On Friday, June 22nd, the result of the Poll in
the Tiverton Division of Devonshire was declared. It was as follows :- Mr. F. D. Aeland (L.) .. • . 12,041
Col. Aeland-Troyte (C.) .. 11,688 Mr. F. Brown (Ind. Lab.) 495
This was a Liberal gain. In the November election a Conservative (Mr. H. W. Sparkes) held the seat. The change is that nearly a thousand votes which had been given to the Labour candidate were transferred to Mr.
Aeland. * * The result of the Morpeth Election was also announced on Friday, June 22nd. In this case the majority was larger :— Mr. Robert Smillie (Lab.) .. 20,053
Mr. F. C. Thornborough (L.) .. 13,087 6,966
It was not surprising that Mr. Smillie should have gained a fairly substantial majority in this constituency. The seat had previously been held by a Labour Member, and the only change was that Mr. Smillie received nearly two thousand more votes than his predecessor. * * * *
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