AN ELECTION AT NEW BRIGHTON.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20381, 30 October 1931, Page 13

AN ELECTION AT NEW BRIGHTON.

MAYOR AND TWO COUNCILLORS. - ■ POLLING ON NOVEMBER 978. \ * A by-election will take phce in New Brighton on Nbraaiber 9th <• fill the vacancies caused by tin mnc*nation of tbe Mayor, Mr J. H. Saw* for business and health 'reaaowa, ««ft the resignations of CSr. B. finß, win is tearing the district, and Or. K. I*. Smith, who -will contest ti»a Mqmii?. The nominations closed at aaoa yesterday, and the Candida tea eS«iaS For the Mayoralty:—Ernest llm» der Moore Leaver, and | rence Smith. For the Borough CoancJ: —WilHaia Holme, Russell Ddus Martia, aa(t William Edward Wilkins. | V The roll dosed 'on Monday lM*t there being 3367 name! w w wmm roll, 305 on the No. 1 AmnJwwf'? roll, and 257 on the No. 2 i tary roll- » Mr Shaw has had six and a WT years' service with the Coaacit, hawing been a coandDor fdr'fnr jbm» and acting as Oapotelbmr,' *Wr i man of the Finance Cnaiaiiltaß, art .the Works OomaiUw far t^aartfMg JBrightonMayoralty'oa —in iaai, 1929, aad aant. ffeSK"* 3* At the last elerticffl, when 9ft Sg* ~ was re-elected, miuc Shaw. 1037; Mr Leatwv <39- »1%; J i of 1929. the contest was Mr Shaw polling 785 WMSPW ' 618, and Mr A. W. Q»fmlWIL ~-s "Mr Leaver first * «|H ' f *mgg!s honours, there were four JWJW'j"; and he seenred third ri**- - B* ■* , 1 ' been a member of ft# „ cil from 1912 until May' twt. .*3* tp*, j ; , exception of two tanas, chairman of tl» Finance OaMW^' , Cc. Smith tot haiw » g Council for-j*'mnibw rf"sglggc'lg*'-* topped the 'pott' at tti' Im' 5 when there were ww aipw : nine seats, secunnf ISO . , Mr Wfliips has * the boron** for g> ymn, Mggfflt J .of bnswesa ■ haa.nreww* , t , a* tfcelxfc pl«ißWgr» ■Qjti 1013 Totea. I JMr M«tm at ««e last ■lni.liiwi; I M»a ■,'^t^yv