Winchester City Council: Portsmouth Man’s Election: Polling for the casual vacancy for St. Thomas’ Ward in the Winchester City Council, caused by the elevation of the ex-Mayor (Major J. R. Pinsent) to the aldermanic bench, took place yesterday. A cheerless day, broken by heavy rain, operated against heavy polling, The poll was declared as follows: C. A. Taylor (Ind.) 505; R. H. O. Mears (Lab.) 195: Majority: 307: Mr. Taylor is a son of the late Ald. and Mrs. J. W. W. Taylor, of Portsmouth … …
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957