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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Howard Button | 11,652 | 52.4 | New | |
Labour | Richard Edward Jones | 10,603 | 47.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,049 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,255 | 67.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 32,844 | ||||
Unionist gain from Ind. Parliamentary Group | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Parliamentary Group | Charles Townshend | 14,565 | 57.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Charles Duncan | 10,600 | 42.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,965 | 15.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 25,165 | 78.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 32,053 | ||||
Ind. Parliamentary Group hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Parliamentary Group | Charles Palmer | 9,267 | 40.7 | New | |
Labour | Charles Duncan | 8,729 | 38.4 | New | |
C | Liberal | John Bayley | 4,750 | 20.9 | N/A |
Majority | 538 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,746 | 71.0 | N/A | ||
Ind. Parliamentary Group gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Charles Henry | Unopposed | ||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
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