RESULTS
LONDON, Wednesday. j Following are the results of the j elections in the constituencies: — j Burnley j Rear-Admiral C. Campbell (Nat.) 35,126 j Arthur Henderson (Lab-) 26,917 Rushton (Com.) 512 National gain. Last election: A. Henderson (Lab.) 28,091; S. I. Fairburn (Con.), 20,137"; A. J. G. Edwards (L.), 12,502 Derby: Two Seats J. H. Thomas (Nat. Lab.) 49,257 W. Allan Reid (Con.) 47,279 W. R- Raynes (Lab), 21,841 Walter Halls (Lab.) 20,241 Nat-Labour and Conservative gain. Preston: Two Seats. W- M. Kirkpatrick (Con.) 46,276 A. C. Moreing (Con.) 45,843 Tom Shaw (Lab-) 25,710 E. Porter (Lab.) 24,660 Two Conservative gains. By-election: Sir W. A. Jowett (Lab.), 35,608; Dr. A. Howitt (Con.), 29,168; S,M. Holden (Ind.), 410. Mr. Shaw was Minister of War in the Labour CabinetNelson and Colne Linton Thorp (Con.) 28,747 Arthur Greenwood (Lab.) 21,063 Conservative gain. Last election: A- Greenwood (Lab) 28,533; L. T. Thorp (Con.), 18,236. Mr. Greenwood was Minister of Health in the Labour Government. Hillsborough J. G- Braithwaite (Con.) 23,819 A. V. Alexander (Lab.) 17,319 Conservative gain. Mr. Alexander was First Lord of the Admiralty in the Labour Government. Last election: A. V. Alexander (Lab.), 20,941; A. Hartland (Con.), 10,489; E- H. F. Morris (L.), 5,053. ' Plafcting-Monchester A. E. L. Chorlton (Con.) 23,588 J. R. Clynes (Lab.) 17,708 Conservative gain. ; Mr. Clynes was Home Secretary in the Labour Government. Last election: J. R. Clynes (Lab.), 22,969; A. E. L. Chorlton 16,323; J. Vaughan (Com.), 401. Birmiiigham West Sir Austen Chamberlain (Con.) 22,448 O. G. Willey (Lab.) 10,507 Unchanged. Darwen Sir Herbert Samuel (Nat. L-) 18,923 Capt. A. Graham (Con.) 14,636 C. Rockwell (Lab.) 5,184 Unchanged. Wallsend Miss Irene Eard (Con.) 25,999 Miss Margaret Bondfield (Lab.) 18,393 Conservative gain. Miss Bondfield was Miriister of Labour in the Labour Government. Last election: Margaret Bondfield (Lab.), 20,057; W. Waring (Con.), 12,952; S. Phillips (Lib), 6790; WHannington (Com.), 744Peckham Viscount Borodale (Con.)" ...... 19,458 John Beckett (Lab.) 11,217 E. Titler (Nat. Lab) 1,442 Capt. Herbert B'eaumont (Lab.) 1,350 Conservative gain. Chelsea Sir Samuel Hoare (Con.) ...... 23,015 G. Foan (Lab) 4,723 Unchanged. South Ayrshire Capt. J. O- McAndi'ew (Con) 16,675 James Brown (Lab-) 13,733 Conservative gain. Camberweil North A. L. Bateman (Con.) 10,634 C. G. Ammon (Lab.) 9,689 Conservative gain. Edgbaston Neville Chamberlain' (Con) 33,085 W. W. Blaylock (Lab.) 5,157 Unchanged. Portsmouth North Sir B. Falle (Con.) 26,331 Rear-Admiral Dewar (Lab.) 12,182 Unchanged. Richmond Sir Newton Moore (Con.) 35,333 J- L. Thomson (Lab.) 6,460 Unchanged1
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 57, 29 October 1931, Page 3
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