Labour Loses 652 Seats In British Elections
(N.Z.P.A.— Reuter, Copyright) Received Tuesday, 11 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 3. With the announcement of the Brighton and Much Wenlock results, the final analysis of the municipal elections gains and lnsKcs shnws the foilowing:
No change in control occurred m Brighton or Much Wenlock. This completes the results for the 388 boroughs- There were no contests in the four other boroughs. The foilowing table shows the final analysis of how the 6720 candidates i'ared:
Tne municipal e'lection results caused a general lifting of the stock exchange price, but did not ma.eriaily atter the pace of business.
Gains Losses Conservatives " 643 18 Labour 43 695 Liberals 46 47 Communists Nil. 9 Independents .... 172 135
Total Candidates Elected Conservatives . . ■ 1741 1273 Labour 2622 831 Liberals ..;... 459 140 Communists . . 194 Nil Independents . . 1704 1078
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 November 1947, Page 5
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