▁branches ▁in ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁area . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Pol ling ▁Day ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁ 2 3 ▁November , ▁just ▁ 1 6 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Har wood . ▁The ▁Bol ton ▁Tr ades ▁Council ▁gave ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Taylor ' s ▁candid acy , ▁with ▁a ▁manif esto ▁issued ▁warning ▁of ▁a ▁" T ory ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁sm ash ▁the ▁trade ▁un ions ". ▁ ▁The ▁Wel sh ▁Church ▁Bill ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁with ▁Bro oks ▁p led ging ▁himself ▁to ▁opp ose ▁it , ▁hoping ▁this ▁might ▁gain ▁him ▁some ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁support . ▁The ▁dominant ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁was ▁the ▁Union ist ▁policy ▁of ▁Tar iff ▁Reform ▁which ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁popular ▁among ▁those ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁cot ton ▁industry . ▁This ▁helped ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Taylor , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁Free ▁Trade ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁Union ist ▁Bro oks , ▁who ▁supported ▁protection ism . ▁ ▁Result ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁unexpected ly ▁heavy ▁turn out ▁of ▁about ▁ 9 0 %. ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁poll ▁was ▁declared ▁shortly ▁after ▁ten ▁o ' clock . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁slight ▁decrease ▁in ▁Liberal ▁vote ▁and ▁majority , ▁the ▁local ▁Liber als ▁seemed ▁genu in ely ▁pleased ▁at ▁retain ing ▁a ▁four ▁figure ▁majority . ▁Taylor ▁put ▁his ▁victory ▁down ▁to ▁" the ▁un alter able ▁determ ination ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁people ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire ▁to ▁have ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁Tar iff ▁Reform ",