1928 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
1928 UK local government election
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The third election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 2 April 1928. The election was for 4 of 13 seats on the council. The election gave the Ratepayers' Association a majority on the council.
2 April 1928
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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. Polling took place on 2 April 1928.[2]
Results
4 of 13 seats on the council were up for election. The results were as follows:[3]
Harold Wood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Robert Beard | 263 | |||
| Labour | E. Russell | 187 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Hornchurch Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | Charles Fielder[a] | 588 | |||
| Labour | Benjamin Tarr | 261 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
North West Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | Edith Field | 595 | |||
| Ratepayers | H. Finch | 589 | |||
| Labour | J. Matthews | 557 | |||
| Labour | S. Hawkins | 540 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- Charles Fielder was previously elected for a two-year term in 1926.