The Archive · 1930

Conservative Win at

WEST FULHAM

London, May 6.

The result of the bye-election at! yest Fulham, caused by the resigna-of the Labour member, Dr.

srge Ernest Spero, on the ground -health, has resulted as follows; votes Sir Cyril Cobb (Conservative) 16228 W. Banfield (Labour) 185 The figures in the General Election ere: votes Dr'G. E. Spero (Labour) 16,190. Sir Cyril' Cobb (Conservative) 13979 GA. Gale (Liberal) '5920 Tt may be recalled that the bye-lection aroused unusual interest, in consequence of Mr, Arthur Gale, the liberal candidate at the General lection, urging the Liberals to support the Tory candidate. Later was announced that Mr. Ramsay' {uir, president of the official Liberal ganization, would address a Liber-1 meeting at which he would appeal his hearers to support the Labour indicate, Mr, Banfield, while Mr. sale would preside at a Conservatye meeting which the former Liber-1 Minister, the Rt. Hon ©. A. IeCurdy, now the leader of the empire Free Trade movement, would

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