L.C.C. ELECTIONS
REFORMERS GAIN SEATS
LARGELY-INCREASED POLLS.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYUJGHr.)
(ABITSALIAN - MBW lIALANK CASLI A11441AT14H.) LONDON, 3rd March. At the London County Council election, the Municipal Reformers (whose chief plank was economy) ' secured 82 seats, a gain of 14; the Progressives 25 seats, a loss of 15; and Labour 15 seats, a loss of one. The most notable individual result was the defeat of Mr. Gosling, a Labour leader, at Kennington, which returned one Progressive and one Reformer. Mr. Gosling attributes his defeat to a combination of the opposing parties and Labour's lack of funds for adequate organisation. A feature of the election was the largely-increased polls,
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 54, 6 March 1922, Page 7
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