28 MARCH 1931, Page 2

The Pontypridd By-Election' The result of the Pontypridd by-election was

declared on Friday, March 20th, as follows :- Mr. D. L. DAVIES (Lab.) .. ..

20,687 Captain G. Crawshay (Lib.) .. 8,368 Mr. D. Evans (Unionist) .. .. 5,489 Labour majority .. 12,319

The figures at the last election were :— Mr. T. I. MARDY JONES (Lab.) ..

20,835 Mr. J. V. Evans (Lib.) .. 14,421 Miss M. G. Williams (Unionist) .. 3,967 Labour majority .. 6,414

Although the majority of Mr. Davies was nearly double that of Mr. Mardy Jones at the General Election, the change was due not to an increased Labour vote but to a remarkable fall of more than 6,000 in the Liberal Vote.