1932 Dagenham Urban District Council election

1932 UK local government election 1932 Dagenham Urban District Council election Parliamentary 1932 04 02 y 1931 Dagenham Urban District Council election 1931 1933 Dagenham Urban District Council election 1933 10 of 23 seats to the Dagenham Urban District Council 12 LAB Labour Party (UK) 7 18 17 1 RA Ratepayers' Association 3 6 7 1 Majority party Majority party after election Labour Party Labour Party The seventh election to Dagenham Urban District Council took place on 2 April 1932. Ratepayers' associations had become active in all wards of the district and put forward a full slate of candidates for the first time. They gained one additional councillor from the Labour Party. Background In 1932 ten of the seats were up for re-election: Becontree Heath, 4 seats (out of 8), one of them a by-election caused by the resignation of A. Olive. Chadwell Heath, 2 seats (out of 5) Dagenham, 4 seats (out of 10) Ratepayers' associations for the three wards met in January and agreed to offer a full slate of candidates in the election.Dagenham Elections: Ratepayers to contest all seats Eastern Counties Times 28 January 1932 7 In 1931 the Chadwell Heath Ratepayers' Association had helped to set up the associations in Becontree Heath and Dagenham wards.Ratepayers to arms Eastern Counties'Times 27 November 1931 9 Polling took place on 2 April 1932.Dagenham Election Candidates Eastern Counties Times 31 March 1932 11 Results The results were as follows:Urban Council Elections Essex Newsman 9 April 1932 4 Becontree Heath Becontree Heath Labour Party (UK) Samuel PhilipsSamuel Philips was previously elected for a three-year term in 1929. 1,152 Labour Party (UK) Louis Fitzgerald 1,103 Labour Party (UK) Charles McAlister 1,060 Labour Party (UK) Mary Marley 1,056 Ratepayers' Association George Coppen 876 Ratepayers' Association Harry Newcombe 788 Ratepayers' Association Walter Matthews 712 Ratepayers' Association Frederick Parsons 670 Independent Roy Fisher"Ind Group" Roy Fisher and Edward Ayres stood together. 248 Independent Edward Ayres"Ind Group" 192 Communist Party of Great Britain Malcolm McFarlane 191 Independent Alfred BaleAlfred Bale was previously elected for a three-year term in 1929 as a Labour Party candidate. 122 Communist Party of Great Britain James Cousins 109 Communist Party of Great Britain Percy Bandy 101 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chadwell Heath Chadwell Heath Ratepayers' Association Charlie Duthrie 883 Ratepayers' Association Benjamin Saunders 842 Ratepayers' Association Esther McAlister 214 Ratepayers' Association Ratepayers' Association Dagenham Dagenham Labour Party (UK) Augustus Gibbs 1,347 Labour Party (UK) William GrayWilliam Gray was previously elected for a three-year term in 1929. 1,313 Ratepayers' Association George Gough 1,269 Labour Party (UK) Lily TownsendLily Townsend was previously elected for a three-year term in 1929. 1,262 Ratepayers' Association James Lamb 1,208 Labour Party (UK) John PrestonJohn Preston was previously elected for a three-year term in 1929. 1,205 Ratepayers' Association Henry Hawke 1,192 Ratepayers' Association James Sorrell 1,143 Communist Party of Great Britain William Hall 268 Communist Party of Great Britain William Bolton 259 Communist Party of Great Britain Laurence Fawbert 211 Communist Party of Great Britain James Scanlan 209 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers' Association Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Notes References Dagenham Category:Dagenham Urban District Council elections Category:History of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham