BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10571, 24 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

A POLITICAL REVOLUTION. (Press Asan.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, January 23. The following is now the state of parties. Liberals ... 267 Labor 43 Nationalists 77 Unionists 116 Sir H. C. Bannerman, speaking at Larbert, said he was delighted that the old delusion that Unionists were the spec* iai guardians of agricultural interests and the particular friend of the formats and the laborer was knocked on tbe head. There wait a tremendous disproportion of power. He confessed that the Liberals had enormously increased the responsibilities of the Government. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Halessowen, admitted tliat he had not expected anything like such a political revolution. Tariff reform was postponed, not dead. It would yet be acknowledged the only political remedy for the distress confronting the English trade and workmen. The elections were one huge, Radical log-rolling operation. Further Liberal gams are: — Derby, South s Raphael (Liberal). (Former member, Gretton, Conservative, defeated Raphael at last olection by 367 : votes.) Harrows Gibb (Liberal). (Former ! member, Cox, unopposed.) Gorton: Hodge (Labor). (Former i member Hatch, Conservative, beat Ward, Labor, by 620 votes.) Leigh (B.W. Lancashire) t J. T. Bnin» ncr (Liberal). (Former member, Scott, Liberal.) (Received January 24, 9,20 a.m.) Kingston: Kingston (Unionist). (Former member. Cox, Conservative.) Antrim , Mid : Hon. Torrance O'Neil (Conservative), re-elected. Lewes: Sir H. Aubrey Fletcher (Conservative), re-elected. Torquay: F. Leyland-Barratt (Liberal), re-elected. Handswfrrth: Sir H. Masey-Thomp-son (Unionist), re-elected. Ormskirk: Hon. Arthur Stanley (Conservative), re-elected. Frome: J. E. Barlow (Liberal), reelected. Norfolk East: R. J. Price (Liberal), re-elected. Ludlow i R. Hunt (Conservative), reelected. Worcester East: J. Austen. Chamberlain (Unionist) 10,129, Morgan (Liberal) 5763. (At last election Chamberlain was elected un-opposed.) .Ross Division, Hereford: Gardner (Liberal). (Former member, Olive, Unionist, unopposed.) Henley: Morrell (Liberal). (Former member Hermon-Hodge, Conservative, majority 170.) Bodmiiu Roberts (Liberal). (Former member Sir L. W. Molesworth, Unionist, majority 100.) Essex, South East: Rowland Whitehead (Liberal). (Former member, Col. Tufnell, Conservative, majority 1400 over Whitehead.) The electorate of Romford, Essex, has doubled the number of its electors since 1900, Mr Akers DoUglaas, will be leader of the Conservative party -m Parliament, until Mr Balfour has heen elected. , ,