3 NOVEMBER 1900, Page 19

The polling for the London Borough Councils took place on

Thursday, and at the hour of going to press the results issued show a return of 301 members who may roughly be called Moderates and Conservatives, 270 Progressives, and 89 Independents. The Moderates include Alliance candidates, who only appear in Battersea, where they are supported by Conservatives and Unionists; Moderates proper ; Conserva- tives; and Unionists : while the Progressive returns are made up of Progressives, Independent Progressives, and Liberals. The whole election showed on both sides the most puzzling cross-division of parties. It is worth noting that in Stoke Newington, by a general agreement, the contests were not fought on political lines.