3 AUGUST 1912, Page 2

The by-election at Crewe, held last Saturday, in conse- quence

of the death of Mr. Walter M`Laren, resulted in the capture of the seat by the Unionist. The figures were: Mr. Ernest Craig (U.), 6,260; Mr. Harold Murphy (L.), 5,294; Mr. James Holmes (Lab.), 2,485. The Unionist majority over the Liberal was thus 966. Compared with the three-cornered election in January 1910, the result shows that the electorate has increased by 61, the total poll by 485, the Unionist vote by 841, and the Labour vote by 1,105. On the other hand, the Liberal vote has decreased by 2,467. The result is most significant.