BRITISH BY-ELECTION
LIBERALS RETAIN SEAT DR HAYDEN GUEST DEFEATED. Press Association —Bv Telegraph CopyrightLONDON, March 29. The North Southwark by-election, which was caused by the resignation of Dr Hayden Guest, who rcoontcsted the seat as an Independent Constitutionalist, resulted as follows; — Mr E. A. Strauss (Lib.) ... 7,934 Mr Isaacs (Lab.) 6,167 Dr Hayden Guest 3,21.)
The result is hailed as further evidence of the turn of the tide in favor of Liberalism, but personal considerations loomed largely in the contest, as Mr Strauss has important business interests in Southwark. He previously represented the district in Parliament for thirteen years. Huge crowds waited to hear the declaration. Miss Betty Baldwin drove a motor car for Dr Hayden Guest. The voting at the last general election was as follows: —Dr Guest (Lab.), 8,115; Mr E. A. Strauss (Lib.), 7,085; Mr j. G. Llcwellin (Com), 3,305.
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Evening Star, Issue 19520, 30 March 1927, Page 5
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