NO-LICENSE POLL IN SCOTLAND.

White Ribbon, Volume 26, Issue 309, 18 March 1921, Page 2

NO-LICENSE POLL IN SCOTLAND.

The following are the approximate figures of polling up to date: Per cent. For No-License 281,000 For Limitation For No-Change 415,000 711,000 100.0 The results in the areas arc:-No-License Limitation (Licenses withdrawn, 295.) No-Change 224 By the courtesy of a gentleman, we were enabled to obtain the following details of the voting 4 n Shetland Isles. They are distinctly encouraging, particularly when one remembers that Lerwick is known as a most drunken place:— (Extract from the “Shetland Times,” Saturday, December 25th. 1920.) The following are the details of Unvoting at the No-License Poll in all tinparishes of the Shetland Islands:LERWICK. No-License No-Change I.imitation Majority for No-License ~~ Spoiled papers, 19; total electorate, 1825; total number voting, 1100. TING WALL, Etc. No-License No-Change Majority for No-License Spoiled paper*. 8; total numoer of electorate. 751; total number of electors voting, 147. SANDSTING AND AITHSTING. No-License No-Change Limitation Majority for No-License Total electorate, 723; total number of electors voting, 407. DELTING. No-Change No-License Limitation Majority for No-Change 76

Spoiled papers, 7; tolul electorate, 425; Total number of electors voting, 243. NORTH MAVINE. No-Change 171 No-License lot Limitation 3 Majorit> for No-Change 67 Total electorate, 579; total numoer of electors voting, 278. YELL. No-Change 129 No-License 228 Limitation 3 No-Change carried on percentage of voters. Spoiled papers, 6; total electorate, 801; total electors voting, 360. UN ST. No-License 259 No-Change 119 Limitation 4 Majority for No License Spoiled papers, 2; total electorate, 576; total number of electors voting. 384. BIG MAJORITY FOR NO LICENSE. A glance at Uu returns shows that the No-License Party had a very large majority of the eh-ctors with them. As a matter of fact, the votes east for NoLicense showed a majority almost equal to the total poll of the No-Change voters. Over the whole county, including the Burgh of Lerwick, the total votes recorded were:— No License No Change 1205 Majority for No License .... 1111 RED! (TION OF LICENSES. The result of the polls throughout Shetland show the following reduction of licenses: Lerwick 17, Unst 3, Tingwell, etc., 5, Sandsting and Aithsting 2 —total 27. The following parishes have remained “wet," the licenses in these parishes are not dealt with. Northmavine 3, Yell 3, Pelting 3 total 9. Oat of a b»tal of 36 licenses only 9 left, as the bar licenses connected with inns and hotels will all be closed. The next election In the County ol Shetland of the licenses will take place five years hence.