London, Nov. 7.
The Shipley by-election due to the death of the Labour member, Mr. W. Mackinder, has resulted in a Conservative gain, The figures were:—
Mr, J. H, Lockwood (Con Mr W. A: Robinson (Labour) Mer. A! Davy' (Liberal) Me. W, Gallacher (Communist)
The figures in the General Election in 1929 we Mr, W. Mackinder 15,661 Sir Robert Cloagh (Conser-ar, W. Hirst (Liberal) 14,712
Tu contrast with the uproarious South Paddington contest, the Ship-ey by-election in described as the most decorous one on record. The tivo main issues were unemployment and a demand for safeguarding the woollen textile industry, by means fof which the voters in Shipley live.
The Conservative candidate, Mr. W.H1 Lockwood, made a very strong point on the need of a tatif' against Foreign textiles. Interviewed. after the result of the election had been announced, Mr, Lockwood, said that his party alone had a solution for the unemployment problem ready for immediate operation and. that the sound, practical Yorkshire workers now realized that their saivation again lies with the Conservatives.
It's worthy: of note that the we men inthe Shipley district, who outnumber the male voters by 6,000, were very active in electioneering comparison with the men, who were to a large extent apathetic.
As the result of prolonged unemployment, the Labour Party never expected to retain the seat-—Reuter, Letters from Colonel Richmond, her designer, and MeWade, of the Cardington Inspection Department, Were produced, referring to hole Which occurred in the fabric daring! June—Wireless. through Reuter,
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