ABSTRACT
THE POTTERS, THE lABOUR MOVEMENT AND THE STATE
only six seats in l:he twenty-six wards of the Potteries were contested although three new Labour members were added. In 1919 Labour won fourteen seats including those of Arthur Hollins and William Tunnicliffe, the potters' officials. In the 1920s several employers were elected at the expense of Labour as unemployment and short time had their effect on union and party funds (P. Gazette: 1.12.1913, 1.12.1919, CATU Coli, Annual Delegation mins: 22.4.1920).
