1930 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
1930 English local government election
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The fifth election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 7 April 1930. The election was for 5 of 13 seats on the council.
7 April 1930
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5 of 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
In 1930 five of the seats were up for re-election:
- Hornchurch Village, 2 seats (out of 4)
- North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5)
- South Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 2)
There were no elections in the Harold Wood ward.
Results
The results were as follows:[1]
Hornchurch Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | Alexander Ferguson | 937 | |||
| Ratepayers | Charles Parker | 803 | |||
| Labour | Willie Webb | 214 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. Tyrrell | 193 | |||
| Independent | F. Standen | 149 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
North West Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | Frederick Cole | 929 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. Russell | 441 | |||
| Independent | W. Edwards | 178 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
South Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Benjamin Tarr | 201 | |||
| Ratepayers | E. Horsham | 94 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||