1927 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1927 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

←  1926 April 1927 (1927-04) 1928  →
6 of 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council
First party Second party Third party   RA LAB IND Party Ratepayers Labour Independent Seats before 6 4 3 Seats won 4 1 1 Seats after 7 4 2 Seat change 1 1

The second election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place in April 1927. The election was for 6 of 13 seats on the council. The election increased the majority of the Ratepayers' Association on the council.

Background

The 1926 election had been for all 13 councillors. In 1927 six of the seats were up for re-election:

• Harold Wood, 1 seat (out of 2)
• Hornchurch Village, 2 seats (out of 4)
• North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5)
• South Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 2)

Results

The results were as follows: ^[1]

Harold Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. H. R. Davis	331
	Labour	E. Russell (Mrs)	125
	Independent hold		Swing

Hornchurch Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	A. Ferguson	883
	Ratepayers	C. L. Parker	568
	Independent	R. W. Beard	481
	Labour	B. L. Tarr	273
	Labour	F. H. W. Webb	223
	Ratepayers gain from Independent		Swing
	Ratepayers hold		Swing

North West Hornchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	F. L. J. Cole	697
	Labour	J. W. Matthews	628
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing

South Hornchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	J. Craig	147
	Labour	W. Stanton	143
	Labour	G. H. Pratt	143
	Ratepayers	W. H. Goodchild	142
	Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Ratepayers		Swing

Stanton and Pratt each received 143 votes and resolved the election by spinning a coin.

References

1. "Urban Councils". Essex Chronicle. 8 April 1927.