1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

1926 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

27 March 1926 (1926-03-27)
All 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council
First party Second party Third party   RA LAB IND Party Ratepayers Labour Independent Seats won 6 4 3 Seats after 6 4 3

The first election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 27 March 1926, ahead of the creation of the new urban district on 1 April 1926.

Background

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.

Results

The results were as follows:

Harold Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. J. Matthews	283
	Independent	H. B. Ayres	278
	Ratepayers	H. Powell	48

Hornchurch Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	E. G. Bratchell	759
	Ratepayers	C. J. Fielder	708
	Independent	R. W. Beard	695
	Ratepayers	R. Banks-Martin	622
	Independent	A. Ferguson	587
	Ratepayers	F. D. Bull	496
	Labour	W. E. Chippingdale	241
	Labour	E. Parr (Mrs)	239
	Labour	W. H. Webb	218
	Labour	G. H. Pratt	179

North West Hornchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Lambert	626
	Ratepayers	E. J. Legg	564
	Labour	S. A. Hawkins	526
	Labour	S. A. Hawkins (Mrs)	496
	Labour	J. W. Matthews	492
	Ratepayers	F. J. L. Cole	479
	Ratepayers	R. H. Bloomfield	468
	Ratepayers	E. M. Field (Mrs)	459
	Ratepayers	F. H. Moss	453
	Labour	W. Stanton	452
	Independent	H. J. Finch	145

South Hornchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	E. M. Poole	192
	Ratepayers	W. H. Goodchild	181
	Labour	W. E. Edmunds	92
	Labour	B. L. Tarr	86