8 APRIL 1922, Page 3

The seat vacated at East Leicester by Lord Hewart, on

his appointment as Lord Chief Justice, was won by the Labour Party in the by-election on Thursday, March 30th. Alderman G. H. Banton, the Labour candidate, headed the poll with 14,062 votes. Mr. Marlow, the Coalition Liberal, came second with 8,710 votes, and the Independent Liberal, Mr. W. Allen, as usual, came last with 6,825 votes. It will be noted that the Labour man was returned by a minority of the voters because those who believe in sane economic principles were divided. The figures also show the unpopularity of the Coalition, which could not muster a third of the votes cast. At the General Election Sir Gordon Hewart polled 18,024 votes, while Mr. Banton had only 6,697.