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defeated at the General Election, Mr. Alfred Barnes Minister of Transport since 1945, was returned as Labour Co-operative Member for East Ham South with a majority of 12,046 in a five-cornered contest.
In the Vauxhall division of London, Mr. G. R. Strauss, Minister of Supply, was returned with a majority of 13,370 over his Conservative opponent. Mr. L. J. Callaghan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport since 1947, polled 26;254 votes in Cardiff (South-East).
At Blyth, Mr. A. Robens, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power, successfully contested his seat. Before going to the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Mr. Roberts had been Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Transport. Mr. D. T. Jones, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministerof. Supply, maintained his seat in the Hartlepools.
Other candidates with interests in road transport who were successful at the polls were Sir W. Wavell Wakefield (Conservative), who retained his seat (St. Marylebone). He is a director of Park 'Royal Vehicles, Ltd., and an executive of the National Union of Manufacturers.
Mr. F. I. Erroll, one-time contributor.. to " The Commercial: Motor," remains . Conservative member for Altrincham • and Sale. He is a director of several engineering concerns.
At Ipswich, Mr. R. -R. Stokes, managing director of Ransornes and Rapier. Ltd., has been retiand as Lab* ber. In a three-cornered fight, Col: C. Banks (Conservative/ was returned fcir• the constituency of Pudscy with majority of 64.. He is a vice-prasident of the National Tyre Distributors' Association and head of Banks Equipment, Ltd., a tyre factor, of Bradford.
Mr. G. A. Brown, a full-titne.riffielal • of the Transport and General Worker Union, was returned as Labour meniber for Helper. At Wednesbury, Mr. S. N. Evans (Labour) obtained a majority of
15.454. He was a road transport organizer from 1939-1945. A former road transport inspector at Birkenhead, Mr. F. McLeavy (Labour) was returned at East Bradford.
Members who have expressed interest in road transport are Mr. P. Morris (Labour, Swansea West) and Mr. W. Reid (Labour, Camlachie division of Glasgow), who gained his seat from a Conservative. He has been a convener of Glasgow Transport Committee.