The Mid-Lanarkshire election resulted yesterday week in a Home-rule victory,
without much gain on either side. Mr. Phillipps was returned with 3,847 votes, against 2,917 given for the Conservative, Mr. Bousfield, while 617 were given to a Labour candidate (Mr. Hardie). In 1886, the Home-rule candidate (Mr. Mason) received 3,779 votes, so that the Home- rulers have increased their poll by 68 votes. At the same election, Mr. J. W. S. Harvey, the Unionist candidate, polled 2,909, so that the poll of last week was only 8 votes in advance of the poll of 1886, showing a relative gain of the Home-rulers on the Unionists of 60 votes. At the same time, it must be remembered that in 1886 there was no Labour candidate to disturb the issue, so that it is not easy to compare the two results so as to show accurately the loss and gain. Probably neither party gained or lost much.
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