LONDON ELECTION RESULT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1732, 24 April 1913, Page 5

LONDON ELECTION RESULT.

MUNICIPAL REFORM VICTORY. IXCEEASED MAJORITIES. The. London boroughs polled on March G lo elect tho men who shall represent them on tho London County* Council for tae next three years. The coptest (which really decides what party shall have the spending of the ratepayt-rs' money) was fought out as at the previous two elections between Municipal Reformers and Progressive;. As the- result of the election, the Municipal Reformers will have a.clear majority of l(i in the. new council, which is as follows:— Municipal Reformers elected ... 67 Progress! .-es 18 Labour 3 Clear Municipal Reform _ majority 1C Party Gains, Municipal Eeform 9 ■ Progressive 2 T-ho late council was constituted os follows :— Municipal Ecformers 60 Progressives 58 Municipal Eeform majority 2 Interest in tho constituencies from a party point of new was centred on Kenliington, where Lord Peel, a formsr leader of tho Municipal Eeform party, with Mr. B. Sassoon, attacked the seats held by Sir Jolin Benn, the leader of tho Progressive party, and a Progressive colleague. The result was the defeat of the lastnamed, and a gain of one seat by tho Refoimers, who placed Lord Peel second on the poll. Tho otheT interesting fight was at Limehouse, where Mr. Cyril Jackson, tho leader of the Municipal Eeform party in the council, was defeated. He will certainly go back to the council as an alderman. The lady members £arcd badly. Only one, Jliss Susan Lnwreiico, wlio stood as a Socialist for Poplar, gained a seat, taking the placo of a Progressive. Tho defeat of Mr. Frank Smith, who lias represented North Lambeth for -six years as a Socialist, caused considerable ■surprj.se, for Mr. Smith had made his principal plank in this working-class constituency a wage of SOs. a week for all adult labour under the council. His defeat is all tho more significant sinco at the last meeting of the council ho put down amendments in favour of a 80s. wage, and being compelled, owing to lack of time, at the meeting, withdrew them, remarking that ho would move them when ho came back to the couucil. Mr. W. Hunt, a Municipal Reformer, who left a safe seat at Wandsworth for South Islington, was defeated. Tho number of voters polling was less than tho number recorded in 1910, when tlio percentage of voting was 51, but on the wholo_ 'ho Municipal Reformers wero returned with (jroatly increased majorities.