kenneth Vaus</td><td>15,544</td><td>33.75</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>-</td><td>Labour</td><td>David Allonby</td><td>6,946</td><td>15.08</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Majority</td><td>Majority</td><td>Majority</td><td>8,019</td><td>17.41</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Turnout</td><td>Turnout</td><td>Turnout</td><td>-</td><td>83.58</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>-</td><td>Conservative hold</td><td>Conservative hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr> | |
| </table> | |