RESULTS OF THE POLLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 215, 9 September 1892, Page 2

RESULTS OF THE POLLING.

The following are the results of the municipal elections for the return of Councillors in the city and suburbs, which took place yesterday. Most of the results of the polling were declared by the returning officers shortly before seven o'clock : — AUCKLAND CITY. The election for the return of a City Councillor for the South Ward resulted : A. E. Glover , ... 379 Dr. H. Walker ... ... ... 361

Mr Glover is therefore elected. There were four informal votes. At the declaration of the results of the polling, Mr Glover returned thanks to the ratepayers presenb for electing him. For Karangahape Ward the election resulted : John Trenwith 234 John Patterson ... 199 Mr Trenwith is therefore elected. Six informal votos were recorded.

For Grafton Ward MrHewson was elected. The polling was: . y, ~,., J". W.Hewson ... ... ... 115 T. Hedger ... ... ... 110 NEWTON BOROUGH.

Out of 200 voters in the Newton Borough districb, only 92 recorded their votes. Mr A. Holden was returned for1 the Surrey Ward. The polling was: , ;;.;• .Andrew Holden... ... A- 67 Charles Bates -...44 PARNELL BOROUGH. A large crowd gathered at the Borough Council offices in Parnell ..last evening to hear the declaration of the results of the poll taken for the return of three Councillors for the borough. Considerable regreb was' expressed at the failure of Mrs Matson, tbe female candidate, to secure election, and Messrs John Page, E. Withy, and R. Walker were elected. The polling waa :— John Page A 173 Edward Withy ... 141 Robert Walker... ... .- 125 Amelia Matson ... 11l G. F. Fowler" ... ... V f... 54=

Mr Page thanked the electors presenb for placing him ab the top of tho poll. A vote of thanks Was accorded to the Returning Officer, Captain Brackenbury. NE-WMARKET BOROUGH. The polling for the return of three Coun* cillors to the Newmarket Borough Council resulted as follows:— .'.-.-'- — W.Edgerley ... 116 C. G. Laurie ... „. .... 99 E. M. Page .„ ... .„ 77 F. G. Clayton ... 63 N. Randall ... ... ... 50

The firsb three were therefore declared duly elected; All the candidates, with the exception of Mr Claybon, reburned thanks to those who had voted for them. BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH. The following was bho resulb of bho polling: for the election of three members for the Birkenhead Borough Council: — J. H. Witheford ... ... 64 8..-T. Hawkins .. ... ... .46 C. Bartley i ... 42 :: R. J. Hardy ... .;. .~, 28- i»< H. Jones ... 27 The first three candidates were therefore I elected.

,onehunga. • ',;,:; The result of the oolling for the election yi of three Councillors to the Onehunga Borough Council was as follows :— Sutherland -AA .;.' ;' ... 218 Barr ... ... '. ..• ... 185 Court .. ... ... ... 180 ' Jackson ... ... ... ... 94 Shaldrick ... ■ ... * ... 73 ' Informal... "... ... ... 5' '

Messrs Sutherland, Bar. and Court were accordingly declared duly elected.