BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10574, 27 January 1906, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

(Press Assn. — By Telegraph — Copyright.) LONDON, January 26. Following is the state of parties . — Liberals 338 Laboriteg ... 60 Nationalists til Unionist.. 141 Mr Albuu Gibbs, member for London, ! ottemi to resign ni.Mr Arthur Balfour's layer. Mr Balfour grateluliy accepted Hit otter on public grounds. He is unlikely to be opposed. l lie Liberal party gains: — Altrinchaui : W. J. Grossley (Liberal) 83t>8, C. R. Disraeli (Coiiservutive) 56b7. (Former member, Disraeli, majority loOO.) Partick: R. Baltour (Liberal). (Former member, Smith, Unionist, 2200 majority.) Reiilrew East: Laidlaw (Liberal). (Former member, Stewart, Conservative, unopposed.) Following is a Unionist gain : — Govan : R. Duncan (Unionist). (Former member, Craig, Liberal, 200 majority.', Liberals have been elected for : — Becknock: S. Robinson. (Former member, Chas. Morley, Liberal.) Haiboiough : Lehmaun (Liberal). (Former member, Stanhope, Liberal.) The following have been re-elected : — Arfon: W. Jones (Liberal). Lanark North-east: Alex. Findlay (Liberal).* Keighly: J. Brigg (Liberal). (Received January 27, 10.38 a.m.) LOJNUOJN, January to. No Unionist has been elected m "Vv ales One thousand female operatives m Blackburn district liave withdrawn from the Trade Union as a protest against the employment of funds for political pui^; posts. Three thousand operatives at Burnley attended a meeting and recommended the Weavers' Association to withdraw from ihe Labor Representation Committee. After the poll closed at Galway North Higgjns, the Nationalist candidate, died uf heart failure. Following is a Unionist gain :— Whitby :G. Beckett (Unionist). (Former member, Buxton, Liberal, 400 majority.) Following are Liberal gains : — Chesterton : E. G. Montagu (Liberal). (Former member, Greene, Conservative, 200 majority.) Stafford Northwest: Alfred Billson (Former member, Heath, Conservative, 1300 majority.)

Hampstead : C. H. Corbett (Liberal). (Former member, Fletcher, Conservative.)

Hitchin: Bertram (Liberal). (Former member, Hudson, Conservative, unopposed.)

Richmond.: Acland (Liberal). (Former member, Hutton, Conservative, majority 1400.)

Dumbarton : White (Liberal). (Former member, Wylie, majority 700.) Worcester North : Wilson (Liberal). Was re-elected as a Liberal-Unionist.

Newark : Starkey (Liberal). (Former member Welby, Conservative, unopposed.) J

Nuithanipkiu Mid: Manfield (Liberal). (Former member, Spencer, Liberal.) St. Ives: Cory (Liberal). (Former member, Cory, Liberal). Norfolk Mid: Lord Wodehouee (Liberal). (Former member, Wilson, Liberal.) -

The following inave been re-elected :• Westbury : Fuller (Liberal). Argyll : Ainsworth, (Liberal.) Bariu-tuplu : Soares (.Liberal). Aylesbury : Rothschild (Unionist). Tyrone South: Russell (Independent). Wellington, Somerset : Rt. Hon. Sir Alex. Fuller Acland-Hood (Conservative). - Petersfield : Nicholson (Conservative).