LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

Evening Star, Issue 22955, 12 May 1938, Page 12

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

WELLINGTON COUNCIL CITIZENS' TICKET HAS 9*6 MAJORITY [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, May 12. The poll for the Wellington City Council resulted in the return of nine citizens' ticket candidates and six Labour members. The citizens’ ticket representation is increased by one.’ The nine sitting members of the Wellington Hospital Board were returned. Of the 13 seats Labour secured seven, the same as on the old board, and the citizens’ ticket six. - Labour and the citizens’ candidates have equal strength in city representation on the Wellington Harbour Board. The new members are Sir Charles Norwood and Mr W. Appleton, both citizens’ candidates. Mr 11. M‘Keen and Mr C. H. Chapman (Labour) retained their seats. At the last election Labour won all four seats. Two citizens’ candidates, Mr G. London and Mr J. W. Andrews, are the representatives of the combined suburban districts. The.Labour Mayor of Petone, Mr A. Schqlefield, was defeated by the citizens’ candidate, Mr G. London, who comes from a pioneer family of the district. He is only 33 years of age. The citizens’ candidates won six of the nine seats on the Petone Borough Council.

The citizen’ ticket had a victory at Lower Hutt, where the sitting mayor, Mr J. W. Andrews, defeated his Labour opponent, Mr P. Dowse. The citizens’ ticket won six of the nine seats on the borough council. In Upper Hutt Mr P. Robertson (Labour) defeated the sitting Mayor, Mr A. J. M’Curdy. There were two other candidates. The veteran politician Mr R. A. Wright (citizens’ ticket) topped the City Council poll with 23,198 votes. Two other parliamentarians, Messrs M‘Kecn and Chapman (both Labour)" were next with 23,170 and 21,973 respectively. A new member, Mrs Knox Gilmer (citizens’ ticket), topped the Hospital Board poll with 23,900. Then came Mr F. Castle (C.) 22,746, Mrs R. ■Semple (L.) 22,011, Miss Amy Kane (C.) 21,991. . Five women candidates (two citizens and three Labour) were elected to the Hospital Board. Mr M’Keen (L.) topped the Harbonr Board poll with 22,550. AUCKLAND CITY LABOUR MAJORITY WIPED OUT [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, May 12. Auckland elected a city council comprised of an Independent mayor, 13 candidates endorsed by the Citizens’ and (Ratepayers’ Association, and eight Labour nominees. Six retiring Labour members were defeated, and three new Labour candidates elected, and eight Citizens’ candidates were returned- for the first time... .... "■ . ;ic;: Labour’s majority on the council has thus disappeared. , The retiring chairman of the Harbour Board, Mr Bloodworth, was defeated by a considerable margin. City votes elected three Labour candidates to the Hospital Board and two Citizens’ candidates. Five new mayors were elected in the suburban boroughs. At Onehunga and New Lynn, Labour candidates defeated the retiring mayors. The total city council poll (42,583) was a record. There are 66,200 names on the roll. CHRISTCHURCH CITY LABOUR’S 10-6 MAJORITY _ [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, May 12. Labour yesterday doubled the number of its representatives on the Christchurch City. Council,, and now holds a 10 to 6 majority, which will also be strengthened by the vote of the newly-elected Labour mayor, Mr M b arlane. The representation of the Citizens’ Association was reduced from 11 seats, which gave it a big majority on the last council, to six, and. four sitting members lost their seats. On the Harbour Board, four city seats went to Labour, while on the Hospital Board Labour captured six of the nine seats. OTHER CENTRES ASHBURTON; Mayoralty:, Dr Miller 1,165, W. H. Woods (sitting for seven years) 560, J. T. Pratley (Labour) 259. Labour was rejected for the council and, Lyttelton Harbour Board representation. A loan of £IO,OOO for tar-sealing the borough streets was carried by 914-354. OTAKI. Mayoral: C. F. Atmore 388, D. Richards 340. Councillors: Young 463, Mortiboj 445* Fearnley 423, Knox 334, Cook 327, Ballinger 308 (all elected), Graham 304, Roera 285, Kilmister 262, Baker 262, M’Gill 219, Nation 195. DARGAVILLE. Mayoral: Raymond Gibson 463, Francis A. Jones (sitting) 448. Mr Jones had served for 13 consecutive years. TAUMARUNUI. Taumamnui mayoralty; C. A. Boles (sitting) 659, G. S. Steadman (Labour) 274, D. M- Simmons 267. HOKITIKA. Mayoralty: George Perry (sitting) 818, E. W. Heenan (Labour) 301. GISBORNE. Labour candidates met with considerable success in the Gisborne Borough elections. On the council, Labour representation was increased from one to four out of nine seats, a Labour mayor and another Labourite assuring the party of a majority. Labour secured three out of' the five borough seats on the Cook Hospital Board; one of five on the Power Board; but is unrepresented on the Harbour Board.

ROTORUA. Rotorua mayoralty: T. Jackson (reelected) 1,150, H. D. Danaey /96. . By a majority of 125 votes Saturday was decided upon as the half-holiday in lieu of Wednesday, which has been the half-day for the past 15 years. WESTPORT. Keen interest was taken in th« county and borough elections to-day# also in certain loan proposals. County results; W. R. Simpson (elected for Karamea), D. J. Archer (for Wareatea S-), D. Kerr (for Ngakawau), E. L. Roberts (for Warea* tea), while Jordan and Johnson tie for Mokihinui. The Hon. W. MTntyre# Jas. Ward, H. J. Powell, and V. Dcllavedova were returned unopposed. ' Hospital Board: Hon. W. MTntyre# J. Dowgray, W. R. Simpson, J. -N. Niven, and J. Ward were elected. Both the county loan proposals (£3,800 for new county chatobens and £14,000 for tar-sealing of roads) wem carried. In the borough the Saturday half* holiday was carried by a' substantial majority. Mrs Bird, W. P. Caldwell, and E. R# Fox were elected borough representatives on the Hospital Board. For the Borough Council the forme* council was returned, with W. P. Caldwell filling the vacancy caused by tha resignation of J. M. Robertson, who did not contest the seat. DANNEVIRKE. pannevirke Borough Council: W, Anderson 978, A. Caider 689, J. Carston 735, G. Graham 739, E. Kiely 926, T. Nelson 780, J. Tyler 889, L. Ward 716, N. Webley 864. : PAHJATUA, Mayoral elections: The deputy mayo* of the last council, S. K. Siddels, was elected with 379 votes; J. W. Sturton# 313 The half-holiday on Saturday war retained. ? TE AROHA. Te Aroha mayoralty: IR. Coulter# M.P.. 698, was re-elected; H. Thorn* ton. 373. . w Eicht councillors were elected —W, A. Clark, G. Hamilton, F. Halhgan, S. Hedge, W. C. Kennedy, J. L. Otter, W. E. Smith. W. T. Dale. - , Weekly half-holiday vote: Wednesday, 456; Saturday, 604 HAMILTON. Municipal elections: Mayoralty—H# D. Caro (elected) 3.525. C. Croall 1.915, Council: F. Findlay 2,844. C. Lafferty 2,687. J. R. Fow 2.851, H. R. Hammond 2.342. P. G. Reynolds 2,280, R. M‘Caw 2,176. W. W. Uillicar 2.149, P. C. House 2,014, J. E. Tidd 1.948. C# Croall 1,922, W. R. Shattock 1,868, WM. Cann 1,835.