1930 Dagenham Urban District Council election

1930 Dagenham Urban District Council election
5 April 1930 (1930-04-05)

7 of 23 seats to the Dagenham Urban District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
LAB
IND
Party Labour Independent
Seats before 18 6
Seats won 6 1
Seats after 18 6
Seat change

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

The fifth election to Dagenham Urban District Council took place on 5 April 1930.

Background

In 1930 seven of the seats were up for re-election:

  • Becontree Heath, 3 seats (out of 8)
  • Chadwell Heath, 1 seat (out of 5)
  • Dagenham, 3 seats (out of 10)

Polling took place on 5 April 1930.[1]

Results

The results were as follows:[2]

Becontree Heath

Becontree Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Dellow[a] 1,412
Labour Sarah Phillips 1,303
Labour William Langlois[b] 1,284
Independent Franklin Gould 387
Independent Charles Hunt 381
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Dyer 1,251
Labour Alfred Chorley 416
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Dagenham

Dagenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Hill[c] 1,473
Labour Mary Rothwell[d] 1,462
Labour Alfred Rodgers[e] 1,451
Independent John Alderson 1,126
Independent Charles Bolton-Clark 1,098
Independent George Coppen 1,089
Independent William Bolton 217
Communist William Hall 92
Communist Jacob Goldberg 51
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Charles Dellow was previously elected for a three-year term in 1927.
  2. ^ William Langlois was previously elected for a one-year term in 1929.
  3. ^ Henry Hill was previously elected for a three-year term in 1927.
  4. ^ Mary Rothwell was previously elected for a three-year term in 1927.
  5. ^ Alfred Rodgers was previously elected for a one-year term in 1929.

References

  1. ^ "Candidates for Dagenham Council elections". Eastern Counties Times. 28 March 1930. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Urban Councils". Essex Chronicle. 11 April 1930. p. 2.