1 JUNE 1912, Page 3

The result of the polling in the South Hackney division

was declared late on the evening of the 24th ult., the figures being Mr. H. Morison (L.) 5,339, Mr. J. C. Gibson (U.) 4,836, or a Liberal majority of 503. Compared with December 1910, when the two Liberal candidates polled between them 7,014 votes, last week's poll shows, on a slightly increased register, an increase of 1,593 in the Unionist vote, a decrease in the Liberal vote of 1,675, and a decrease in the Liberal majority of 3,268. When it is borne in mind that the Unionists bad only a week in which to conduct their campaign, the result is extremely gratifying.