1928 Dagenham Urban District Council election
1928 UK local government election
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The third election to Dagenham Urban District Council took place on 31 March 1928. The Labour Party gained two seats and a majority on the council.
31 March 1928
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Background
In 1928 six of the seats were up for re-election:
- Becontree Heath, 2 seats (out of 5), one of them a by-election caused by the resignation of Mary Morris.[1]
- Chadwell Heath, 2 seats (out of 5)
- Dagenham, 2 seats (out of 6)
Nominations closed on 17 March 1928 and polling took place on 31 March 1928.[2][3]
Results
The results were as follows:[4]
Becontree Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Fisher | 1,540 | |||
| Labour | A. Olive | 1,512 | |||
| Independent | A. Aldridge | 851 | |||
| Independent | Deverell | 731 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Chadwell Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Smith[a] | 848 | |||
| Independent | James Tyler[b] | 831 | |||
| Labour | W. Podmore | 394 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Dagenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Murphy[c] | 1,681 | |||
| Labour | William Markham | 1,663 | |||
| Independent | W. Burton | 983 | |||
| Independent | R. Alderson | 948 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||