BRITISH ELECTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16892, 17 November 1922, Page 8

BRITISH ELECTION.

CONSERVATIVE GAINS. PARTY CANNOT LOSE. Ksr Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. J(Ke< ivtd November 17. 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, November 16. Compareci with the 1918 elections, ii£e polling in .all constituencies was < hormo:i.siy heav\ . Mr Hornier son s defeat at Widnes vjs the great surprise, as Mr Clayton i Conservative) beat him in a straight- . irt tight by 1 * 82. Viscount Krinam (Conservative) was reelected for Hornsev. '.Sir Martin Conway and Mr IT. A. L. Uwdver retained their seats for the combined universities of Durham, Manchester, Liverpool. Leeds. Sheffield. Birmingham, and Bristol. Sir Martin Conway leading Mr Fisher by • few vote<3. Sir L. Worthington Evans was reelected for Colchester. Sir John .Seel\ and Mr Kellawnv lure both been rejected. Commander Burney was elected for l x bridge. The Hon E. S. Jackson, the cricketer, who is Financial Secretary to the War Office, was re-elected for How.denslfire. The voting in Islington was: 'Major-General Sir Newton Moore 1.-1.520. Miss Tuberville Mr Sargant (Liberal) ’.256. Sir John Simon was elected for the Spen Valley. At Durham Mr .1. Ritson (Labour) beat Mr Hilb. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, bv 2672 votes. The Ri Hon C. A M’Curdv bear Mi«s Margaret Bonefield by 5476. Mr Ben Tilled escaped defeat at North Salford by 19 votes. Mr Philip Richardson, the rifleman, won the Chertsey seat- for the Conservatives. The Hon E. A. Ffarnev was elected for South Shields, where Mr Havelock Wilson, the sitting member, was at the bottom of the poll. The counting of county votes was only begun this morning. Among the unclassified reTurns three stood as co-operators, and iTTqv bo regarded as Labourite successes. The state of parties is now : Conservatives 343. Liberals 59. National Liberals J 7 Labour 132. Various 13. Hie Conservatives thus have a clear CT tv over oth - ***** comliy Telegraph—Press Association— CoDvrie-a t Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received November 17. 1.35 p m.) LONDON November 6. Ralph Hall fain, beat Captain Guest for Dorset Hast. JUr E Shemv-ell (Gahour) defeated -'fr James Ivuld, Scottish Undei-Secre-tary for Health, in Linlithgow Lady llarhnv was at the bottom of the poll High P P ak (Derbyshire) Lord Hugh Cecil and Professor Oma were rev elected for Oxford University by the system of nroiwrtie.,.,l ™

sentation. L The Rt Hon C. F. Masterman was defeated for Clay Cross (Derbyshire, bv a Labourite. Mr Harry Gosling was beaten in Kennmgton by a Conservative „ M , r Norman Angel I was heater, foi RttshclifFe (Nottinghamshire) by , Conservative. Mr Shakespeare, one of Mr Llovd George s secretaries, was returned fo- " euingoorough. Miss_ Ethel Bentham was at the hot I«>m of trie poll at Islington Major Trvon and Commander Raw son (Conservatives) were returned for Brighton. Mr O. B Fry, the cricketer was four thousand lower down the poll Airs Brodrick was beaten for Donbigh. Air Phillipson (National Liheral) beat the Rt Hon Walter Runoiman at Berwick and Haddington. Mr Westwood was elected for Midlothian and Peebles with 6394 votes. AX r Crawtord (Conservative) pnllinc. 5992, and Sir Donald Al'Lean A 377 ” Major Lloyd George at Pembroke shire heat the Labour candidate bv a majority of 11,866. Sir Guy Gaunt (Conservative, was elected for Bnckrose. Mi Scrvmgeonr (a prohibitionist' was elected for Dundee with 32.587 votes Mr Aforel (Labour) polled 31.292. Air AVinston ' Churchill was fourth with 20.466 and AJr Pilkintrton polled 6681. AH the contests in which Ministers were concerned are completed Six Ministers lost their seats. Mr Roberts (Independent) and Com mander Hilton Young were re-elected for Norwich. Mr Philip Snowden (Labour) was re turned for Colne Valiev.