A STEADY RACE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14280, 27 January 1910, Page 5

A STEADY RACE.

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

MAJORITY UNCHANGED.

STILL AT TWENTY-FIVE THE LATEST RETURNS. ' By Telegraph.— r-reiss. Association.— (Received January 27. 12.5 a.m.) London, January 26. The latest election returns place the state of parties as follows: — Unionists 236 Liberals 211 Nationalists 70 Labourites . 35 Total elected 552 Total to be elected ... 670 Returns to come ... 118 THE FURTHER RETURNS. The following arc the additional returns :— CORK (Mid). D. D. Shcehan (Ind. Nationalist) ... 2824 r- Falton (Nationalist) 1999 Last election: D. D. Sheehan (N.) returned unopposed. CORK (South East). R. Crean (Independent Nationalist) 2300 « Burke (Nationalist) 1757 Last election: R. Crean (N.) returned unopposed. CAMBRIDGESHIRE (Newmarket). G. H. Verrall (Unionist) 5752 C. D. Rose (Libera!) ... ... 4b<i'<2 Last election: Rose (L.), 4666; Verrall (U.), 3383. CORNWALL (Launeeston). G. C. Marks (Liberal) 4703 — Grysies (Unionist) 3564 Last election: Marks (L.), 4658; G. J. Sandys (U.), 2736. CORNWALL (St. Austell). 1 Hon. T. Agar-Robertes (Liberal) ... 6225 — Bernard (Unionist) 3138 By-election, February, 1908: Hon. AgarRobertas (L.) returned unopposed.

CUMBERLAND (Egremonl). — Grant (Unionist) 4060 H. Fullerton (Liberal) 3949 Last election : Fullerton (L.), 4067; Captain Luinb (U.), 3255. DERBYSHIRE (High Peak). 0. Pnrtingdon (Liberal) : 5912 — Wood (Unionist) 5886 By-election, July, 1903: O. Partingdcn (L.), 5609; A. Profumo (U.), 5272. DERBYSHIRE (Ilkeston). ' •. • Sir W. Bi Foster (Liberal) .... ... 10,632 — Morrow (Unionist)... .... ... 6,432 » Last election: $ir W. B. Foster (L.), 2655; L. C. Tipper (U.), 5858. ESSEX (Epping). Col. A. R. M. Lockwood (Unionist) 6578 — Symons (Liberal) ... ... 3845 Last election: Col. Lockwood (U.), 5204; S. C. He ward (L.), 4030.. • ESSEX (Maldon). T. R. Bethel! (Liberal) ... ... .4822 The other candidate is omitted from the cable message. Last election: T..R. Bethell (L.), 4773: Hon. C H. Strutt.(U.), 4624. FLINTSHIRE. J. H. Lewis (Liberal) 6610 — Howard (Unionist) ... "... ... . 4454 Last election: Lewis (L.), 6294; Edwards (U.), 3572.

. FORFARSHIRE. J. Falconer (Liberal) 6789 R. L. Blackburn (Unionist.) 4284 Bv-election, February, 1909: Falconer (L.), 6422; Blackburn (U.), 5970. GLAMORGANSHIRE (East). Sir A. Thomas (Liberal) 14,721 — Gaskell (Unionist) , 5727 • Last election: Sir A. Thomas (L.); returned unopposed. HEREFORDSHIRE (Ross). Captain P. A. Clive (Unionist) ... 5073 — Webb (Liberal) ... ... ... 4678 ' election, January, 1908: Captain Glive (U.), 4947;, P. W. Thomson (L.), 3298. HAMPSHIRE (Andover). Captain W. V. Faber (Unionist) ... 6127 — Wodehouse (Liberal) 3723 Last election: Captain Faber (U.), 4609; G. Judd (L.), 4524. KERRY EAST. E. : O'Sullivan (Ind. Nationalist) ... 2643 J. Murphy (Nationalist) 2154 Last election: Murphy (N.), 2185; O'Sullivan (N.), 2131. KINCARDINESHIRE. Captain the Hon. A. C Murray (Liberal) ... 3926 — Pearson (Unionist) 1891 By-election, • April, 1908: Captain Murray (L.), 3661; S. J. Gammell (U.), 1963. LANCASHIRE S.E. (Gorton). J. Hodge (Labour) ■ ...' 7807 — White (Unionist) ... 7334 Last election: J. Hodge (Lab.), 8566; S. W. Royce (U.), 4341. LANCASHIRE S.E. (Heywood). — Cawley (Liberal) 5809 Captain M. Buller (Unionist) ... 475U Last election: E. H. Holden (L.), 5351; Captain Buller (U.), 4245. LANCASHIRE S.W. (Southport). —. White (Unionist) ... ■ ... ... 7637 — Foret (Liberal) ... ... 7218 Last election: J. M. Astburv (L.), 6607; E. Marshall Hall (U.), 6367. \ , LONDONDERRY .SOUTH. J. Gordon (Unionist) ... ... ... 3895 Dr. Keightley (Liberal) ... ' % ' .... 3678 Last' election: J. Gordon (U.), 3847; , Dr. 'Keightley (Ind.), 3776.

* LANARKSHIRE (GovaiO. — Hunter {Liberal) ... 6556 K. Duncan (Unionist) 5127 — Brownlie (Labour) ... ... 3545 Last election : R. Duncan fU.), 5224 ; H. S. Murray (L.), 5096; J. Hill (Lab.), LANARKSHIRE (Partick). R- Balfour (Liberal) 10,093 — Maeonochie (Unionist) 9,522 Last election : R. Balfour (7,.), 9477 ; Rt. Hon. J. p. Smith (U.), 7960. LANCASHIRE N. (Blackpool). W. W. Ashley (Unionist) ... 11.507 — Hodgkinson (Liberal) 7942 Last election: Ashlev (U.), 10,131 ; V. Phillips (L.), 7073. " LANCASHIRE, S.E. (Ince). S WaUh (Labour) 7723 -- Lord (Unionist) 5029 Last election: S. Walsh (Lab.), 8046; Lol. .H. B. H. Blundell (U.), 3410. MERIONETHSHIRE. — Jones (Liberal) ... 6065 — Morris (Unionist 18/3 Lael election: A. O. Williams (L.) returned unopposed. MIDDLESEX (Tottenham). P. Alden (Liberal) 12,302 — Stntdy (Unionist) 11,787 Last election: Alden (L.), 9953; H. W. Chatterton (U.), 7009. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (Bassetlaw). — Williams (Unionist) 5631 F. H. Newnes (Liberal) 5290 Last election: Newnes (L.), 5365; Right Hon. Sir F. Milner (U.), 4834. OXFORDSHIRE (Banbury). Captain R. Brass (Unionist) ... 3P31 Hon. E. E. Fiennes (Liberal) ... 3, Last election: Hon. E. E. Fiennes (L.), 3992; Lord Villiers (U.), 2796. STAFFORDSHIRE (Lichfield). T. C. T. Warner (Liberal) 5230 — Coates (Unionist) ... ... ... 4253 | Last election: T. C. T. Warner (L.), 5421; Hon. R. V. Groevenor (U.), 2991. . i SOMERSET (Wellington). Right Hon. Sir A. Aeland-Hood (Unionist) 5216 — King (Liberal) ... ... ... 4150 Last election: Sir A. Acland-Hood (U.), 4558; C. H. D. Ward (L.), 4286. SUSSEX (Chichester). Lord Edmund Talbot (Unionist) ... 6589 — Reiss (Libera!) 3338 Last election : Lord Talbot (U.), 5197 ; J. E. Allen (L.), 4174.

SHROPSHIRE (Wellington). C. S. Henry (Liberal) 4672 — Wood (Unionist) 3484 Last election: Henry (L.), 4806; H. A. Harrusworth (U.), 3114. . SURREY (Reigate). Colonel R. H. Rawgon (Unionist) ... 8339 H. C. Brodie (Liberal) 5715 Last election: H. C. Brcdic (L.), 6067; Colonel R. H. Raw.-on (U.), 5848. TYRONE (Mid). — Brunski'll (Unionist) 2475 — Valentine (Nationalist) 2070 G. Murnaghan (Nationalist) 1244 Last election: G. Murnaghan (N.) returned unopposed. WILTSHIRE (Cricklade). — Galley (Unionist) 7389 Dr. Ma sine (Liberal) 6754 Last election: Massie (L.), 7294; A. Ward (U.), 5716. WORCESTERSHIRE (East). Rt. Hon. J. Austen Chamberlain (Unionist) 12,644 — Young (Liberal) 6955 Last election: Rt. Hon J. Austen Chamberlain (U.), 10,129; J. Morgan (L.), 5763. YORKSHIRE, W. RIDING (Normanton). F. Hall (Labour) - 9172 Ashmead Bartlett (Unioniet) ... 3540 La6t election : F. Hall (Labour), returned unopposed. , ; .

SEATS WON AND LOST.

UNIONIST GAINS, 94.

Up to the preeent the Unionists have gained 110 and the Liberals 16 seats, leaving a balance of 94 captured seats in. favour of the Unionists. The 38 additional returns published this morning give the Unionists eight now gains, seven of which are from the Liberals and one from the Nationalists. The Liberals have gained one extra se:it, that of Govan (Lanarkshire). This morning's returns give the Unionists and Liberals each 16 extra seats, the majority thus! remaining the same us that given yesterday morning, viz., 25. THE REMAINING SEATS. HOW THE if ARE HELD. The remaining 118 seats, for which returns have jet to come, were held in the late Parliament ae follows: — Liberals . ... 80 Unionists 22 Nationalists ... , 14 Labour ... 2 Total ... 118 REFORM OF THE LORDS. ATTITUDE OF UNIONISTS. REASONABLE SCHEME URGED. (Received January 26, 10.15 p.m.) London, January 26. The Times, in referring to the controversy in regard to the House of Lords, says that Mr. Asquith is not in a position to carry a great constitutional change, by main force, but that the Unionists are ready to agree to a reasonable reform of the Lords if it is effected by the consent of the peers. • The Times goes on to say that it is not beyond the wit of man to devise legislation which will secure to the House of Commons the full power of dealing with matters of finance, but which will exclude the possibility of tacking other proposals on to Finance Bills. ' The Birmingham Post urges all advocates of the two-chamber system to unite upon an alternative scheme for the reconstruction of the House of Lords.