1934 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1934 English local government election 1934 Hornchurch Urban District Council election Parliamentary 1934 03 y 1933 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1933 1935 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1935 12 of 21 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council 11 RA Ratepayers' Association 7 2 10 12 LAB Labour Party (UK) 3 3 1 4 IND Independent politician 1 1 2 3 TWA Town Ward Association Independent 1 1 New 1 The ninth election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place in March 1934. The election was for 12 of 20 seats on the council. They were the first set of elections for the expanded Hornchurch Urban District, that was extended on 1 April 1934 to take in Cranham, Rainham and Upminster. Background Hornchurch parish The number of councillors for Hornchurch parish increased from 13 to 15.Emerson Park 3, Harold Wood 2, North West 5, Thameside 1, Town 4. Councillors continued to serve their three year terms from previous elections. In 1934 the following seats were up for re-election: Harold Wood, 1 seat (out of 2) Hornchurch Town, 1 seat (out of 4) North West Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 5) These seats were last contested three years prior at the election in 1931. In Hornchurch parish, two additional seats were contested in 1934: Emerson Park, 1 seat Hornchurch Town, 1 seat Expanded area On 1 April 1934, Hornchurch Urban District expanded to take in a large area including Cranham, Rainham and Upminster. In the expanded urban district area all the 6 new seats were up for election: Cranham, 1 seat Rainham, 2 seats Upminster, 3 seats Results The results were as follows:Urban Council Nominations Essex Newsman 10 March 1934 4Urban Council Elections Essex Chronicle 30 March 1934 10 Cranham Cranham Ratepayers' Association Hereward Wake Unopposed Ratepayers' Association Emerson Park Emerson Park Ratepayers' Association E. Field 620 Labour Party (UK) A. Twigger 518 Independent H. Pinney 411 Ratepayers' Association Harold Wood Harold Wood Ratepayers' Association E. Potter 522 Labour Party (UK) R. Osborn 264 Ratepayers' Association Hornchurch Town Hornchurch Town Hornchurch Town Ward Association O. Ashdown 763 Ratepayers' Association A. Champion 744 Labour Party (UK) Willie Webb 636 Labour Party (UK) H. Tipping 615 Hornchurch Town Ward Association Ratepayers' Association Ratepayers' Association North West Hornchurch North West Hornchurch Labour Party (UK) J. Matthews 1,404 Independent J. Wren 1,256 Labour Party (UK) T. Martin 1,160 Ratepayers' Association Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers' Association Independent Rainham Rainham Labour Party (UK) T. Willoughby 576 Labour Party (UK) T. Swain 511 Independent H. Gunary 430 Independent H. Swann 417 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upminster Upminster Ratepayers' Association G. Cardnell 1,113 Ratepayers' Association David Ramsay 993 Ratepayers' Association F. Farnan 909 Chamber of commerce J. Gilbert 477 Chamber of commerce A. Rumsey 255 Ratepayers' Association Ratepayers' Association Ratepayers' Association Notes References Hornchurch Category:Hornchurch Urban District Council elections Category:History of the London Borough of Havering