* * * * By-Elections The results of two by-elections
were declared at the end of last week. They made no change in the strength of the parties in the House of Commons. In the Stroud Division of Gloucestershire the figures were :
Mr. R. D. PERKIBTS (Con.) ..
.. 17,641 Sir Maynard (Lab.) ..
.. 10,688 Mr. A. W. Stanton (Lib.).. • • • .
7,267'
Conservative majority ..
.. 0,953
The Conservative vote is almost the same as at the General Election but the majority is increased by 1,000. At Rutherglen, where there' was no Liberal candidate, the figures were :— Mr. D. HARDEE (Lab.) .. • • .. 16,736
Captain Moss (Con.) .. • • .. 15,853 , Labour majority 883
The total of votes was within 1,000 of those cast at the General Election when the Labour majority was over 5,000 and a Liberal candidate polled nearly 8,000 votes.
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