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1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

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1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
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26 March 1926 (1926-03-26)
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All 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Party Ratepayers Labour Independent
Seats won643
Seats after643

The first election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 26 March 1926, ahead of the creation of the new urban district on 1 April 1926.

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Background

The wards of the previous parish council were used for the new urban district, electing the same number of 13 councillors as the last parish council election in 1925. [1] The number of councillors elected for each ward were:

Nominations closed on 12 March 1926 and polling took place on 26 March 1926. [2]

Results

The results were as follows: [3]

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. Matthews 283
Independent Henry Ayres 278
Ratepayers H. Powell48
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

G. Matthews was elected for a three-year term but retired early in 1927. [4]

Hornchurch Village

Hornchurch Village (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers Edgar Bratchell 759
Ratepayers Charles Fielder 708
Independent Robert Beard 695
Ratepayers R. Banks-Martin 622
Independent A. Ferguson587
Ratepayers F. Bull496
Labour W. Chippingdale241
Labour E. Parr239
Labour Willie Webb218
Labour G. Pratt179
Turnout
Ratepayers win (new seat)
Ratepayers win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Ratepayers win (new seat)

North West Hornchurch

North West Hornchurch (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edwin Lambert 626
Ratepayers E. Legg 564
Labour S. Hawkins 526
Labour S. Hawkins 496
Labour J. Matthews 492
Ratepayers Frederick Cole479
Ratepayers R. Bloomfield468
Ratepayers Edith Field459
Ratepayers F. Moss453
Labour W. Stanton452
Independent H. Finch145
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Ratepayers win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers E. Poole 192
Ratepayers W. Goodchild 181
Labour W. Edmunds92
Labour Benjamin Tarr86
Turnout
Ratepayers win (new seat)
Ratepayers win (new seat)

E. Poole was elected for a three-year term but retired early in 1927. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Essex Elections". Essex Chronicle. 10 April 1925. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "Essex Urban Councils". Essex Chronicle. 12 March 1926. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Urban Elections". Essex Chronicle. 2 April 1926. p. 3.
  4. 1 2 "Hornchurch, March 8". Essex Chronicle. 11 March 1927. p. 3.
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