MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 April 1927, Page 5

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

YESTERDAY'S POLLING RESULTS. AUCKLAND. •gk (By Telegraph—Press Association.) vV :yj. AUCKLAND, This Day. - J s<Ajf‘'the retiring members in the Auckland City Council were re-elected, except A.. Thompson. There are six new members, including Miss Hasten. There lire' three' Labour members, as compared with two at the last Council. In the Takapuna election the whole of the old Council were rejected, this being a decisive victory for the party opposed to the proposed purchase of ' the'tram and ferry service. , For. the Auckland Harbour Board, Messrs Bloodworth, Hutchinson, Inder and Johnson were elected. •' , For Otahuhu, Mr R. B. Todd was reelected Mayor. In the Auckland Hospital Board election, the retiring members were reelected, except Mr W. A. Thompson, who is rejilaced by Mr M. J. Savage (Labour). ; WAIPAWA W WAIPAWA, This Day. M. Rathboue was re-elected Mayor in a triangular contest, defeating his opponents by an absolute majority. CHRISTCHURCH. ■ . ' CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. 1 In connection with the City Council election the present figures show that Labour has Avon elei'cn seats and the Citizens’ Association five, this being a complete reversal’ of the position at the previous election. The successful candidates are: —D. G. Sullivan (Lab.) 14,572;. Mrs E. R. McCombs (Lab.) 13,760; H. T. Armstrong (Lab.) 13,736; C. L. Carr (Lab.) 12,874; Mrs A. E. Herbert (C.A.) 12,139; F. R. Cooke (Lab.) 12,106; J. W. BeanJand (C.A.) 11,524; G. R. Hunter (Lab.) T. H. Butterfield (Lab.) 11,674; RUM. Macfarianc (Lab.) 11,505; A. W. ■> Beaven (C.A.) 11,239; J. W. Roberts (Lab.) 11,164; G. Manning (Lab.) 11,128; M. E. Lyons (C.A.) 10,998; E. H. , (C.A.) 10,991; O. W. Sharpe 'fPb.) 10,775. r v ' . FETLDING. FEILDING, This Day. At the elections Mr E. Fair Avas elected Mayor unopposed. The only feature of the Borough Council elections was that the unofficial Labour candidate was at the bottom of the. poll. '■ PANNE VIRKE. DANNEVIRKE, This Day. The- local body elections: —Mayoralty—Ai- J. C. Runciman elected unopBorough Council (first nine elected) —H. S. M. Quigley 1075, A. H. R. Gillespie 1069;. Leb Stein 1056, C. H. Hansard 1025, Walter Dobson 953, G. J. 1L Biekford 899, R.. S. Chadwick 851, A. W. Smith 839, L. W. Ward 743, W. McKinnon 739, F. A. Butler Harrison 689, W. T. Eyre 456, Clifford Thompson 410, .W. Hood 355. Hospital Board (first tAvo returned)I—Leo. 1 —Leo. Stein 983, David Drum- ’ mond 927, George I. Anderson 619.. Dannevirko Power Board (first three elected)—Tl. .S. M. Quigley 955, A. J. C. Runeimari- 842, Fred Craven 776, A. ! ‘ H. ®. Gillespib ? 532, J. 11. Fairhnrst 396/A. WV Smith 357.