1926 Dagenham Urban District Council election

1926 Dagenham Urban District Council election
26 March 1926 (1926-03-26)

All 16 seats to the Dagenham Urban District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
LAB
IND
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 8 8
Seats after 8 8

Majority party after election

NOC

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

Background

The number of councillors elected for each ward were:

  • Becontree Heath, 5 seats
  • Chadwell Heath, 5 seats
  • Dagenham, 6 seats

Nominations closed on 12 March 1926 and polling took place on 26 March 1926.[1]

Results

The results were as follows:[2]

Becontree Heath

Becontree Heath (5)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Herbert Amies 623
Independent George Coppen 493
Independent G. Buzzacott 487
Labour Mary Morris 476
Labour Charles Dellow 426
Independent Murrel 424
Independent Roman 396
Independent Shaw 384
Independent G. Smith 368
Labour Winslade 363
Labour Wale 361
Labour Barson 359
Labour W. Peters 303
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (5)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Reeve 734
Independent Percival Ashton 643
Independent James Tyler 640
Independent G. Smith 636
Independent C. Knight 620
Labour Carman 423
Labour Kennedy 396
Labour W. Podmore 384
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Dagenham

Dagenham (6)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Gray 977
Labour Herbert Parry 976
Labour Carroll 880
Labour J. Murphy 852
Labour Stevens 851
Labour Henry Hill 846
Independent Gunary 836
Independent Bailey 822
Independent West 792
Independent Earl 763
Independent Horton 753
Independent Williams 728
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Essex Urban Councils". Essex Chronicle. 12 March 1926. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Urban Elections". Essex Chronicle. 2 April 1926. p. 3.