HC Deb 08 November 1937 vol 328 c1434W
Mr. R. J. Taylor

asked the Home Secretary whether he will provide a Return for each of the county boroughs and non-county boroughs in England and Wales, showing the number of local government electors on the 1937–38 register, the number of electors in contested wards and their percentage of the total, the number of persons voting and the percentage to the total number of electors and to the electors in contested wards, and the total number of councillors returned unopposed?

Mr. Lloyd

Information of the nature requested could not be furnished without special inquiry of each of the local authorities concerned, and my right hon. Friend regrets that he would not feel justified in instituting such inquiries.