IMPERIAL POLITICS.
RADICAL VICTORIES. [Pee Press Association.! LONDON, June 3. The election for the Froine Division of Somerset, rendered necessary by the succession of the sitting member, Viscount Weymouth, to the title of Marquis of Bath, took place to-day and resulted in the return of Mr J. E. Barlow, the Radical candidate, who defeated Lord Thynne, Tory, by a majority of 279 votes. [At the general elections Viscount Weymouth, the . Conservative candidate, was returned by a majority of 383 over Mr Barlow.] In the- election for "Wick Burgh, consequent on the resignation of Sir John lender, MrT.C. Hedderwick.the Radical candidate, defeated Mr Smith, Unionist, by a majority. of 2.12 votes. [At the general election Sir J. Pender, Unionist, defeated Mr Hedderwick by a majority of twenty-four, votes. j
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5583, 5 June 1896, Page 3
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