1894 Hendon Rural District Council election

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Hendon within Middlesex. Hendon rural in mddx 1911.png
Hendon within Middlesex.

The 1894 Hendon Rural District Council election took place in December 1894 to elect members of Hendon Rural District Council in London, England. The council had been created under the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), and the whole council was up for election.

Election result

Hendon Rural District Council
3 seats
Electorate: 533 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Augustus J.S. Eck232
Independent Arthur Helsham-Jones149
Independent Samuel H. Gladstone142
Independent William Pendry100
Independent George C. Ellement72
Independent Frederick Dunbar Thomas71
Turnout 766
Independent gain from Swing
Independent gain from Swing


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