1927 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
1927 English local government election
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The second election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 4 April 1927. The election was for 6 of 13 seats on the council. The election increased the membership of the Ratepayers' Association on the council.
4 April 1927
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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), a by-election caused by the resignation of G. Matthews[1]
- Hornchurch Village, 2 seats (out of 4)
- North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5)
- South Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 2), one of them a by-election caused by the resignation of E. Poole.[1]
Polling took place on 4 April 1927.[2]
Results
The results were as follows:[3]
Harold Wood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Frederick Davis | 331 | |||
| Labour | E. Russell | 125 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Hornchurch Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Alexander Ferguson | 883 | |||
| Ratepayers | Charles Parker | 568 | |||
| Independent | Robert Beard | 481 | |||
| Labour | B. Tarr | 273 | |||
| Labour | Willie Webb | 223 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
North West Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Frederick Cole | 697 | |||
| Labour | J. Matthews | 628 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
South Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | J. Craig | 147 | |||
| Labour | W. Stanton | 143 | |||
| Labour | G. Pratt | 143 | |||
| Ratepayers | W. Goodchild | 142 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
Three candidates were tied for the second seat, but on a recount Goodchild lost one vote. Stanton and Pratt, each receiving 143 votes, resolved the election by spinning a coin.[4]