1928 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1928 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

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4 of 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council
First party Second party Third party   RA LAB IND Party Ratepayers Labour Independent Seats before 7 4 2 Seats won 3 0 1 Seats after 9 2 2 Seat change 2 2

The third election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place in April 1928. The election was for 4 of 13 seats on the council. The election increased the majority of the Ratepayers' Association on the council.

Background

The council had decided in March 1928 to allow tennis to be played on Sundays at Hylands Park and this proved to be a controversial issue dominating the election. ^[1]

In 1928 four of the seats were up for re-election:

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

There were no elections in the South Hornchurch ward.

Results

4 of 13 seats on the council were up for election. The results were as follows: ^[2]

Harold Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. R. Beard	263
	Labour	E. G. Russell (Mrs)	187
	Independent hold		Swing

Hornchurch Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	C. J. Fielder	588
	Labour	B. L. Tarr	261
	Ratepayers hold		Swing

North West Hornchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	E. M. Field (Mrs)	595
	Ratepayers	H. J. Finch	589
	Labour	J. W. Matthews	557
	Labour	S. A. Hawkins	540
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. "Sunday Games at Hornchurch". Essex Newsman. 31 March 1928.
2. "Urban Councils and Guardians' Elections". The Essex Chronicle. 6 April 1928.