THE BRITISH ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 301, 29 January 1910, Page 5

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS

LIBERALS GAIN GROUND. ONLY FOUR BEHIND UNIONISTS. / LIBERALS-LAEOR .MAJORITY 39. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright The state of the parties (including to-day's result-) bow stands: — Gained. Total. Unionist .. .. 119 258 Liberal .. .. 21 254 Labor .. .. 2 .19 Nationalist .. 0 74 Total seats returned -' C 25 Total seats in House 070 FURTHER RESULTS. London, January 27. The following further results' are announced: — STAFFORD (NORTH-WEST). A. Stanley (Lab.) .. .. 8500 Nugent (U.) 5754 1900—Stanley 739(5, Twvfovd (C) 5047. EYE. W. H. M. Pearson (L) .. 4401 Marquis of Graham (U) .. 4G14 1900—Pearson 45(18. Graham 4371. MIDLOTHIAN. Master of Elibank (L) .. 9002 Elphinstone (U) .. .. 5427 1900 —Lord Dalmeny (L) 8348, Usher (C) 5131. SOMERSET (SOUTH). Sir E. Strachev (L) .. .. 4955 Herbert (U) 4444 1900 —Strachev 5104. Portman (C) 3247. ABERDEEN (EAST). Cowan (L) 0000 Burn (U) 39G2 Bye-election 1900 Murray (L). Unopposed. DEVIZES. Pete (U) 4709 F. E. V. Rogers (L) .. .. 3742 1900 Rogers 4247, White (C) 3033.—Unionist gain . GAINSBOROUGH. Bentham (D .. .. .. 017S Henderson (U) 5073 1900—Renton (L. afterwards U) 5922, Moreing (C) 5071.—Liberal gain. THE LATEST RETURNS. Received Jan. 28. 11.5 p.m. ,'" London, January 2S. The following are the latest returns: WISBECK. Primrose (L) 5279 Garfitt (U) 5079 190G—Beck (L) 5125, Garfitt 40S0 CLACKMANNAN AND KINROSS. E. Wason (L) .. .. 3971 Constable (U) .. .. 2703 1900—Wason 4027, Clyde 204 G. DERBYSHIRE (N.E.).

Harvey (L) 5715 Dr. Court (U) G4ll 1000—Bolton (L) 7005, Dr. Court 5896. CHERTSEY. MeAlaster (U) 9672 Newbolt (L) 5059 1906—Maraham (L) 0305, Lord Bingham (U) 6260.—Unionist gain. CAMBOIXE. Albert Dunn (L) .. .. 5027 Norman Chamberlain (V) . . 2557 1900—Dunn 4014. Sir T. Hewitt (U) 2384, J. Jones (S) 109. HOUGHTON LE SPRING. R. Cameron (Lab.) .. .. 10.392 Streat field (U) .. .. 4^382 1906—Cameron 0429, William; (U) SC39. STROUD. Charles Allen (L) .. .. 5285 Clifford (U) 4902 1900—Allen 5401, Stewart (U) 4221. ALTRIXCIIAM. • William Crowley (L) .. 8700 > Bury (U) .' 7SOS 1900-Cros,]ev (L) 835 F. Di'rneli (U) 5007. NORFOLK (N.W.) »" Sir Geo. White (L) .. .. 5590 .Todrell iU) 43SS ; 1900—White 5772. Lancaster (U) 2972. TAVISTOCK. H. Townes-Luttre!! (I.) .. 0570 J. W. Shear (U) .. .. 0343 1900—Luitre!! 0405, Shear 5190. DI'IHTAM (S.E.) ITavv/nrcl (L) 9298 Hon. F. W. Lambton At") .. OSOO 1900 —L.imbtcn unopposed.—Liboral pain. CAITTIXESS. R. L. Harmsworth (L) .. 2(143 Strain (T") 590 1000— Hirmswortli 2080, Sir K. Eraser (U) 453. > TVRONE (X.) ( Barry (I.) 323S Herdman (U) 3130 live-election T.IO7 —Redmoml IE) 3013. D"ni = O t ) 3000. DART FORD. flitch.•!! (V) 9Sfl7 Jame= Rowlands (1/ib.) .. 8090 1900--Rowland- 0.132. Sir Wdliarn Dyke IT I 0728.—Unionist »ain. WINTMFATII f\.) - L. C.inn-11 Mud. X.) .. . . 1900 , MeKenni (X) -• 1303 1000—Oinnell iino'in^ed. SUTHERLAXR. ' A C. Morton (iA •■ 10'">7 Cameron of Lo.-hie] IX') . 05] ifino—'Mfirion 1303. L've-ton-Gower 933. WATERFHRD nVi'-ti. J J. O'Shee <\) .. .. 1751 Ryan (Tn.l. X.) •• •■ 1310 1900—O'Sdiee unopyio-ed. LANARKSHIRE (X.E.) T. Wli=on <L) .. ■■ 9150 Wil-nn (U) 7012 Fnllivan (T/ili.) .- •• 2100 jOOfi-Fin.llay fTJ ot3o. Elliott <U) 4838, Robertson (Lib.) 4058.

'LANARKSHIRE (.Mid). Whitehousc (L) .. .. 5792 Pickering (U) .. .. 5401 Smellie (Lab.) .. .. 3804 1900—Caldwell 7240, Capt. Campbell 4470, CiVbson (Tml.) 755. BOSWORTII. . Sir Chas McLaren (L) .. 7709 Fraser (U) 4477 1900—McLaren 7G78, Stoneliam 3027. WHAT THE RESULTS SHOW. A MAJORITY FOR LIBERALISM. London, January 27. Sir Edward Grey, in a speech at Hexham, declared that the elections' showed there would .be a British majority for Liberalism, while the Conservative and Tar id' Reform party would be dependent on the Irish for any chance of ejecting the Government. Cabinet's deHsion last summer assured that Great "Britain in March, 1912, would have sixteen new ships of a finer and stronger type than if ordered earlier, and equalling in number those in the Earl of Cawdor's programme. THE HOUSE OF LORDS. A COMPROMISE BEING DISCUSSED. Received 2S, 11.5 p.m. London, January 28. The Times, the Post and the Telegraph are discussing a compromise on the question of the House of Lords. The Liberal members include 93 Freeclmrchmen and Nonconformists.