BRITISH ELECTIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19039, 8 December 1923, Page 9

BRITISH ELECTIONS

VOTING DAY IN LONDON. WEATHER FINE BUT COLD LARGE POLL EXPECTED. LONDON, December 6. For the polling in London there is tine but cold weather. The booths opened at 7 o’clock in many constituencies, and in others at 8 o’clock, after which there was a steady flow of voters, chiefly city men, as the working men mostly vote in the evening. It is expected that the polling will be heavy. The results of about 200 out of 564 contests will be declared tonight, including 36 in London, and most of the remainder to-morrow. DETAILS OF THE. POLLING. THE RESULTS TO DATE. SIR MONTAGUE BARLOW AND MR CHURCHILL DEFEATED. The results which have been received to date are as follows: ,LEICESTER WEST. Mr E. W. P. Lawrence (Lab.) ... 13,624 Mr Winston Churchill (Lib.) ... 9,436 Mr Justone (Con.) *696. Last election : Mr A. Hill (Lab.), 12929; Mr J. F. Green (Nab. Lib.), 8137; Dr Q. B. Spiro (Lib.), 7631. SALFORD SOUTH. Mr Toole (Lab.) Sir Montague Barlow (Con.) ... .... 9366 Mr Jones (Lib.) ... ... ... ••• .4861 At the last election. Sir Montague Harlow (Minister of Labour in the Baldwin Government) was returned unopposed. WAKEEIELD. Mr Sherwood (Lab.) 7966 Mr H. G. Ellis (Con.) J34b Mr Lassen (Lib.) , 4640 Last election: Mr R. O. Ella (Con.), 10,416; Mr L. A. Bellamy (Lab.), 3738. MANCHESTER, EXCHANGE. Mr Barclay (Lib.) ••• ••• 12,248 Sir E. F. Stockton (Con. Free- - trader) ... ; 10.449 Last election: Sir E. F. Stockton (Lon.) 13,919; Sir William Barton (Lib.) 10,148. LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE. Sir Leslie Scott (Con.) ...10,551 Mr Grogan (Irish candidate) ... 10,332 Last election: Sir D. Scott tCoil.) 15,650; Mr J. Devlin (Nat.) 12,614. MANCHESTER MOSS SIDE. Mr T. R. Ackroyd (Lib.) 12^210 Mr G. B. Hurst (Con.) ... ... 309/ Last election: Mr Hurst (Con.) 11,932; Mr Ackroyd (Lib.) 6743. BATH. Mr Rafferty (Lib.) Mr C. T. Foxcroft (Con.) 12,830 Last election: Mr Foxcroft (Con.) 13,666; Mr H. Spender (Lib.) 8969; Mr H. H. Elvin (Lab.) 4849. MANCHESTER RUSHOLMIE. - Air C. F. G. Masterman (lib.) ... 10,901 Mr J. H. Thorpe'(Con.) 8876 Mr Paul (Lab.) 5366 Last election: Mr Thorpe (Con.) 11765; Mr E. M. Sutton (Lib.) 6421; Mr A. E. Wood (Lab.) 6397. ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. Sir W. de Freoe (Con.) 7813 Mr Greenwood (lib.) . Miss Wilkinson (Communist) ... 6208 Last election: Sir W. de Frece (Con.) 12,006; Mr T. W. G’llinder (Lab) 8834. ACCRINGTON. Mr Edwards (Lib) •- 19,981 Mr C. R. Buxton (Lab.) 16,793 Last election: Mr Buxton (Lab.) 16,462; Mr E. Gray (Con.) 11,408; Mr H. T. Baker (Lib.) 9395. GREAT YARMOUTH. ■, Mr A, HarboFH (Lib) ..11,110 Sir Alexander Horne (Con.) ... 8492 Mr Wrigley (Lab.) ... ... ... 2138 Last election: Mr Harhord (Lib.) 9836; Mr C'. Crookshank (Con.) 8917; Mr A. Whiting (Lab.) 2574. i SALFORD NORTHMr Ben Tillett (Lab.) ... 13,3V7 Mx- S. Finburgh (Con. Freetrader) 12,810 Last election: Mr Tillett (Lab.) 11,368; Mr Finburgh (Con.) 11,349; Mr J. C. Jolly (Lab.) 4660. MANCHESTER, BLACKLEY DIV. Mr P. M. Oliver (Lib.) 12,235 Mr W. J. H. Briggs (Con. Freetrader) 5313 Last election: Mr Briggs (Con.) 8023; Mr Oliver (Lib.) 6219; Mr A. F. Townsend (Lab.) 5580. OTHER RESULTS. Sir Alfred Mond was defeated in Swansea West. Last election: Sir Alfred Mond (Nat. Lib.) 9278; Mr W. A. S. Hewins (Con.) 8476; Mr W. Samuel (Lab.) 8401. Mr Pilkington (Lib.), who was opposed by Mr HI B. Lees-Smith (Lab.) was greeted in Keighley Division, Yorkshire. ’Last election: Mr Lees-Smith (Lalb.) 15,918; Mr W. A. Brigg (Lib.) 9262; Mr C. H. Foulds (Con.) 6955. At Cheltenham Sir J. Agg-Gnrdner (Con.), who entered Parliament under Disraeli, was re-elected with a greatly reduced majority. Last election: Sir J. Agg-Gardner-(Con.) 11,385; Mr C. Plaistowe (Lib.) 8237.

THE EARLY RESULTS. LARGE LIBERAL GAINS. CONSERVATIVES LOSE HEAVILY. A DEADLOCK PROBABLE. LONDON, December 6. (Received Dec, 6, at 5.30 )».r s ' A black pall of fog deecendei on London just when the electioneering revellers were beginning to assemble. All the traffic wag chaotic in a few minutes. The ’buses crawled along, piloted by their conductors, and followed by a flock of taxis. The crowds became shadowy and dispersed homewards. The returne opened fdtb a> Liberal pin

THE OPENING RESULTS. CONSERVATIVE SETBACK INDICATED. LIBERAL AND LABOUR GAINS. ONE MINISTER DEFEATED. I Press Association— By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, December 7. (Received December 8, at 8.15 p.m.) The latest returns are ae follows: Seats. ' Gains. CONSERVATIVES ... ... 11l 3 LIBERALS ... ~~ 61 31 LABOUR ...\ ... 78 30

at Manchester Exchange and a Labour gain at Wakefield. Two and a-half million, listeners-in heal’d the results. Mr Churchill’s, defeat by? Mr Pethick Lawrence, husband of the suffragette and author of the capital levy, Which was announced at midnight caused an immense sensation in Trafalgar Square, and the j London theatres, restaurants, and other places where the results were announced. Seventy results were announced up to .midnight, showing 14 Conservative, losses and suggesting a strong probability that the Liberals will lead the opposition. It is even possible that they may reach the Treasury benches. • Where the Conservatives held the seats there has been a big turnover of votes, their majorities being reduced in some cases by 4000; but it must be remembered that the results in the Conservative strongholds in London and the Home counties are not yet announced, though it is, evident that the boroughs in the north of England are more free trade than ever. Labour lias largely increased its votes; although up to the present the party has only gained four seats. It is evident that Manchester still clings in its traditional Cobdenism. Only six Liverpool divisions were contested. The Liberals gained two of these (Wavortree and,West Derby), despite the fact that huge majorities were recorded in these electorates for Conservatives a year ago. Out of 185 results announced to-nighf the Conservatives’ net loss is 31, the Labour gain is 11, and the Liberal gain 20. As' the Conservatives are unlikely to ga’in seats in the home counties, and as tnty will probably lose a few seats in Scotland it sterns, that Mr Baldwin’s •majority is gone. None of'three parties will be able to carry on alone.—A. and N.Z. and Reuter Cables. THE LATEST RESULTS. MR ASQUITH RETURNED. MR ARTHUR HENDERSON DEFEATED. LS-”'ON, December i. (Received Dec. 7, at 11.15 p.m.) A feature of. the elections was the early polling by women who mostly seemed the keenest to vote.. There'was heavy polling in the northern .industrial constituencies, but generally it was marked by an absence of. excitement, Mr Baldwin and the other leaders oi parties received enthusiastic ovations u their respective constituencies. The fifteen contests in Glasgow were very lively. The Countess of Warwick, exhusted by her efforts as a Labour candidate, remained in bed most of the day. Manchester is now represented by five Liberals, four Labourites, and a Conservative and Liverpool by eight Conservatives, two Liberals and an Independent, named O’Connor. Mr Asquith was elected at Paisley, defeating the Conservative candidate. Mr Arthur Henderson (Labour) was defeated at Newcastle-upon-Tyne East oy a Liberal, Sir R. Aske. Lady Astor was re-elected at Plymouth. Mi* C. P- Trevelyan (labour) wa-s elected at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, defeating Mr F. M. B. bisher (Conservative). Mr Percy Harris (Liberal) was elected at Bethnal Green, Southwest. ■ Colonel John Ward (Independent) was re-elected at Stoke-upon Trent, Stoke. Mr D. Kirkwood (Labour) was reelected at Dumbarton. Mr T. W. H. Inskip (Conservative)) Solicitor-General, was re-elected at Bristol Central. Mr Hogbin (Liberal) gained Battersea North from the Parsed Communist Mr S. Saklatvala. Mr Ammon (Labour) handsomely defeated Dame Helen Glynne Vaughan (Conservative) at Camberwell North. Mr J. H. Thomas and Sir Douglas Hogg were re-elected. Both of Mr Arthur Henderson’s sons were elected. Sir Harvey Brittain was elected at Middlesex, Acton. - The Conservatives gained the Middleton and Prestwick seat, Lancashire and Sheffield Park. Sir W. Joy neon- Hicks (Twickenham) and Sir Philip Uoyd-Greame (Hendon) were re-elected. A Labourite, Mias Susan Lawrence, gained East Ham North in a triangular contest with a Prohibitionist and Mr Scrymgeour (Independent). Mr E. D. Morel (Labour) was re-elected for Dundee. Professor Hewf.ns came at the bottom of the poll at Swansea, where a Labourite defeated Sir Alfred Mond after a recount. Dr 1 T. J. MacNamara was elected tor Northern Camberwell, defeating a Labourite after a recount. A crowd broke the'police cordon at the Town Hall at Chelsea and chased the victorious Sir Samuel Hoa-re to his committee rooms, whereas Mr Bertrand Russell, the defeated Labourite was carried shoulder high. The Labburites, Messrs Sutton and Dukes, gained the Sutton Division of Manchester and Warrington respectively trom the Conservatives and Liberals. Mr J. R. was re-elected for Platting Division, Manchester. Mr Kathbone (Liberal) won the Wavertree Division, Liverpool, from Sir Harold Smith, a brother of Lord Birkenhead. Mr W. J. Tout (Labour) and Sir Edward Grigg (Liberal) were re-elected for Oldham. Mr Norman Angell (Labour) was defeated in Rossendale. —Reuter.

BEFORE THE ELECTION. “'PROTECTION WILE RUIN THE EMPIRE.” LONDON, December 6. Mr Lloyd George, in forecasting the doom, of London, aroused hie Camberwell supporters to the white heat of enthusiasm by stating that London is an Empire on her own, greater than the British Empire which she herself created—an Empire of trade, commerce, finance, and shipping. “The Protectionists,” he said, “are going bring that Empire crashing

to the ground and London with it. It is madness,* this (rambling with the people’s food. The Cabinet decided on the tariff election in 45 minutes. It took me longer than that to believe it.”—Sydney aim Cable. THE LAST PARLIAMENT. The state of the parties in the House which was elected in November of last year was as follows: Unionist ... ... ... ... 344 National Liberal ... 57 Liberal . - 50 Labour ... ... 138 Independent Unionist ... 3 Independent ... 5 Co-operative ...... ... 4 Nationalist „. ... ;... ... 2 Communist ... 1 Sinn Fein ... ... ... 1 Total , ... ... - 615 Unionist majority oyer all parties, 73.