THE HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARD'S OBSERVER

Hastings, Sussex, England

27 October 1945

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COUNCIL CONTESTS IN EIGHT WARDS.

25 Candidates for 14 Seats Next Thursday.

With unopposed returns in two wards, St. Peter’s and St. Helen’s, eight wards of the borough will see contests by 25 candidates for 14 seats in the municipal elections next Thursday unless there are any withdrawals before polling day. Those of the [...] members, Councillors Mrs. Boyd Alexander, Miss N. Deane, and C. H. Duckworth, have had a “walkover,” and Councillor Duckworth is joined by a new Labour colleague in Mr. Vernon Symonds.

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ST. HELEN’S

3,684 electors. Two seats.

Violet Alexander (Ind.), married woman, The Kite’s Nest, 71, St. Helen’s Road. Proposed by Ettrick G. Maltby; seconded by L. H. Elford. Two papers.

Edmond Charles Vernon Symonds (Labour), actor, Netherwood, The Ridge. Proposed by Edward Albert Crowley; seconded by R. Richardson. One paper.

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