The Archive · 1935

CONSERVATIVE WINS AT NORWOOD

London, Mar. 14, Mr. Duncan Sandys, the official Conservative nominee was successful in the by-election to-day in the Norwood division of "Lambeth, polling over 3,000 votes more than his nearest op-Venent, Mrs. Barbara Gould, who rebresenied the Labour Party.

'The Independent Conservative can-Gidate, Mr. Richard Findlay, failed to repeat the performance' of Mr. Randolph Churchill, who, by splitting the Conservative vote in the recent Wavertree by-election, sent. the Labour candidate to the House of Commons.

Mr. Findlay polled ess than onecigth' of the total number of votes. /east and, therefore, had to forfeit his deposit of £250, The Agures were:—

Mr. Duncan Sandys (Nat, Con.) 16247 Mr. Richard Findlay Gndep)" 2000

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