1929 Dagenham Urban District Council election
1929 UK local government election
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The fourth election to Dagenham Urban District Council took place on 23 March 1929. From this election the total number of councillors was increased from 16 to 23, with seven additional members returned in 1929.
23 March 1929
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Background
In 1929 thirteen of the seats were up for re-election:
- Becontree Heath, 5 seats (out of 8)
- Chadwell Heath, 2 seats (out of 5)
- Dagenham, 6 seats (out of 10)
Polling took place on 23 March 1929.[1]
Results
The results were as follows:[2][3]
Becontree Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Bale | 1,632 | |||
| Labour | William Franks | 1,596 | |||
| Labour | Samuel Phillips | 1,568 | |||
| Labour | Richard Heatley | 1,559 | |||
| Labour | William Langlois | 1,408 | |||
| Independent | Herbert Amies[a] | 462 | |||
| Independent | George Coppen[b] | 340 | |||
| Independent | Sidney Smith | 297 | |||
| Communist | Charles White | 222 | |||
| Communist | Jacob Goldberg | 199 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Chadwell Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Hilton | 876 | |||
| Independent | Percival Ashton[c] | 847 | |||
| Labour | Alfred Chorley | 491 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Dagenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Parry[d] | 2,048 | |||
| Labour | William Gray[e] | 2,025 | |||
| Labour | John Preston | 1,987 | |||
| Labour | Lily Townsend | 1,978 | |||
| Labour | Francis Hudson | 1,948 | |||
| Labour | Alfred Rogers | 1,919 | |||
| Independent | Henry Bailey | 1,254 | |||
| Independent | William Bolton | 1,113 | |||
| Independent | Richard Alderson | 1,113 | |||
| Independent | Charles Bolton-Clark | 1,090 | |||
| Independent | Margaret Morris | 1,059 | |||
| Independent | Edward Horsham | 1,054 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Herbert Amies was previously elected for a three-year term in 1926.
- George Coppen was previously elected for a three-year term in 1926.
- Percival Ashton was previously elected for a three-year term in 1926.
- Herbert Parry was previously elected for a three-year term in 1926.
- William Gray was previously elected for a three-year term in 1926.