1928 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1928 UK local government election 1928 Hornchurch Urban District Council election Parliamentary 1928 04 02 y 1927 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1927 1929 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1929 4 of 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council 7 RA Ratepayers' Association 3 2 7 9 LAB Labour Party (UK) 0 2 4 2 IND Independent politician 1 2 2 The third election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 2 April 1928. The election was for 4 of 13 seats on the council. The election gave the Ratepayers' Association a majority on the council. Background The council had decided in March 1928 to allow tennis to be played on Sundays at Hylands Park and this proved to be a controversial issue dominating the election.Sunday Games at Hornchurch Essex Newsman 31 March 1928 2 In 1928 four of the seats were up for re-election: Harold Wood, 1 seat (out of 2) Hornchurch Village, 1 seat (out of 4) North West Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 5) There were no elections in the South Hornchurch ward. Polling took place on 2 April 1928.Hornchurch Urban Council Essex Newsman 31 March 1928 3 Results 4 of 13 seats on the council were up for election. The results were as follows:Urban Councils and Guardians' Elections The Essex Chronicle 6 April 1928 1 Harold Wood Harold Wood Independent Robert Beard 263 Labour Party (UK) E. Russell 187 Independent Hornchurch Village Hornchurch Village Ratepayers' Association Charles FielderCharles Fielder was previously elected for a two-year term in 1926. 588 Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Tarr 261 Ratepayers' Association North West Hornchurch North West Hornchurch Ratepayers' Association Edith Field 595 Ratepayers' Association H. Finch 589 Labour Party (UK) J. Matthews 557 Labour Party (UK) S. Hawkins 540 Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers' Association Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers' Association References References Hornchurch Category:Hornchurch Urban District Council elections Category:History of the London Borough of Havering