CITY MAYORALTY Six Mayors Returned

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 652, 2 May 1929, Page 6

CITY MAYORALTY

Six Mayors Returned

How the Booths Voted

CHANGES AT MT. EDEN NEW MEMBERS TOP POLL OLD COUNCILLORS DEFEATED Mayor of Mount Eden for almost six years, Mr. E. H. Potter was returned unopposed, but so far as the council itself was concerned there was a spirited election. Four new members topped the poll, and two of the old council were defeated. The number of electors on the roll was 8,371, and well over half of these recorded votes. Detailed results are: MAYORALTY E. H. POTTER (unopposed).

MR. MORTON’S SUCCESS ONEHUNGA MAYORALTY ONE SITTING COUNCILLOR DEFEATED The Mayoralty o£ Onehunga was contested by two former councillors, Mr. E. Morton defeating Mr. H. A. Stoupe by 160 votes. The total number of electors on

FEW SUBURBAN CHANGES Public Faith in Old Order THE Auckland suburban elections brought no spectacular changes, the voters, for the most part being content to endorse the preferences of two years ago. The Mayors of Newmarket, Northcote, Devonport and Mount Eden were returned unopposed, while the Mayors of Mount Albert and Takapuna were re-elected. New Mayors were elected in Onehunga and Birkenhead, where old Mayors did not seek renewal of office, and New Lynn, recently constituted a borough, elected its first Mayor. There were not many great changes in the borough councils, although in most districts one or two members were unseated.

the roll was 4,817, and 2.392 valid votes were recorded. Mr. P. R. Lipscombe was the only member of the old council to be defeated. Detailed results are:

♦Member of old council. new lynn;s council FIRST ELECTION CONTEST KEEN MAYORALTY POLL The first election of a Mayor and councillors in the New Lynn district, recently constituted a borough, resulted in keen contests. With a total of 24 declaration votes to come, Mr. C. F. Gardner has a lead of nine over Mr. H. O. Browne in the mayoralty. Six members of the old To wn Board stood for the council, but two only were elected. Five of the six councillors have been elected, but there is still doubt concerning the sixth seat. Detailed results are: MAYORALTY C. F. Gardner 292 H. *O. Browne 282 *W. L. Titehener .. .. 260 I. Hughes 253 COUNCIL G. Lawson 715 W. Platt 607 S. J. James 601

*J. Worthington 49s H. Dove .. 474 *C. A. Shanly 403 UNSUCCESSFUL *F. C. Calder 401 *A. R. Woolley S6g *R. P. Ward 363 A. F. May .. 348 *W. J. Woodcock .. .. 328 'Members ot Town Board. NEWMARKET’S COUNCIL FRESH PERSONNEL LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN' i Although there had been sharp contentions in the Newmarket Borough Council during the past term, there was not much keenness in the electoral contest. The Mayor, Mr. S. Don. aldson was returned unopposed, and the two members of the old council seeking re-election were returned unop. posed. There was 2,091 electors on the roll, 1,043 recording their votes. Detailed results are: MAYORALTY S. DONALDSON (unopposed >. THE NEW COUNCIL R. E. Newport 823 T. C. Latham 816 *T. J. Watts 803 W. Hughes SO4 *C. H. K. Mountain .. 802 R. T. Michaels .. .. 776 W. J. Jaffrev ~ .. 757 W. Mason 747 A. P. Wichens .. .. 698 UNSUCCESSFUL T. Kay 341 Mrs. M. M. Dreaver .. 243 ’Members of old council. CONFIDENCE RENEWED MOUNT ALBERT’S MAYOR FOURTH TERM OF OFFICE With a majority of 459 votes over his opponent, Mr. R. E. N. Matthews, Mr. L. E. Rhodes was re-elected Mayor of Mount Albert for a fourth term. Less than half the electors voted. Detailed results are: MAYORALTY L. E. RHODES 3,392 R. E. N. Matthews . .. 1,933 Majority 459 COUNCIL.—A Ward. *W. G. Russell 890 W. D. Fulton 695 UNSUCCESSFUL *P. Floyd 635 J. Carrie 607 COUNCIL.—B Ward *B. Brigham (unopposed). *R. E. Carr (unopposed). COUNCIL.—B Ward *B. Brigham (unopposed), R. E. Carr (unopposed) and G. E. Carr (unopposed). COUNCIL.—C Ward *J. H. Langley 651 ♦A. A. Buckley 589 UNSUCCESSFUL F. Evitt 356 H. A. Miles 346 F. Pickering 247 COUNCIL.—D Ward *H. L. Kayes (unopposed). *J. Taylor (unopposed). ♦Members of old council. FAITH IN OLD COUNCIL RETURNS AT DEVONPORT FIVE MEMBERS RE-ELECTED Although five out of seven members of the old Devonport Borough Council were re-elected, the poll was topped by Mr. W. Cassells-Brown, a new member. There was no Mayoral election, Mr. E. Aldridge being returned unopposed. Of the 4,580 electors on the roll, only 2,221 exercised their votes. Detailed results are: MAYORALTY MR. E. ALDRIDGE (unopposed). NEW COUNCIL

NEW COUNCIL SUCCESSFUL. W. H. Nagle 1,846 F. L. Rendeli 1,74S S. E. Chappell 1,679 R. J. Mills 1,650 *W. G. Lange 1,521 *L. Joll 1.501 *J. M. Melville 1,496 *S. Newcombe 1,494 *G. L. Taylor 1,466 •R. M. Morison 1,455 *A. M. Bryden 1,429 *W. Woolley 1,422 UNSUCCESSFUL A. P. Hartnoll 1,409 W. W. King 1,383 V J. P. Hooton 1,334 A. C. Upton 1,267 *.T. Smith E. Stevenson 820 R. Hoppy 663 '•'Member of old council.

Polling-Place Baildon | ! 1 I *ur e \v a Camp 19 | 32 j 28 | 6 1 1 \\ estern Springs 19 | 36 i 17 1 11 | i A.H.B. Shed 1S5 | 247 1 94 | 60 | 6 HarcUey’s Garage 11-4 j 102 52 | 10S 1 4 Green Lane 44 1 66 54 | 72 | 3 Richmond West School 44 | 72 1 50 | 26 | 4 Welch’s Farm 14 | 6 1 14 1 4 1 Gray’s Hall 111 | 40 22 | 45 | 3 Chamber of Commerce 595 | 293 157 | 508 | 9 Epsom Li brary 282 | 105 33 | 201 | 6 Victoria Park 70 ! no 47 | 23 | 3 Franklin Road 75 | 106 63 | 49 j 6 St. Andrew’s Ilall 145 | 43 10 J 78 | 2 Chancery Chambers 286 j 8S 46 | 208 | 9 Parnell Library 144 | 114 83 [ 104 | 6 St. Benedict’s 157 | 212 95 | 89 j 6 Ponsonby Bowling Club 182 | 104 160 | 121 | 10 Baptist Church, Bemuera 95 | 59 21 1 86 | 4 St. Cuthbert’s 39 | 44 45 | 41 1 St. Columba’s 135 | no 96 J 62 | St. Andrew’s, Epsom 74 | 64 32 | 98 | 6 Church of Christ, Waterview 55 | 73 28 | 66 | 1 St. Mark’s 280 | 113 76 | 249 | 7 Rosebank Road, Avondale 107 | 50 20 | 45 | 1 Remuera Library 371 | 189 89 | 336 | 14 Parnell Methodist Church 102 | 237 98 | 62 | 2 St. Stephen’s School 110 | 81 2S | 76 | 1 Eden Terrace 104 | 177 95 | 96 | 8 Sailors’ Mission 149 | 169 90 | 79 j 5 Somervell Hall 98 j 33 17 | 78 | i St. Peter’s 221 | 193 160 | 8S | 10 Trades Hall 38 | 201 70 | 19 | 5 St. Heliers 123 | 90 24 | 99 | 1 Herne Bay Boad : 155 | 51 56 | 93 | 1 Bast Street 138 j 107 94 | 55 | 5 Holy Sepulchre Hall 160 | 122 57 | 122 j 5 Pt. Chevalier Hall 153 | 334 241 | 81 | 4 Armstrong’s Hall 87 | 80 38 J 34 | 5 Grey Lynn Library 147 | 85 55 | 57 i Town Hall 837 j 458 | 339 j 504 | 26 Ley’s Institute 453 j 472 | 490 | 252 | 33 Church of Christ, Ponsonby 172 | 298 | 262 j 164 | Francis Street 131 | 224 | 151 | 126 | 9 St. James’s 208 | 263 | 178 | 76 | 12 Town Hall, Avondale 166 | 219 | 98 | 101 | 9 St. John’s 73 | SI I 97 .J 59 | 5 Epiphany 112 | 184 98 [ 66 | 15 Green Bay, Avondale 39 | 51 | 21 | 59 | 9 Totals 7578 | 6688 | 4295 } 1142 J 283 Majority for Baildon 890.

MAYORALTY EDWARD MORTON . 1,276 H. A. Stoupe 1,116 Majority 160 NEW COUNCIL SUCCESSFUL T. H. Geraghty .. . . 1,941 J. Pilkington 1,905 *H. Campling: 1,871 A. C. Tonkin 1.820 S. Vella C. Hill 1,711 G. A. McKendrick 1,698 F. W. Mountjoy . . .. 1,698 *R. G. Speight 1,658 UNSUCCESSFUL *P. R. Lipscombe . . . . 1,611

SUCCESSFUL W. Cassells-Brown 1.631 *C. M. Brown 1,310 *J. Hislop 1.291 K. H. Little 1.271 P. T. Eyre 1,243 *W. S. Campbell .. .. 1,240 J. H. Ellisdon .. . . 1,098 G. Falla 1.078 *T. Walsh 1,068 UNSUCCESSFUL *S. H. Lyon 1.014 W. Perry-Taylor .. .. 977 *1. Massey 948 T. M. Jay 811 F. A. Thompson .. .. 643 H. Barnhill 512 •Member of old council.