BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1923, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

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| Reuters Telkorams.] ENORMOUS CROWDS HEAR, I! ESULTS. LONDON. Dec. (i. On jflutrsday night in Trafalgar Square, in tin- London theatres anil restaurants, and in other places, when the results were announced, lit million listeners-in heard the results. The tentutv of the election was the early polling by the women, who mostly seemed the « keenest to vote. There was heavy polling ill the northern industrial districts. Imt it was generally marked hy an absence of excitement . MUST RETURNS. I.ONDON. Dee. (i. Tin- aiiiioiiiieemeiit nf returns nfs.-it-ed with one l.iheral and one l.ahonr gain, these being as follows: Liberals 18, Labour 10. Independent I. LA 1501 R'S VOTES. LONDON. Dee. th Hetnrns to midnigliL show that Lahour Inns largely increased its votes, although tip to the present, the Lahour Party has only gained four new seats. Mr Baldwin and the ether leaders of the Parties received enthusiastic ovations in their respect ire constituencies. Tile fifteen contests in Glasgow were very lively. The Countess of Warwick, exhausted hy her efforts as a l.ahonr candidates, remained in her bed most of the day. CONSKRVATI V E BOSSES. LONDON. Dee. 0. Up to midnight to-night, there had (been 70 results announced. These showed no fewer than II Conservative losses. These losses suggest there is a strong probability that the Liberals will lend the opposition, and it is even possible that they may reach the Treasury Benches. Where the Conservatives have held their seats there has been a big turnover of votes, their majorities being reduced. In some eases they have fallen by 4000. However, it must he remembered that the results in the Conservative strongholds, in London and the Home Counties, have not vet been annoiiue-

It is evident that the boroughs in 'tin* north of England are more free trade than ever before.

It is evident .Manchester still clings to its traditional Cobdcuisin.

Only six of the Liverpool Divisions have been contested. The Liberals have gained two of these (Wavertrec and West Derby), despite the fact that huge majorities were recorded therein for the Conservatives at the election a year ago. LABOUR AND LIBERAL CAINS. LONDON. Dee. 0. Out of a. total of 185 results announced to-night, the Conservatives have a net'l loss of 151 seats. Labour has a gain of II seats. The Liberal gain is HO seats. As the Conservatives are unlikely to gain any seats in the Home Counties, and as they probably will lose a few seats in Scotland, ii seems that Mr Baldwin's major!iv is gone. None ol the three parties will he aide to carry on alone. SOME OU THOSE ELECTED. lON DON, December 7. .Mr Asquith was elected at Paisley, defeating his Conservative opponent. .Manchester is now re;:, cseiited by live Liberals lour Labourites, and one Conservative.

Liverpool has eight Conservatives, two Libeial)., and an Independent uainod O'Connor. .Mr AHhur Henderson, the Lnbouril>, was defeated at Newcastle-upon-T.vne, East, hv a Liberal. Sir A. Ashe. Hot 1 1 of Mr Arthur Henderson’s sons were re-elected. Sir Harvey Brittain was elected at Middlesex Acton. Lady Astor was re-elected at Plymouth.

Mr C. !’. Trevelyan, the Labourite, was elected at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Central, defeated Mr F. AT. 15. Fisher, the Conservative. All |Vrev Harris (Liberal) was elected at Bethnal Oreen, Southwest.

Colonel ./TTliii Ward, the Independent, was re-elected at Stoke-upou-Tront. The Labourite, Mr Kirkwood, was ro-oleeted in the Dumbarton district. Mr In.skilf, Solicitor-General, was reflected at Bristol Central. Mr Ilugldn, the Liberal, gained Battersea North from the J’ar.-oo Commnilist, Mr Saklatvala. A Lahoorite. AI r Ammon, handsomely defeated Dame Helen (. •tenlie Vaughan I,i Conservative) at Camberwell North. Air .1. 11. Thomas il.nhoiir) and Sir Douglas HoRK were le-eleeted. Conservatives grained in Lancashire. Middleton and I’testwieh. and Sheflield Park. Sir W. Joynson flick's (Twickenham) and Sir ]’. Lloyd Graeme (Hendon) we:e re-elected. Tho l.ahonrite, .Miss Susan Lawrence, gained Mast Tam North in a trinugulnr contest with the Prohibitionist. Air Serving our, the Independent, and Alt K, I). Alorel, the l.ahonrite. were ie-clevted for Dundee. Professor Hew ins came at the hottom of the pull at Swansea, where a Labourite defeated Sir Allred Aloud. Dr. McNamara was elected for North West Camberwell, defeating it Labourite, nfter a recount. A crowd broke a police cordon at tho Town Hall. Chelsea, and chased tiie victorious Sir Samuel Home to bis committee-rooms, whereas Air Bartrnnd Russell, the defeated l.ahonrite. was parried shoulder high. Labourites Alcssrs Sutton and Dukes, gained the Sutton Division o! Alanchcstor and AVariingmn respectively from the Conservatives and Liberals. Mr dynes (Labour) was elected for the Platting Division of Afanehester. AH Bathhone. a Liberal, won the Wavertree Division of Liverpool from Sir Harold Smith, a brother of Lord Birkenhead.

Air AY. J. Tout (Labour) and Sir Kdward Grigg (Liberal) were re-elected for Old ham.

Air Norma Angcll. the Lahoorite was delc-'ited at Rossondale.

TDK BKTCKNS. LONDON, December li. Sir Alfred Aloud (former Liberal Alinister) was defeated in Sw'ansea West. Air Pilkington was elected in the Keighley Division of Yorkshire. AIR OITCRCHILL DBF RATED. LONDON. December 0. In tho election for the Leicester West Seat, Air Winston Churchill (Liberal), was defeated by Afr Petlirick Lawrence. 'J he victor is the husband of Airs Petlirick Lawrence, the well known suffragette. The result was announced at midnight, tux] caused an immense sensation.

Tito voting for Leicester West was ns follows: Air IV-tlirick Lawrence (Labouri 13.024 Mr W. Churchill (l.iheral) 9-230 Mr .histone (Conservative) «.0,0 This is a •'Labour gain, .Mr I.a IXlire is the author of the Capital Levy. A CLOSE CONTEST. LONDON. December ii. Sir Leslie Scott has retained the Liverpool Exchange seat narrowly with 10.441 votes. All Irish candidate, .Mr C ruga ii. polled 10.332 voles, losing by only HID voles. FURTHER LIBERAL (..UN's. LONDON. December 0. 'I he following ore all l.ibeial gains : '.MANCHESTER. Miss Side Ackixiyd (Liberal: 12.210 Mr 11 11 1-1 (Conservative) 0.007 Majority 3.113 BATH. .Mr Rafferty (Liberal) 10.001 All (•'* xeinil (Conservative) ... 12.830 .Majority Sfil RUSirm.MK. AIAXI ULSTER. Air Alasterman (cx-Lib .Minister) 10,901 A 1 r Thorpe i Conservaiiv< - 8.870 Air Paul (l.ahoup .-,.300 The following are late, i"[iirn.s: ASHTON-UNDER A.ANE. Sir \Y. Defrace |On-ei valivei 7.813 Sir llamar Greenwood (Lib.i 7.-A7l ■Miss Wilkin-on (Communist I ... (>.298 SAI.UORI) SOI'TII. Air Toole (Labour) 12.097 Al. Barlow (Con. Minister! . . 9,:!00 A! i done- (l.iheral i 1.8.4'! 'lbis is a Labour gain. ACCRINfi TON.

Air Edwards (Lil.erah 19.981 Air Rode Buxton (Labour) ...... 10.79:5 Mr Ifarboard (Liberal) ,11.110 This is a Liberal gain. CHEAT YAKAIOUTH. S'- Alexander lloine (Con.) ... 5.492 Air liigley (Labour! 2 138 SAGIY>R4> NORTH. .Mr lie-n Tillett i I .almnr) 1:i.:577 AT, Fiuburgli (Con. free trader) 12.810 CH ELTENTIA At. Sir ,|. Agg-Ca i drier (Conservative) wbo entered I’ai lianieut under Disraeli lies been i '.-elected. Inn with a givst--1 r reduced maioritv. AI ,\ N CIIKST ER- BI -A < K LEA' Did SION. AL Oliver (Liberal) . 12.234 j AL Briggs (Con. free trader! ... 0 313 This is a Liberal gain. .MANCHESTER EXCHANCE SEAT. .Mr Barclay (Liberal) 12.218 Ah Stockton (Con. F:ee t.raderi 10.119 .Majority 1.799 WAKE El Ei.D SEA T. Air Sherwood il.abouri 7.900 Ah' Ellis (( dlisei va ll vei .. 7.314 Air l.isaen (Lih-rah 1.010 Majority 021

STATE OE PARTIES

LONDON. December 7. The latest returns give the following as the state nl' Rai ties : - Conservatives 11l l.ahonr 78 Liberals (il Independents 0 THE GAINS. The gains by the parties are: Liberals *,| Labour 3() Conservatives 3 ELECTION NOTES tßkctkhs Telegrams.] .Received this day at- 8 a.in.) LONDON, December 7. The Liberal. Air I’ilkingtou bus gained the Keighley division of the A'orkihiie seat from .Mr Xee*moth. a Labeurit.:. The lati.-t tigurcs rite the Liberals sixty--niue seats and the oilier totals are Is previously sent. 'Hie net losses *'•)' the (.'on-civiiiives a:e f-eiy-oiie. the lie: gtiii;-- of idle L'l't rals uiuel, ell. ale.' Labour twi nt.i-two. LONDON. ITeeember 7. Air .1, !'. C'lynes. , oiiimenliug mi his tdeetieu for the eleventh time declared I hot tin- result indicated that the Labour Party, i.efo.e long, will he. not His Alaejsly's Opposition, but His Majesty's Coveruimeill. Air Churchill Stated that whatever might lie. the eonsequelicee, lie would never associate himself wit.li the violent movement of the Left, nor that of the extreme rei’icti'uiary Right. He was certain, from the results, that prote-..-tion was liroken to pieces. Mr Asquith was loudly cheered. He stated that, Paisley was an impregnable citadel of Liberalism The l.iberaD throughout the country were muling both protection and socialism. AI IN IST'EI! OK LABOUR HE EE A TED. SOME SURPRISES. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON. December 7. The stieeessinu nf Liberal and Labour gains and Conservative losses emit ill ned until the early hours of the morning, which left the Conservatives everywhere hoping that to-day’s later result* wili straighten out Air Baldwin's mu-

jcrity. Tilt* L»!»our grains. <'>;xcia!ly in I.tui-

til-11 heeamo iiupre>siv.-. Crowds in iho Labour rcntn-s lin i lt-< 1 '.lx- defeats of Si- M. Barlow. Sir A. aloud and Mr Winston C'li'uii-ltill as signal victories, v idle (lie success of tan of Air Mon Person's sons, each gaining seats froir thi 1 Conservatives. consoled tin- talle-: and tin- party for tin- loss of liis Xru-i-astli* scat. Air Henderson's case is curiously the same as in tlit- 1922 oleetmn wlini he lost the Whines seat and iiatl to watt till a by-elect ion to secure a seat. Sir Al. Barlow was strongly attainted hv the Labourites on his dealings with l.ahonr. while he was in the Minis! rv, this being with regard to unemployment . Wholly nncxpef-Ld was the defeat el Reginald Hall, the chief agent of -he I'nionist Party. There is. evidence <■) widespread Cousc'-vative abstentions in a large seal.', while there are some ifmarkable ilrn! s in majorities, nctahiv (linnshy. from 9199 in I<>lH. Wallasey t 1,, SSI.-;. the Kxehaltge (Liverpool' IS! gRi to 229. Ktiwin Stock loti, wtuan tin- “Mornf.ig Pest" calls a. most perverse and 1-ro-nottneed Conservative free trader, Ice. la the l.ihetal on a total poll ol onl,\' iiftv-live per cent of the electorate. Aiiss Susan Lawrence won Kastliam Xorilt. she being tin- tu-t wotitiin J.ahotir member. Se-von women candidates were defeated. Aft- Lloyd (I cot-go heard the result? In- listening in. in his Surrey home. He is satislied so far. hut. added: "Wo are not yet out of the wood. A- a i,.alter of fact, the votes in three-tilths oi the constituencies remain uneount-

fTRTHER RF.SPI.TS. (Received this day at 0.-U) a.m.A LONDON. Dec. 0. Afr AY. R. 0. Bridgemaii t()swc-try',. Lady Terrington (AYyeomhe). AfeNedl (Canterhnry). Sir Robert Home (Hallhead) are elected. Sir Donald Almd.enn and ConntesAYarwiek were L-aten. Sir H. L Ktanloy (Liberal), was beaten _at Knots ford by a Conservative Brigadier Alatkins. by a majority of SO. Sir Guy Gaunt had a narrow victory ill BneUro.se with a majority of -1 1 over the T.iheral. Aylesbury resultsT. Keens (Liberal). P5.57(>: Sir A. Burgoyne (Conservative), 85.50-1: Watkins (Labour). 1,275. A Liberal gain. Sir John Simon was re-elected.

Span Valiev (Northampton), Mvj: Margaret Bondfioid (Labour;. 15,550: Collier (Conservative). 11,520: K. A. McCurdy (Liberal). 11,341. Sir Robert Saunders was beaten. Worthington Evans. Smillie and Norton Griffiths were elected. Air Baldwin. Air \niery, both Chamberlains. Ramsay Ah Donald and Chappie were elected. 'The Dimness of Athol! (Conservative) and Trank Hedges (Labour) were elected. New bold (Communist) was beaten. Paisley.—Asquith 97215. Co-operative 7977. Conservative 77 58, Labourite 3L84. Mr AlneXamaia’s minority was 89 in a three-cornered tight. TTRTHER RESULTS. (Received this day at 9.45 a.in.) LONDON, Dee. 7. Setiri (an Australian burn Labourite) gained the Mile End Division ot Stepney. Air. .1. f. ( . Davidson Chancellor ot the Duchy of I '.irntmter) was defeated. Frederick Guest and .1. Al. Ilogge were elected. All's \\ iut i ingiiam was elected at Burnley. Sidney Webb and Airs Pndipsoii were re-elec 1 etl. .1. W. Aloldei: ( l.iheral wa- at the lioUcilii ol the poll at Islington West which is a Labour gain in a triangular light. Dr. Chappie ..Liberal) beat the ConM'lcative. General Chartcri-. in Dumfries. At Smith Shield-. ex-Seiialor Harney (22,012) defeated Air. Hawthcr, Labour 1 14.71 7). PRIE-ENT POSITION. LONDON, Dee. 7. Liberal and Labour • combined), 2*7 Conservatives. Hilt.