1938 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1938 English local government election 1938 Hornchurch Urban District Council election Parliamentary 1938 04 04 y 1937 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1937 1939 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1939 7 of 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council 11 LAB Labour Party (UK) 4 1 9 10 RA Ratepayers' Association 3 1 8 9 CON Conservative Party (UK) 0 1 1 IND Independent politician 0 1 1 0 The 13th election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 4 April 1938. The election was for 7 of 13 seats on the council. Background In 1938 seven of the seats were up for re-election: Emerson Park, 1 seat (out of 3) Harold Wood, 1 seat (out of 2) Hornchurch Town, 1 seat (out of 4) North West Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 5) Rainham, 1 seat (out of 2) Upminster, 1 seat (out of 3) There were no elections in the Cranham or Thameside wards. Councillors were elected for a three-year term due to end in 1941. 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 1947 election. Results The results were as follows:Hornchurch: Urban Council Elections Essex Chronicle 8 April 1938 7 Emerson Park Emerson Park Ratepayers' Association Frances Sherring 918 Labour Party (UK) Caroline Stevens 899 Ratepayers' Association Harold Wood Harold Wood Ratepayers' Association Alfred Salinger 597 Labour Party (UK) Henry Pingram 594 Independent Ratepayers' Association Hornchurch Town Hornchurch Town Labour Party (UK) Willie Webb 1,115 Ratepayers' Association Robert BeardRobert Beard was previously elected for a three-year term in 1935. 924 Ratepayers' Association Labour Party (UK) North West Hornchurch North West Hornchurch Labour Party (UK) Thomas MartinThomas Martin was previously elected for a three-year term in 1935. 2,107 Labour Party (UK) William MaunderWilliam Maunder was previously elected for a three-year term in 1935. 2,048 Ratepayers' Association Wilson Edwards 1,032 Ratepayers' Association Arthur Bragg 998 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rainham Rainham Labour Party (UK) Alfred HolmesAlfred Holmes was previously elected for a three-year term in 1935. 742 Ratepayers' Association Edward Parkinson 465 Labour Party (UK) Upminster Upminster Ratepayers' Association W. BunchW. Bunch was previously elected for a one-year term in 1937. Unopposed Ratepayers' Association Notes References Hornchurch Category:Hornchurch Urban District Council elections Category:History of the London Borough of Havering