BRITISH ELECTIONS.
LIBERAL VICTORIES. CREEPING UP. UNIONIST MAJORITY. DOWN TO TWENTY-TWO. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright) (Received 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, January 25. The returns coming in to-day show that the Liberals arc making a hard fight, and are gaining ground as the Northern and Welsh polls are decided. The Unionist majority is now reduced to 22, and there are still 134 seats to be decided. Of this number the sitting members are Liberals in nearly 100 instances. The present state of the parties is as under: Unionists 228 Liberals 206 Nationalists 68 Labour 34 Total elected 536 Seats in tlie House 670 Yet to be elected 134 The latest returns are: — BASSELTAW. — Williams (Unionist) 5631 F. H. Newnes (Liberal) 5290 Last election: Newnes (L.), 5365; Sir F. G. Milner (U.), 4834. CRICKLADE. — Calley (Unionist) 7389 John Massie 'Liberal) .. „, 6754 Last election: Massie (L-), 7294; Arnold Ward (U.), 5716. EGREMONT. — Grant (Unionist) 4060 H. Fullerton (Liberal) 3949 Last election: Fullerton (L.), 4067; Capt Lumb (U.), 3255. FORFARSHIRE. James Falconer (Liberal) 6789 R. L. Blackburn (Unionist) 4454 Last election: Falconer (L.), 6422; Blackburn (U.) s 3970. FLINTSHIRE. J.H.Lewis (Liberal) 6610 — Howard (Unionist) 4454 Last election: Lewis (L.), 6294; Col. Edwards (U.). 3572. GORTON. John Hodge (Labour) 7807 — White (Unionist) _ . 7334 Last election: Hodge (Lah.), 8566; G. W. Rovse (U-), 4341. HEYWOOD. — Crawley (Liberal) 5809 Capt. M. Bullen (Unionist) . 4750 Last election: Sir R. H. Hold en (L.), 5351; Bullen (U.), 4245. KINCARDINESHIRE. Capt. Hon. A. C. Murray (Liberal) 3926 — Pearson (Unionist) ...».--.._ 1891 Last election: Murray (I_), 3661; S. J. Gannnell (U.), 1963. KERRY (East). , E. O'Sullivan (Ind. Nationalist) ~. 2643 J. Murphy (Nationalist) . ... 2154 Last election: Murphy, 2185; O'Sullivan, 213 L HIGH PEAK (Derbyshire). O. Partington (Liberal) 5912 — Wood (Unionist) 5806 Last election: Partington (L.), 5619; A. Prof-uno (U.), 5272. LANCESTON (Cornwall). G. C. Marks (Liberal) 4703 — Grysies (Unionist) 3564 Last election: Marks (L.), 4658;; G. J. Sandys (U.)., 2736. MERIONETH. — Jones (Liberal) 6065 — Morris (Unionist) „....».»- 1873 MIDDLESEX (Harrow). — Deeley (Unionist) .. 16,761 — Harris (Liberal) -.13,575 Last election: J. Gibbs (L.), 11,393; Hon. W. R. (U.), 10,977. <r-f NEWMARKET. L. H. Verrall (Unionist) 5752 Sir C. D. Rose (Liberal) 4632 Last election: Rose (L.), 4660; Verrall (U.),3883. REIGATE. Col. R. H. Rawson (Unionist) ... 8339 H. C. Brodie (Liberal) 5715 Last election: Brodie (L.), 6067; Rawson (U.), 5848. ST. AUSTELL. Hon. T. A. Robartes (Liberal) ... 6225 — Bernard (Unionist) 3138 At the last by-election Robartes was returned unopposed. . SOUTHPORT. '" * — White (Unionist) 7637 — Forest (Liberal) '.. 7218 Last election: J. M. Astbury (L.), 6607; E. M. Hall (U.), 6367. TOTTENHAM. P. Alden (Liberal) 12,302 — Strudy ....11 y 787 Last election: Alden (L.), 9959; H. W. Chattertcn (U.), 7000. WELLINGTON (Shropshire). C. S. Henry (Liberal) 4673 — Wood (Unionist) ...__ _.. 3484 Last election: Henry (L.l. 4809; H. Hwmawortli (U.), 3114, .
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 22, 26 January 1910, Page 5
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