BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1660, 29 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE ELECTIONS.

A SUDDEN DEATH,

By, telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright London, Jam-26:

No Unionist has been cl.cled in Wales. One thousand feina’o operatives in Blaokburn dislr'ct have withdiawn from the Tiade Union as a protest against tho employment of funds for political purposes. Three thousand operatives at Burnley attended a meeting end recommended the Weavers’ Association to withdraw from the Labor Representation Committee. After the poll closed at Galway North Higgins, the Nationalist candidate, died of heart failure.

Following is a Unionist gain : Whitby, G. Beckett, Unionist. Former member, Buxton, Liberal, 400 majority. Following are Liberal gains : Chesterton, E. G. Montagu, Liberal. Former member, Greene, Conservative, 200 majority. Stafford Noithwest, Alfred Billson. Former member, Heath, Conservative, 1300 majority. Hamsiead, C. H. Corbett, Liberal. Former member, Fletcher, Conservative.

Hitchin, Bertram, Liberal. Former member, Hudson, Conservative, unopposed. Richmond, Aclaud, Liboral, Former member, Hutfos, Conservative, majority 1400.

Dumbarton, White, Liberal. Former member, Wylie, majority 700. Worcester North. Wilson, Liberal. Was re-eleolel as a Liberal-Unionist.

Newa-k, Starkey, Liberal. Former membe', Welby, Conservative, unopposed. Northampton Mid, Mansfield, Liberal. Former member, SpeDcer, Liberal. St. Ives, Cory, Liberal. Former member, Cory, Liberal. Norfolk Mid, Lord Wodohouße, Liberal. Former member, Wilson, Liberal. The following have been re-eleeted : Weßtbury, Fuller, Liberal. Argyll, Ainsworth, Liberal. Barnstaple, Soares, Liberal Aylesbury, Rothschild, Unionist. Tyrone South, Ruseell, Independent. Wellington, Somerset, Rt Hon. Sir Alex. Fuller Acland-Qood, Conservative. Peterafield, Nicholson, Conservative.

LIBERALS STEADILY GAINING GROUND. By telegraph, Press Aits’Copyright Received 4.31 p.m,, Jan. 27. London, Jan. 27. Mr Higgins who died was returned at the head of the poll. The following have been elected : Antrim North, Glendining, Unionist. Skipton, Clough, Liberal. The following have been re-elected : Kerry East, John Murphy. Newmarket, Rose. Horsham, Lord Vurnour. Ashburton, Eve. Fife East, Asquith. Haddington, Haldane. The Liberal party gains Ccckermouth, Wilfred Lawson. Letk, Robert Pearoe. Somerset, Eastern, Thompson. STATE OF PARTIES. Liberals 352 Labor 50 Nationalists 83 Uninniats 146 Mr Russell, of Tyrone East, declared himself a Liberal. He was, he said, done with the mists of dead Toryism and worse landlordism.

ADDITIONAL RETURNS. UNIONIST VICTORY OVER NATIONALIST.

By telegraph* Press Asa’p,. Cppyrlgh 1 Received 1.8 B.m , Jan. 29. London, Jan. 28. The Unionist party gains— Lowth Division, Dublin. W. H. Long 5269 Hazeltoa, Nationalist 3926 The Liberal party gains Stirlingshire, SmeatoD. Tyneside Division, Northumberland, RobertsoD. Ripen, Lynch. Thornbury, Rendall. The following have been elected— Howdenshire, Broadley, Unionist. Osgold Croes, Pickett. Liberal. The following have been re eleoted— Crewe, Tomkinson. Dorset Ess*, Lyell. Epsom, Keswick, High Peak, Hartingten. North Ayrshire, Cochrane. Ross and Cromarty, Weir. Evisham, Col. Long. Buekrose, Luke White. Inverness, Dewar,