RESULTS IN SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20244, 2 May 1929, Page 15

RESULTS IN SOUTH.

CHRISTCHURCH MAYORALTY,,

CLOSE CALL FOR MR. ARCHER. EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY POLL. TELEGRAPH. —PI,ESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday The polling for tho Christchurch Mayoralty to-day was tho heaviest ever recorded. Mr. J. K. Archer (Labour) was re-elected by a majority of 559 votes over Mr. W. ITaytvard. The figures are:— ,T. K. Archer (Labour) . 15,479 W. Hay ward (Citizens) ". 14,920 Majority for Archer . . 559. Tlio election of the council is by proportional representation, and counting will not bo completed to-night. Indications ara that the citizens' candidates will have a small majority on the new council. The result of the 1927 election was as follows: — J. K, Archer . . . . 19,147 C. P. Agar . . . . 8,646 Majority for Archer . . ' 10,501 CITY OF WELLINGTON. SUCCESS OF MR. G. A. TROUP. LABOUR HEAVILY DEFEATED. [BY TELEGBAi'H.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Wednesday. Although the returns are incomplete the re-election of Mr. G. A. Troup as Mayor of Wellington by a large majority is assured. The figures are:— G. A. Troup ... ... 13,595 W. Nash (Labour) .. 8,308 Majority for Troup .. 5.287 The result of the 1927 election was as follows: — G. A. Troup 12,446 C. H. Chapman 10,318 Majority for Troup -.. 2,128 NEW MAYOR OF DUNEDTN. MR. R. SI. BLACK ELECTED. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Wednesday. There were four candidates for the Duuedin Mayoralty, and Mr. R. S. Black was returned by a good majority. The figures are: — R. S. Black 5701 C. H. Hayward . . . . 4792 . F. J. Jones (Labour) . . 3811 J. McDonald . . . . 1321 Majority for Black . . 909 Only 15,700 electors voted out of 29,000 on the roll. The retiring Mayor, Hon. W. B. Taverncr, was elected unopposed in 1927. OTHER SOUTHERN CENTRES. NOT MANY CHANGES MADE. Press Association messages from other southern centres give the following results ; New Plymouth.—Mayoralty: H. V. S. Griffiths (re-elected), 1878; £. Gilmour, 1088. Waitara.—Mayoralty: E. A. George, 421; P. Morgan, 144. Inglewood.—Mayoralty: W. J. Winfield returned unopposed. Stratford. —Mayoralty: Mr. J. W. McMillan was re-elected with a majority of 300. There were three oth.er candidates.

Palmerston North.—Mayoralty: A. J. Graham, 2774 (re-elected); Edwards, 838. Wanganui. —Mayoralty: W. J. Rogers (re-elected), 5128; Hope Gibbons, 2432; J. Morrison, 756. Gisborne. —Mayoralty: D. W. Coleman (re-elected), 2578; H. Wade, 1439. Hastings.—Mayoralty: G. F. Roach, 1108; G. McKay (ex-M.P.), 752; G. C. Lowe, 735; J. S. McKee, 449. Waipukurau voted in favour of a return to the Wednesday half-holiday by 455 votes against 374 for Saturday. Nelson.—Mayoralty: W. J. Moffatt (reelected ), 1933; W. Lock, 1446. Molueka. —Mayoralty: Mr. Clay, 299; Mr. Talbot, 191; Mr. Wallace, 159. Blenheim.—Mayoralty:* M. McKenzie re-elected unopposed. Council: P. S. Boys, W. Carr, W. J. Humphreys, A. A. Macnab, E. S. Parker, T. B. Salmon, C. T. Smith, J. Smith, J. Womyss. Hospital Board: Mrs. F. Redwood, J. Wemyss, C. F. A. Whiteford.

Timaru.—Mayoralty: W. Angland, 2140; P. C. Vinneli, 1503; A. L. Geo, 1084.

Gore.—Mayoralty: D. L. Poppelwell, 685; W. D. Shelton, 612; A. Newman, 426; A. Macgibbon, 130.

Invercargill.—Mayoralty: J. D. Campbell, 3161; .T. Miller (retiring Mayor), 2071. A vote was also taken on the halfholiday question and resulted: For Wednesday (present half-holiday), 2808; for Saturdav, 2475.

Wostport.—Mayoralty: J. H. Harkness (re-elected), 777; G. Scandret, 636. For Hospital Board: IT. Nahr, W. P. Caldwell and E. R. Fox. Thursday was retained as the half-holiday. INTEREST OF TUBLTC. SCREENING THE RETURNS. LARGE CROWD GATHERS. The screening of the results of the municipal elections on the side of the Herald building was watched with close interest by a large crowd which gathered on the slopes of Wyndham Street. As the evening progressed and suburban results camo to hand the throng increased, and by Ihe time that the final return was posted there were nearly 2000 persons outside the building. Thero was little of the enthusiasm which usually marks Parliamentary elections, but nevertheless the fortunes of the candidates were followed with a close interest, particularly in the contest for the city Mayoralty. From the first return Mr. Baildon was in the lead, with Mr. Bloodworth and Mr. Vaile running even in second position. The relative positions remained almost unchanged as iater returns were given, but most of the crowd remained to the end, when the final was acclaijned by a burst of clapping, which was renewed with far greater warmth when the Mayor came out to speak.