1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1926 UK local government election 1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election Parliamentary 1926 3 26 y 1925 Hornchurch Parish Council election 1925 1927 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1927 All 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council 7 RA Ratepayers' Association 6 6 LAB Labour Party (UK) 4 4 IND Independent politician 3 3 The first election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 26 March 1926, ahead of the creation of the new urban district on 1 April 1926. Background The wards of the previous parish council were used for the new urban district, electing the same number of 13 councillors as the last parish council election in 1925.Essex Elections Essex Chronicle 10 April 1925 4 The number of councillors elected for each ward were: Harold Wood, 2 seats Hornchurch Village, 4 seats North West Hornchurch, 5 seats South Hornchurch, 2 seats Nominations closed on 12 March 1926 and polling took place on 26 March 1926.Essex Urban Councils Essex Chronicle 12 March 1926 8 Results The results were as follows:Urban Elections Essex Chronicle 2 April 1926 3 Harold Wood Harold Wood (2) Independent G. Matthews 283 Independent Henry Ayres 278 Ratepayers' Association H. Powell 48 Independent Independent G. Matthews was elected for a three-year term but retired early in 1927.Hornchurch, March 8 Essex Chronicle 11 March 1927 3 Hornchurch Village Hornchurch Village (4) Ratepayers' Association Edgar Bratchell 759 Ratepayers' Association Charles Fielder 708 Independent Robert Beard 695 Ratepayers' Association R. Banks-Martin 622 Independent A. Ferguson 587 Ratepayers' Association F. Bull 496 Labour Party (UK) W. Chippingdale 241 Labour Party (UK) E. Parr 239 Labour Party (UK) Willie Webb 218 Labour Party (UK) G. Pratt 179 Ratepayers' Association Ratepayers' Association Independent Ratepayers' Association North West Hornchurch North West Hornchurch (5) Labour Party (UK) Edwin Lambert 626 Ratepayers' Association E. Legg 564 Labour Party (UK) S. Hawkins 526 Labour Party (UK) S. Hawkins 496 Labour Party (UK) J. Matthews 492 Ratepayers' Association Frederick Cole 479 Ratepayers' Association R. Bloomfield 468 Ratepayers' Association Edith Field 459 Ratepayers' Association F. Moss 453 Labour Party (UK) W. Stanton 452 Independent H. Finch 145 Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers' Association Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South Hornchurch South Hornchurch (2) Ratepayers' Association E. Poole 192 Ratepayers' Association W. Goodchild 181 Labour Party (UK) W. Edmunds 92 Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Tarr 86 Ratepayers' Association Ratepayers' Association E. Poole was elected for a three-year term but retired early in 1927. References Hornchurch Category:Hornchurch Urban District Council elections Category:History of the London Borough of Havering