MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 217, 14 September 1888, Page 4

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

The declarations of the result of the polling at the various elections of councillor 131 for the vacancies in the city and suburban Borough Councils were made shortly after,, six o'clock last evening. The polling, which during the day had been rather j slack, became very brisk between five and ' six o'clock, the elections closing at the | latter hour. The following are the results: ] AUCKLAND CITY. East Ward.—37l voted and 988 votes j were recorded as follows : —John Grey,! i 586; E. Ellingham, 397; informal, ,5; majority for Grey, 189. r Rarangahape JVard.-— Considerable interest was taken in this election; and the result as announced by the substitute returning office^ Mr F, W. Paul, was ■:—■■ Young Warren, 170; H. T. Garratt. 135; Informal, 1; Majority for Warren, 35. All the newly elected councillors for the city with the exception of Mr Warren were duly sworn in at the City J Council meeting last evening and took :their Beats, ' - NEWTON* ,: ">[- „. . Sussex Wahd.—John Webley, 47; Walter Ambury/6. Majority for Webley, 41. ' ' :\ ■ ' ■ '■ Richmond Ward.—J. W. XPorter, 108; Robert Laing, 33; W. J. Andrews, 1; informal votes, 2. Majority fgr Porter, 76; DEVONPORT. I The result of this election was the return of the sitting counciliora Messrs T.. j. Duder, Jaa, Slaysy and E. W. Burgees. Tho voting was .—Thomas J. Duder, 211; James Mays, 183; Edward W. BurgeßS, 171; Alexander Alison, 168. PARNELL. ,; , ' A large crowd assembled to hear the result of tho poll* which was declared by the Returning Officer within a short time after the polling closed. The voting for the three vacancies was as "follows -.—W.1 S. Lyell, 215; John McCabe, 209; William Esdaile ThomasUßl; Caleb Wood, 140. The candidates returned thanks to the burgesses and a vote of thanka was passed to the Returning Officer. ' ' . ' ~ 'ONEHUNGA., ~ ,;,- Considerable interest was taken in the elections in this borough.' The result of the voting-was;a decided victory for the anti-water party, who returned their three candidates; at the top of the poll. Mr P.; Clark, the Returning Officer, declared the poll as follows at 7 o'clock, the: ahnouiicenieht being greeted with cheers by a large crowd that had .assembled t,o hear it :— Fergus Keehan, 211; W. Tapp, 191; J. Hastie, 186; C. V, Hill, 89; J.^Goldßburyi 54; informal vote, 1.

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