BRITISH BY-ELECTION.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20025, 5 September 1930, Page 4

BRITISH BY-ELECTION.

# CONSERVATIVES RETAIN BROMLEY. (■OKITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —BY ELECTEIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) LONDON, September 3. The Bromley by-election, caused by the death of Lieutenant-Colonel C. J. James on July 22nd, resulted:— Campbell (Conservative) .. 12,782 W. G. Fordham (Liberal) .. 11,176 Redwood (United Empire Party) ■ • • • 9,483 A. E. Ashworth (Labour) .. 5,942 If politics interfere with holidays they give up politics at Bromley. Only 38,383 voted, or 53 per cent, of the electorate, compared with the 53,926 who voted at the General Election. Mr Redwood, the United Empire Party man, effectively split the Conservative vote, reducing the majority of 7700 at the General Election to 1906, and getting within 1693 of the Liberal, who finished second. The Labour vote fell 41 per cent, compared with the General Election and the Liberal vote 39 per cent. Tho "Daily Telegraph" states:— Tho result of tho Bromley ejection will encourage the Conservatives throughout tho country, who are now preparing for the General Eloction, which, according to the best-informed political opinion, cannot bo delayed beyond January or February. Polling at the last General Election resulted as under: — Lieut.-Colonel James (Conservative) . ■ • • • • 25,449 W. G. Fordham (L.) .. 18,372 A. E. Ashworth (Lab.) . • 10,105