1933 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
3 April 1933
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The eighth election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 3 April 1933. The election was for 5 of 13 seats on the council. They were the last set of elections before the expansion of Hornchurch Urban District in 1934.
Background
In 1933 five of the seats were up for re-election:
- Hornchurch Village, 2 seats (out of 4)
- North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5)
- South Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 2)
There were no elections in the Harold Wood ward. These seats were last contested three years prior at the election in 1930.
Results
Polling took place on 3 April 1933.[1] The results were as follows:[2]
All the winning candidates were the 'retiring' councillors from the previous election in 1930.
Hornchurch Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | Alexander Ferguson | 937 | |||
| Ratepayers | Charles Parker | 803 | |||
| Labour | Willie Webb | 214 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. Tyrrell | 193 | |||
| Independent | F. Standen | 149 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,614 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,152 | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
North West Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | Frederick Cole | 1,029 | |||
| Labour | J. Matthews | 899 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,443 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,934 | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
South Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Benjamin Tarr | 257 | |||
| Independent | F. Edwards | 188 | |||
| Ratepayers | E. Horsham | 27 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,734 | ||||
| Turnout | 490 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||