The election of a representative for Castlethorpe on the Newport Pagnell Rural District Council took place on Monday march 29. Mr. Edward Richardson, the retiring member, sought re-election, and Mr. Joseph Whiting, jun., a local farmer, was his opponent. Polling took place between the hours of 12 (mid-day) and 8 o’clock, Mr. Sidney A. Nicholson acting as presiding officer. The poll was a fairly heavy one and resulted as follows:-

Richardson, Edward 88

Whiting, Joseph E. 79