1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
26 March 1926
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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
[edit]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.[1] 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.[2]
Results
[edit]The results were as follows:[3]
Harold Wood
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | G. Matthews | 283 | |||
| Independent | Henry Ayres | 278 | |||
| Ratepayers | H. Powell | 48 | |||
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G. Matthews was elected for a three-year term but retired early in 1927.[4]
Hornchurch Village
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | Edgar Bratchell | 759 | |||
| Ratepayers | Charles Fielder | 708 | |||
| Independent | Robert Beard | 695 | |||
| Ratepayers | R. Banks-Martin | 622 | |||
| Independent | A. Ferguson | 587 | |||
| Ratepayers | F. Bull | 496 | |||
| Labour | W. Chippingdale | 241 | |||
| Labour | E. Parr | 239 | |||
| Labour | Willie Webb | 218 | |||
| Labour | G. Pratt | 179 | |||
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North West Hornchurch
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Edwin Lambert | 626 | |||
| Ratepayers | E. Legg | 564 | |||
| Labour | S. Hawkins | 526 | |||
| Labour | S. Hawkins | 496 | |||
| Labour | J. Matthews | 492 | |||
| Ratepayers | Frederick Cole | 479 | |||
| Ratepayers | R. Bloomfield | 468 | |||
| Ratepayers | Edith Field | 459 | |||
| Ratepayers | F. Moss | 453 | |||
| Labour | W. Stanton | 452 | |||
| Independent | H. Finch | 145 | |||
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South Hornchurch
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | E. Poole | 192 | |||
| Ratepayers | W. Goodchild | 181 | |||
| Labour | W. Edmunds | 92 | |||
| Labour | Benjamin Tarr | 86 | |||
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E. Poole was elected for a three-year term but retired early in 1927.[4]