BRITISH ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 214, 19 December 1910, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS

STATE OF THE PARTIES. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Received 19, 12.16 a.m. London, December IT. Tie following is the position of the parties: GOVERNMENT. England 225 Scotland 59 Wales 27 Ireland 82 i 393 UNIONISTS. England 238 Scotland 11. '■ Wales 3 Ireland 19 r f* 271 [These figures account for 664 out of the 670 seats.] PEERS ON THE PLATFORM. London, December 16. Lord Selborne, in a speech, at St. ► Andrew's, referring to the Parliament Bill, said that the Lords would not hesitate at any effort to defeat the object of the Government. The Duke of Marlborough, speaking at Torquay, confidently predicted that the Parliament Bill would never become law.

FURTHER RESULTS

LEEK (STRATFORD). R. Pearce (L.) 5742 Davenport (U.) 5152 [January, 1910: Heath (N.) 5463, Pearce (L.) 5453.] A Liberal gain. HIGH PEAK (DERBY). H. Hill-Woods (U.) 5818 0. Partington (L.) 5829 [Januarv, 1910: Partington (L.) 5912, Hill-Woods (U.) 5806.] 1 A Unionisf gain. HADDINGTON. R. B. Haldane (L.) 3845 B. H. Blyth (U.) 3158 [January, 19L0: Haldane (L.) 3771, Blyth (U.) 3026.] No change. SOUTH CORK. Walsh (O'Brienite) 2346 F. Barry (RedmOndite)... 2184 An O'Brienite gain. MONTGOMERY. Pryce Jones (U.) 1522 Owen (L) 1468 BANBURY. Fiennes (L.) 3629 Brasset 3538 DUBLIN SOUTH. Cotton (N.) 5223 Cooper 5090 ILKESTONE. Seely (L) 5990 Freeman (U.) 5946 ST. ANDREWS DISTRICT. Anstruither Gray 1675 Millar 1626 Kerry was the last Nationalist gain from the O'Brienites.

Forty-two Lal>orites were elected, including eight of the Independent Labor Party.