1937 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1937 English local government election 1937 Hornchurch Urban District Council election Parliamentary 1937 04 05 y 1936 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1936 1938 Hornchurch Urban District Council election 1938 8 of 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council 11 LAB Labour Party (UK) 3 1 8 9 RA Ratepayers' Association 4 8 8 IND Independent politician 0 1 2 1 CON Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 New 1 The 12th election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 5 April 1937. The election was for 8 of 13 seats on the council. Background In 1937 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 seat (out of 5) Rainham, 1 seat (out of 2) Upminster, 2 seats (out of 3), one of them a by-election caused by the resignation of F. Farnan.Upminster: Lots in council chamber Essex Chronicle 16 April 1937 2 There were no elections in the Cranham or Thameside wards. Councillors were elected for a three-year term due to end in 1940. 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 1946 election. Results The results were as follows:Urban Council Elections Essex Chronicle 9 April 1937 9 Emerson Park Emerson Park Ratepayers' Association E. Field 824 Labour Party (UK) R. Edwards 591 Ratepayers' Association Harold Wood Harold Wood Conservative Party (UK) R. Reynolds 552 Labour Party (UK) H. Pingrain 339 Ratepayers' Association Conservative Party (UK) Hornchurch Town Hornchurch Town Ratepayers' Association C. Josephs 798 Labour Party (UK) Willie Webb 672 Hornchurch Town Ward Association Ratepayers' Association North West Hornchurch North West Hornchurch Labour Party (UK) J. MatthewsJ. Matthews was previously elected for a three-year term in 1934. 1,808 Labour Party (UK) Mrs Williams 1,504 Independent J. Wren 1,406 Labour Party (UK) Independent Labour Party (UK) Rainham Rainham Labour Party (UK) T. WilloughbyT. Willoughby was previously elected for a three-year term in 1934. 586 Independent Mr. Parkinson 458 Labour Party (UK) Upminster In the normal cycle, one seat was due for election in 1937 for a three-year term. However, the resignation of F. Farnan meant there was an additional vacancy for the remaining year of his term. As both Herbert Perry and W. Bunch were elected unopposed, the usual practice of giving the longer term to the winner with the most votes was not possible. Therefore, on 12 April 1937, a special meeting was used to draw lots to decide the winner of the three-year term. Upminster, 12 April 1937 Ratepayers' Association Herbert Perry 1 Ratepayers' Association W. Bunch 0 Ratepayers' Association Ratepayers' Association Notes References Hornchurch Category:Hornchurch Urban District Council elections Category:History of the London Borough of Havering