27 JUNE 1908, Page 19

The election in the Pudsey division of Yorkshire resulted in

the return of the Unionist candidate, Mr. Oddy, by a majority of 113 over his Liberal opponent. The Labour candidate polled 1,291 votes. In 1906 Mr. Whiteley was returned by a majority of 3,502, and in 1900 by 549. On both these occasions, however, it was a straight fight between Liberal and Unionist. But when all allowances are made for the intervention of the Labour candidate, the turnover is so considerable as to indicate general dissatisfaction with the legislative proposals of the Govern- ment, and the failure of their old-age pension scheme to stem the tide of popular disapproval.