1937 Dagenham Urban District Council election

1937 UK local government election 1937 Dagenham Urban District Council election Parliamentary 1937 04 03 y 1936 Dagenham Urban District Council election 1936 1938 Dagenham Urban District Council election 1938 15 of 33 seats to the Dagenham Urban District Council 17 LAB Labour Party (UK) 13 18 RA Ratepayers' Association 2 6 Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour The twelfth election to Dagenham Urban District Council took place on 3 April 1937. Background For the 1937 election the number of wards was increased from three to six, with the number of councillors increased from 23 to 33. In 1937 fifteen of the seats were up for election: Becontree, 4 seats Becontree Heath, 2 seats Chadwell Heath, 2 seats Dagenham North West, 2 seats Dagenham South, 5 seats Polling took place on 3 April 1937.Essex Election Matters Essex Chronicle 12 February 1937 2 Members were elected in 1937 for a three-year term that was due to end in 1940. However, Dagenham was incorporated as a municipal borough on 1 October 1938. Terms were cut short to 1 November 1938 and an all-out election took place. Results The results were as follows:U.D.C Elections Essex Chronicle 19 March 1937 12Urban Council Elections Essex Chronicle 9 April 1937 9 Becontree Becontree Labour Party (UK) A. Banks Unopposed Labour Party (UK) C. DellowC. Dellow was previously elected for a three-year term in 1934 for Becontree Heath ward. Unopposed Labour Party (UK) Annie Thomas Unopposed Labour Party (UK) F. Thomas Unopposed Becontree Heath Becontree Heath Labour Party (UK) F. Brown Unopposed Labour Party (UK) A. Butters Unopposed Chadwell Heath Chadwell Heath Ratepayers' Association C. Wilson 502 Ratepayers' Association J. Andrews 496 Labour Party (UK) Anne Boardman 459 Labour Party (UK) A. Crocombe 264 Dagenham North West Dagenham North West Labour Party (UK) W. Bellamy Unopposed Labour Party (UK) J. Burridge Unopposed Dagenham South Dagenham South Labour Party (UK) W. MarkhamW. Markham was previously elected for a three-year term in 1934 for Dagenham ward. 441 Labour Party (UK) R. ClackR. Clack was previously elected for a three-year term in 1934 for Dagenham ward. 439 Labour Party (UK) W. CainW. Cain was previously elected for a three-year term in 1934 for Dagenham ward. 436 Labour Party (UK) F. Rogers 422 Labour Party (UK) C. Hermitage 419 Residents Association W. Meacham 76 Notes References Dagenham Category:Dagenham Urban District Council elections Category:History of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham