BRITISH ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1931, Page 6

BRITISH ELECTIONS

ELECTION JOTTINGS. [United Press Association.—By Electrio lllegraph.—Copyright.] (Received this day at noon.) LONDON, October 28. “From Socialist fog to National sunshine” was the “Evening News” symbolical streamer when the morning fog which was very dense in many parts of the country, was dispersed by the sun shining brilliantly. Polling throughout the day was iunprecedently heavy. Britain now awaits the verdict with bated breath, while the whole world equally awaits the decision. Thousands visited cabarets and clubs to hear the results, while many millions more were listening by their firesides, the broadcasting companies carrying on until four to-morrow morning.

Special tape machines have been installed at Buckingham Palace for the King to receive the results. The Prince of Wales is listening at his country house, Belvedere, and the Duke and Duchess of York at Piccadilly House. Never before has there .been a greater interest'. Cable companies signed on a special staff to' deal with the traffic. Many American papers are taking complete results. Arrangements for the distribution of the news included special broadcasting for liners homeward and outward bound. A LANDSLIDE. (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 27. The first returns at 9.45 gave an immediate suggestion of a landslide, with huge- increases in the Conservative majorities at Hornsey and Cheltenham, notably the former where there was a gain of 15,654.

Close oai its heels came smashing reversals at North and West Salford, Ben 'Tillett biting the dust at the tune of 11,880 compared with a 1929 majority of 3726. West Salford resulted: —Lieutenant Commander F. Astbury (Conservative) 24,083; A. Haycock (Labour) 12,320. A Conservative gain. North Salford—J. J. Morris (Conservative) 25,751; Ben Tillett (Labour) 13,271. A Conservative gain. Burnley—Rear Admiral Campbell (National) 35,126; Arthur Henderson (Labour Leader) 26,917; Rushton (Communist) 512. A National gain. Hastings Lord Eustace Percy (Conservative) 22,640; Miss Isabel Goddard (Labour) 4,893; T. A. Spearing (National Liberal) 4,561. Unchanged. Ushton-Under-Tyne—Colonel Broadbent (Conservative) 15,652; J. W. Gordon (Labour) 11,074; J. T. Middleton (Liberal) 2696; C. B. Hobhouse (New , 424. Unchanged. SOME RESULTS. LONDON, October 27. Stockton-on-Tees—H. MacMillan (Conservative) 29,199.; E. F. Ri'ltey (Labour) 18,168.. A, Conservative gain. Hythe—Sir Phillip Sassoon (Conservative) 20,277 ; Miss G. M. -dolman (Labour) 3,608. Unchanged. St. Helens—R. A. Spencer (Conservative) 26,131; Sir Jas Sexton (Labour) .23,701. A Conservative gain. Wallasey—Lieut. Colonel Moore Brabazon (Conservative) 40,161; J. D. Mack (Labour) 7,712. Unchanged. Hackney South—Miss F. M. Graves (Conservative) 15,920; Herbert Morrison (Labour) 12,827. A Conservative gain. 'East Middlesborough—E. J. Young ((National Liberal) 18,409; Ellen Wilkinson (Labour) 12,080. National Liberal gain.

•Liverpool, Edgehill—Sir Hugo 'Rutherford (Conservative) 19,901 ; Jack Hayes ((Labour) 11,722. Conservative gain. EARLY AND LATE VOTERS. LONDON, October 27. There were many proofs of exceptional enthusiasm. At .seven in the morning, a queue at North Lambeth was headed by thirty nurses from night duty, determined to vote before going 'to bed. Firemen returning drenched from a fire at Plymouth stopped at the polling booth, marched in and voted in a body. The polling closed under ia (thick blanket, of fog, which caused many lost votes, workers arriving to find the “polling closed. The first three hundred voting papers at South Portsmouth were not efficiently stamped. The validity of the votes will be decided later. Theatres and Greyhound 'tracks are remaining open until two in the morning, the results being displayed on the screens. I

PARTICULARS OF ELECTION. WELLINGTON, October 28. The following was received by the Prime .Minister's Department—British elections. .In nine constituencies no change took place. A feature of the returns which came chiefly, from large centres of population and are representative of industrial areas where the Labour Party registerd gains at the previous elections, is the heavy turnover of votes to the National Government candidates, confirming the prediction of experienced political observers in the last few weeks.

'Results so far show a net gain of eleven .seats for the National Government. Arthur Henderson (Labour leader) lost his seat.