BRITISH BY-ELECTION

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 67, 23 March 1929, Page 5

BRITISH BY-ELECTION

three contests held.

CONSERVATIVES LOSE TWO SEATS

liberal and labour gain. (Deceived 9.5 a.m.), , LONDON, March 22. Owing to Mr. A. W. Dean’s death a by-election was hold in the Holland division resulting. Blinded, (Liberal) 13,000 'White, (Labour) Yanderberk (Conservative) 8,20 v Dennis (Independent) 3,5-11 This is a Liberal gain. __ The figures at the, previous election were: — A. W. Dean (Conservative) 15,157 C. R. B. White (Labour) 10,689 R. P. Winfrey (Liberal) 6,413 NORTH LANARK. The North Lanark by-election (tyjd owing to Sir Sprot’si death, resulted: — Miss Jennis Loo (Labour 15,711 , Lord Scone (Conservative) 9,133 Miss Mitchell (Liberal) 2,485

A Labour gain. Miss Mitchell forfeits her deposit. The result of last election for the North Lanark scat was: —

Coh Sir Alexander Sprot (Conservative) 13,890 J. Sullivan (Labour 11,852

CONSERVATIVES RETAIN SEAT.

Owing to the death of Captain C. T. Foxcroft, Conservative member for Bath, a. by-elecion was held. It resulted: —

0. W, Bailie Hamilton (Convative) H',171 S. R. Daniels (Liberal) _____ 7,255 G. G-. Desmond (Labour) 6.359 In tbe 1924 elections Captain Foxcroft secured 16.067 votes to 8800 tbe tbe Labourite's 3194.—Australian P.A.