1939 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1939 English local government election 1939 Hornchurch Urban District Council election Parliamentary 1939 04 01 y 1938 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1938 1946 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1946 7 of 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council 11 LAB Labour Party (UK) 3 10 10 RA Ratepayers' Association 4 9 9 CON Conservative Party (UK) 0 1 1 The 14th election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 1 April 1939. The election was for 7 of 13 seats on the council. It was the last regular election ahead of the Second World War and there would not be another election until 1946. Background In 1939 seven of the seats were up for re-election: Cranham, 1 seat (out of 1) Emerson Park, 1 seat (out of 3) Hornchurch Town, 2 seats (out of 4) North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5) Thameside, 1 seat (out of 1) Upminster, 1 seat (out of 3) There were no elections in the Harold Wood or Rainham wards. These seats were last contested three years prior at the election in 1936. Councillors were elected for a three-year term due to end in 1942. However, due to the Second World War, and the provisions of the Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1939–1944 and the Representation of the People Act 1945, their terms were extended until the 1948 election. Councillors elected in 1937, 1938 and 1939, that were due to go out in 1940, 1941 and 1942, had their terms extended to 1946, 1947 and 1948. Results The results were as follows:U.D.C. Nominations Essex Chronicle 24 March 1939 9Urban Council Elections Essex Chronicle 7 April 1939 5 Cranham Cranham Ratepayers' Association Hereward WakeHereward Wake was previously elected for a three-year term in 1936. 413 Labour Party (UK) A. Wren 253 Ratepayers' Association Emerson Park Emerson Park Ratepayers' Association A. Hulkes 1,116 Labour Party (UK) C. Stevens 909 Ratepayers' Association Hornchurch Town Hornchurch Town Ratepayers' Association Alexander FergusonAlexander Ferguson was previously elected for a three-year term in 1936. 1,018 Labour Party (UK) Annie KingAnnie King was previously elected for a three-year term in 1936. 966 Labour Party (UK) S. Day 932 Ratepayers' Association C. Swan 875 Independent Charles ParkerCharles Parker was previously elected for a thre-year term in 1936 for Emerson Park. 277 Ratepayers' Association Labour Party (UK) North West Hornchurch North West Hornchurch Labour Party (UK) Arthur TwiggerArthur Twigger was previously elected for a three-year term in 1936. Unopposed Labour Party (UK) Thameside Thameside Labour Party (UK) Benjamin TarrBenjamin Tarr was previously elected for a three-year term in 1936. Unopposed Labour Party (UK) Upminster Upminster Ratepayers' Association C. Webb 1,668 Independent David RamsayDavid Ramsay was previously elected for a three-year term in 1936. 589 Labour Party (UK) E. Hewett 424 Ratepayers' Association Notes References Hornchurch Category:Hornchurch Urban District Council elections Category:History of the London Borough of Havering