23 MAY 1914, Page 3

The by-election in North-East Derbyshire took place on Wednesday, and

resulted in a gain for the Unionists. The figures were :— Major Harland Bowden (U.) 6,469 Mr. J. P. Boulton (L ) 6,155 Mr. J. Martin (Lab.) ... 8,669 Unionist majority ... 814 Since the last election in December, 1910, there has been an increase in the register of 1,683. Both elections in 1910 were won by the Labour candidate, Mr. W. E. Harvey. At neither of those elections was there a Liberal candidate. Major Bowden said that he regarded his return as primarily • mandate for the exclusion of Ulster from Home Rule.