1934 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
1934 English local government election
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The ninth election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place in March 1934. The election was for 12 of 20 seats on the council. They were the first set of elections for the expanded Hornchurch Urban District, that was extended on 1 April 1934 to take in Cranham, Rainham and Upminster.
March 1934
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Background
Hornchurch parish
The number of councillors for Hornchurch parish increased from 13 to 15.[a] Councillors continued to serve their three year terms from previous elections. In 1934 the following seats were up for re-election:
- Harold Wood, 1 seat (out of 2)
- Hornchurch Town, 1 seat (out of 4)
- North West Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 5)
These seats were last contested three years prior at the election in 1931. In Hornchurch parish, two additional seats were contested in 1934:
- Emerson Park, 1 seat
- Hornchurch Town, 1 seat
Expanded area
On 1 April 1934, Hornchurch Urban District expanded to take in a large area including Cranham, Rainham and Upminster. In the expanded urban district area all the 6 new seats were up for election:
- Cranham, 1 seat
- Rainham, 2 seats
- Upminster, 3 seats
Results
The results were as follows:[1][2]
Cranham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Hereward Wake | Unopposed | |||
| Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
Emerson Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | E. Field | 620 | |||
| Labour | A. Twigger | 518 | |||
| Independent | H. Pinney | 411 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
Harold Wood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | E. Potter | 522 | |||
| Labour | R. Osborn | 264 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Hornchurch Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornchurch Town Ward Association | O. Ashdown | 763 | |||
| Ratepayers | A. Champion | 744 | |||
| Labour | Willie Webb | 636 | |||
| Labour | H. Tipping | 615 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Hornchurch Town Ward Association gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
North West Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Matthews | 1,404 | |||
| Independent | J. Wren | 1,256 | |||
| Labour | T. Martin | 1,160 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
Rainham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Willoughby | 576 | |||
| Labour | T. Swain | 511 | |||
| Independent | H. Gunary | 430 | |||
| Independent | H. Swann | 417 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Upminster
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | G. Cardnell | 1,113 | |||
| Ratepayers | David Ramsay | 993 | |||
| Ratepayers | F. Farnan | 909 | |||
| Chamber of commerce | J. Gilbert | 477 | |||
| Chamber of commerce | A. Rumsey | 255 | |||
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| Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
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Notes
- Emerson Park 3, Harold Wood 2, North West 5, Thameside 1, Town 4.