The by-election last Saturday resulted in a very satisfactory victory
for the Unionist candidate, Lady Iveagh. The figures were t.--
Lady Iveagh (U.) .. ..
.. 21.221
Mr. Dougall. Masten (L.) ..
.. .. 11,912 Mr. Erskine Harper (Lab.)
.. 4,777 Mr. E. A. Hailwood (Ind. U.) .. .. 917 Majority .. • • .. 9,309
Lady Iveagh had a clear majority of 3,615 over all the other candidates. Her poll, it is true, showed a decline of 2,196 on the majority of her husband (who sat as Lord Elveden) in 1924, but it was appreciably higher than Lord ElVeden's previous majorities. Labour attacked the constituency for the first time and the Labour candidate forfeited his deposit The Liberals were deeply disappointed, as they very nearly won the seat in 1923. The Independent Unionist made opposition to the " flapper's vote " one of his main points. His achievement of 917 votes out of nearly 40,000 is an agreeable indication of how little the public is moved by demands for reaction.
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