LABOUR VOTE SPLIT

Grey River Argus, 2 May 1931, Page 5

LABOUR VOTE SPLIT

SEAT LOST TO TORIES Mosley’s Party Blamed SCENE AFTER RESULT. (Aus. & N.Z Cable Assn.) LONDON, April 30. The Ashton bye-election, caused, by the death of Mr A. BeLamy, resulted: •J. Broadbent (Con.) .. 12,420 ! J. Gordon (Labour) .. 11,005 A. Young (Mosley Party) 4,472 • At the general election Mr Bellamy f (Labou ) defeated Conservative and l Libera] opponents by a majority of 3407. This bye-election was the first ■appearance of a “Mosley” candidate, i the split Labour vote apparently cqst- | ing the Party the scat. (Recd. May 1 ‘at 8 p.m.) LONDON- May E Amazing scenes followed tne declaration of the poll at Ashton-under-Lym*. This is the 1 rst seat contested by Sir Oswald Mosley’s new party. There was a threatening crowd outside the Town Hall, who blamed the new party for the Conservatives ’ success. Mr Young (the Mosley candidate) was smuggled out by way of a side exit from the Town Hall, by a strong police guard. Sir O. Mosley and Lady Cynthia Mosley also, and others of their supporters attempted to follow him. but a I crowd of twenty thousand people blockjed the way. Fists w§re shaken in their ■ faces, and there were-cr ps of <Traitor! ’ '‘Dirty dog! You let the Tories in!’ ; An attack seamed imminent. S r O. Mosiey. hatless, snrlingly fac- ' d the crowd. Eventually he was esI ported to his hotel, where another huge ' row 1 blocked the doors. Later on hp j :i<ldresspd them from the balcony, and ; lip said that he was delighted with ! Mr Youngs’s vote. LABOUR M.P’s DEATH. LONDON, April 30. The death i s recorded of Sir James B. Melvtlle, the Labour M.P., for Gateshead. I A TORY CONVERT LONDON, April 30. i Lord Joicey hag joined the Conservative Party. He ha s been a. lifelong Liberal. [ Sir Herbert Samuel, addressing th'e I National Liberal Club on the BuHgetj i which he described as Budget exped- ■ ients, said that unless _fhe Government failed to carry out urgent economies I . cquired, or to adopt the recommendations cf the Royal Commission on I abuses of the unemployment insurance system, he saw no reason to expect an early general election. In the Commons. Mr Snowden moved 1 to permit the Finance Bill to- embrace • taxation on land values, though this would not operate till the subsequent year. The resolution ■ was carried, without I divi ion. Mr Snowden gave notice of motion , imposing the 1933-34 4ax of one penny i n the pound on every unit of land in Britain.