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1928 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

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1928 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
←  1927
2 April 1928 (1928-04-02)
1929  →
4 of 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
RA
LAB
IND
Party Ratepayers Labour Independent
Seats before742
Seats won301
Seats after922
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2Steady2.svg

The third election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 2 April 1928. The election was for 4 of 13 seats on the council. The election gave the Ratepayers' Association a majority on the council.

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Background

The council had decided in March 1928 to allow tennis to be played on Sundays at Hylands Park and this proved to be a controversial issue dominating the election. [1]

In 1928 four of the seats were up for re-election:

There were no elections in the South Hornchurch ward. Polling took place on 2 April 1928. [2]

Results

4 of 13 seats on the council were up for election. The results were as follows: [3]

Harold Wood

Harold Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Beard 263
Labour E. Russell187
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Hornchurch Village

Hornchurch Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers Charles Fielder [a] 588
Labour Benjamin Tarr261
Turnout
Ratepayers hold Swing

North West Hornchurch

North West Hornchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers Edith Field 595
Ratepayers H. Finch 589
Labour J. Matthews557
Labour S. Hawkins540
Turnout
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ Charles Fielder was previously elected for a two-year term in 1926.

References

  1. ↑ "Sunday Games at Hornchurch". Essex Newsman. 31 March 1928. p. 2.
  2. ↑ "Hornchurch Urban Council". Essex Newsman. 31 March 1928. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Urban Councils and Guardians' Elections". The Essex Chronicle. 6 April 1928. p. 1.
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