OFFICIAL WIRELESS
MUNICIPAL . ELECTIONS.
KEEN CONTESTS EXPECTED IN
' - BRITAIN. , , - ; • ;, - ~ ... ; • •• • >; • •" : (British Official Wireless.) - . ' • :' '< , ' /■• :: ; ' '' ) ' .. - 7 - RUGBY, Oct. 28. . vMunicipal elections will take placo on 'Thuniday in twenty-eight;. London . boroughs and 338 county, and nonCounty boroughs -of (England and ’’ Wales. 1 In .London alone,. where tlio elections are'triennial, 1374 council-, .'loirs have to be chosen for the ensuing three, years and some keen contests' are expected.' , , One hundred and fifty of the London vacancies have already been filled,) owing to no opposition being offered to tlieir candidature. Of these all are Municipal Reform candidates, , . except for three Labour representatives. The Municipal Reformers nominated 1300 candidates in London. Labour is also represented with a candidate in .most constituencies, and although there are some hundreds of Liberal' 'candidates the main contests.; are between tlie Municipal Reformers and Labour. The Communists and other independents of the' left wing : are contesting seats in about sixty ' : ' r ;■ : present Municipal Reform holds majorities in twenty London boroughs and Labour in eight.
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1928, Page 5
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162OFFICIAL WIRELESS Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1928, Page 5
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