The series - they lost their Scottish seats. the most sensational result of votes are not dissipated in cannot _ remember an official Mr. Govan to the Scottish' Nationalists Liberals to ensure that their Party had been humiliated. Lost their Glasgow stronghold of unofficial alliance with the „ He added that the Labour can be regarded as safe for In contrast, the Labour Party first step there may well be an “fP 1 P°J* C1 ® S. WithĪfter the last General Election, implementing Kilbrandon as a pubbe mood in favour of Govern- Govan going Nationalist, very Total of MPs to 11, five more than of total separation in favour of definite signs of a change in Scottish by-elections. The Berwick victor, brings their have forsaken its hard line policy 5 e _ thought the results showed been steadily rising in recent
nar £ ow l£ significant that the SNP vote has Alan Beith, Now that the SNP appears to ? so. v i ct ? n l ! s l in ? 0V J aDd Mrs - Mar |° McDonald un-Īs an effective third force in -T OlSaKcfU burgh but obviously disappointed doubtedly had an impact, it isīritish politics. Have consolidated their position ol’on l heir l. Carrington said the Con- Although the lively personalĮngland at least the Liberals servatives were delighted with appeal of the Scottish Nationalist made by the Scottish Nationalists be ? n « v ®° m. Slashed the Tory majority of tactics in view of the imnact mi0l-€lectl0 P would have Labours Clyde heartland hadġ8,000 to under 5.000. Put up a highly creditable per- already signs last night that i b * liberate °ad decided against lariy disappointed by the Govanįormance at Hove, where they Liberal leaders will rethink their pehting Govan their record in result, where the constituency in Margin than they expected, and disappointing and there were ~f ot a " d - 0. Su^tSTVSk ’LISTS DiSappOUltedĪlthough by a much narrower their results in Scotland were _ remain a formidable challenge was party 5 poor ^ esu * t Ing and being beaten only after is not slackening off. The three seats they were defend- tiieir dizzy by-election progress jetting Labour in. The Conservatives holding two of The Liberals have proved that arguing that a Liberal vote meant every member of our party Nin-up to a General Ejection, left than for Labour. Ing of the political parties in the votes for third parties rather Lord Carrington, the Conserva- Sr her joh to work for that Some useful pointers to the stand- is being registered in protest results also showed how wrong party at every level makes it his The mim -election, which gives circumstances and dissatisfaction remained in the big league. surprisingly loyal in difficult position. Con- the f 0ur by-elections as a whole and broken pledges of thisĭeeply depressed mood at its servatiye voters are remaining h ad consolidated the Liberals’ Government, The Labour Party was in a prospects remain good. Liberal victory at Berwick, but that the Government's electoral majority at Berwick, but thought ance on the almost total failures Ing the outcome of the remark- making no Impact as an altema- Mr Jeremy Thorpe, the Liberal “ The lesson I draw is that aĪble series of by-elections which tive to the Conservatives, leader, admitted he was dis- General Election victory will notĮnded yesterday with a narrow In general the results show appointed with the size of the come solely by a negative reti. Leaders were last night ce’ebrat- have shown that Labour is General Election. more than at the victory at the next election had Ts retailers are reporting 0 SHORT-DATED Gilts edgedĬONSERVATIVE " and Liberal firm previous by-elections which per cent. * fie- by Judge John Sirica in 3an, p of llp l0 81pīams is trying to persuade Ovservers blamed fears that an r>! ' fintjiunum of two and a-half at lhe do**. ‘ >» h ,reaK * in ' was semenceu 10 430.3 in the FT 30-i The ringleaders with Hunt when the Dow Jones index lost _ described as sixtb worst one-day decline ^reak-iu, was sentenced to 430.3 in the FT 30-share index *3 ■* toward Hunt, the sell- selling and end - Account SELLING PRICBz AUSTRIA Sch-lOi BELGIUM KM DENMARK KrJ.TSl FRANCE Fr.IJSft GERMANY DM1 JD ITALY L.170 NETHERLANDS Fl.lJHfc NORWAY Kr.2.50 PORTUGAL EW.1&! SPAIN Pt2i.2D| SWEDEN KfJ.OO! SWITZERLAND ir.ldOs EIRE 7p.
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