At one time it was held that municipal elections in England went contrary to prevailing parliamentary tendencies. A classic example of the justice of this view was provided in 1906 when the Liberals swept. into Parliament just when their long dom-inane of the London County Councll—under the Tabel "Progressives" hed come to an end. Yet. in recent years, the municipalities have been more' closely in tune with trends in the more Important constituencies, For that reason the results in the municipal elect on Friday may be regarded by the government as favourable straws in the General Election wind, In point of fact the Conservatives at all events will deny from their municipal gains. "They had been prepare to" encounter middle-class apathy owing to the imminence of the General Election and as that quality is a bane to which they are particularly exposed in municipal affairs, in striking contrast to the experience of their Labour opponents, the success Feported will come as a welcome surprise,
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