1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
26 March 1926 (1926-03-26)
All 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
RA
LAB
IND
Party Ratepayers Labour Independent
Seats won 6 4 3
Seats after 6 4 3

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.

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:

  • Harold Wood, 2 seats
  • Hornchurch Village, 4 seats
  • North West Hornchurch, 5 seats
  • South Hornchurch, 2 seats

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)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Matthews 283
Independent Henry Ayres 278
Ratepayers H. Powell 48
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)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Edgar Bratchell 759
Ratepayers Charles Fielder 708
Independent Robert Beard 695
Ratepayers R. Banks-Martin 622
Independent A. Ferguson 587
Ratepayers F. Bull 496
Labour W. Chippingdale 241
Labour E. Parr 239
Labour Willie Webb 218
Labour G. Pratt 179
Turnout
Ratepayers win (new seat)
Ratepayers win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Ratepayers win (new seat)

North West Hornchurch

North West Hornchurch (5)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwin Lambert 626
Ratepayers E. Legg 564
Labour S. Hawkins 526
Labour S. Hawkins 496
Labour J. Matthews 492
Ratepayers Frederick Cole 479
Ratepayers R. Bloomfield 468
Ratepayers Edith Field 459
Ratepayers F. Moss 453
Labour W. Stanton 452
Independent H. Finch 145
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)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers E. Poole 192
Ratepayers W. Goodchild 181
Labour W. Edmunds 92
Labour Benjamin Tarr 86
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. ^ a b "Hornchurch, March 8". Essex Chronicle. 11 March 1927. p. 3.
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