25 SEPTEMBER 1971, Page 22

How to win votes

SIX HOPES

SAVE TORY AT STIRLING

Daily Telegraph Reporter

MR DAVID ANDERSON, Conservative candidate in the Stirling and Falkirk by-election, saved his deposit by the party stressing Common Market hopes for Scotland, leading Scottish Conservatives said yesterday.

Ewpw (Lab.) 17,536 22,984 Dr R. D. MCINTYRE (Scot Nat) 13,048 6,571 D. R. ANDERSON (C) 7,149 15,754

.Lab maj. ... 4,448 7,230 No Change

Lord Hartwell deserves a visit from his local Weights and Measures inspector, for the headline.