BRITISH ELECTIONS.
NEARING THE END. LIBERALS OVERHAULING. ALMOST TOGETHER. UNIONISTS LEAD BY SIX. THTBTY-SEVEN RETURNS TO COME , (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, January 28. The Liberal party scores heavily in today's returns, which place them almost level with the Unionists. Yesterday the advantage in favour of the Unionists was 17, but to-day the margin is reduced to six. There are still 37 seats to be decided. The state of the parties is as follows:— Unionists 263 Liberals 257 Nationalists 74 Labour „ 39 Total elected 633 Seats in. the House ... 670 Yet to be elected ■ 37 Following are the latest returns:— ALTRINGHAM. w'. J. Crossley (Liberal) 8709 — Bury (Unionist) 7808 Last election: W. J. Crossley (L.), 8353; C. R. Disraeli (U.), 5567. BOSWORTH. Sir C. B. Bright McLaren (Liberal) 7709 — Fraser (Unionist) 4427 Last election: Sir C. B. Bright McLaren (L.), 7678; A. Stoneham (U.), 3627. CLA<__—_STSTSHIRE AND KLNROSSSHIRE. Right Hon. E. Wason (Liberal) ... 3971 — Constable (Unionist) 2703 Last election: Right Hon. E. Wason (L.), 4027; J. A. Clyde (U.), 2643. CAMBORNE. A. E. Dunn (Liberal) 5027 Norman Chamberlain (Unionist) . 2587 Last election: Dunn (L-), 4614; Sir T. Hewitt (U.), 2384; J. Jones (Soc.), 109. CAITHNESS-SHIRE. R. L. Harmsworth (Liberal) .... 2643 — Strain (Unionist) 590 Last election: R. L- HarmswoTth (L.), 2686; Sir K. A. Fraser (U.), 483. CHERISEY. — McMaster (Unionist) ......... 9672 — Newbolt (Liberal) 5059 Last election: F. J. Murnham ,(L.) f 6365; Lord Bingham (U.), 6266. DURHAM COUNTY (South-east). Hayward (Liberal) 9298 Horn F. W. Lambton (Unionist) » "6860 Last election: Hon. F. W. Lambton (U.), returned unopposed. DORSET (Eastern). — Guest (Liberal) . 6957 — Nicholson (Unionist) , 6531 Last election: C. H. Lyell (L.), 6104; C. E. V. Raalte (U.), 6085. DERBYSHIRE (North-east). W.Harvey (Liberal) 8715 Dr. J. Court (Unionist) 6411 By-election, January, 1907: Harvey (L. and Lab.), 6644; Court (U.), 5915. DARTFORD. — Mitchell (Unionist) 9807 J.Rowlands (Liberal) ..»_, 8990 Last election: J. Rowlands (L.), 9532; Rt. Hon. Sir W. Hart-Dyke (U.), 6728. GUILFORD. — Home (Unionist) 9264 — Methven (Liberal) .. _. 5033 Last election: W. H. Cowan {_.), 6430; Rt. Hon. Brc_ick (U.), 5630,' HOUGHTON-LE-SP__G. R. Cameron (Liberal) .__ .10,392 — Streatfield (Unionist) ......_, 4,382 Last election: R. Cameron („.)', 0429R. V. Williams (U.), 3639. ' ' LANARKSHIRE (North-west). T.Wilson (Liberal) _ _____ 9105 — Wilson (Unionist) , 7012 J. Sullivan (Labour) ___, 2160 Last election: W. M. Thomson (U.), 5588; C M. Douglas (L.), 4913: J. Sullivan (Lab.), 3291. LANARKSHIRE (Mid.)_ — Whitehouse (Liberal) , , ~. 5792 — Pickering (Union—t) - ,-.... 5401 — Smellie (Labour) ___„. _~ 3864 Last election: J. Caldwell (L.), 7246; Captain D. F. Campbell (U.), 4470; A. S. Gibson (Ind.), 758. NORFOLK (North-west). Sir G. White (Liberal) „ , 5595 — Jodrell (Unionist) _______ 4388 Last election: Sir G. White (L.), 5772; Sir W. J. Lancaster (U.), 2972. NORTHAMPTON (Northern). L. Brassey (Unionist) .. __.. 5520 Geo. Nicholls (Labour) 4429 Last election: Nicholls (Lab.), 4880CoL Sackville (U.), 4165. SUSSEX (Northern) —Cantley (Unionist) 6563 C. J. Corbett (Liberal) ._. 3660 Last election: Corbett (L.), 4793; Prof. Crookshank (U-), 4531. STROUD. C. P. Allen (Liberal) « 5285 — Clifford (Unionist) 4962 Last election: G P. Allen (L.), 5401; i W. B, Stewart X V.), 4221.
SUTHERLANDSHIRE. A. C. Morton (Liberal) 1607 Cameron of Lochiel (Unionist) .. 951 Last election: A. C. Morton (L.), 1383; F. N. Leveson-Gower (U.), 983. TYRONE (North). R. Barry (Liberal) 3238 — Herdman (Unionist) ....' 3136 By-election, March, 1907: R- Barry (L.), 3013; D. S. Henry (U), 3006. TAVISTOCK. H. F. Luttrell (Liberal) 6570 J. W. Spear (Unionist) 6343 Last election: H. F. Luttrell (L.), 6405; J. W. Spear (U.), 5196 WESTMEATH (North). L. Ginnell (Ind. Nationalist) 1996 -— McKenna (Nationalist) 1393 Last election: L. Ginnell (N.) returned unopposed. WATERFORD (West). J. J. O'Shee (Nationalist) 1751 — Ryan (Ind. Nationalist) 1300 Last election: J. J. O'Shee (N.), returned unopposed. WATFORD. — Ward (Unionist) 8782 N. Micklem (Liberal) 7231 Last election: Micklem (L.), 7612; Rt. Hon. Halsey (U-), 6136. WISBECH. — Primerose (Liberal) 5279 T. C. Garfitt (Unionist) 5079 Last election: A. C. Beck (_.), 5125; T. C. Garfitt (U.),4080.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 25, 29 January 1910, Page 5
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