1935 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
1935 UK local government election
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The 10th election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 4 April 1935, for 6 of 21 council seats.
4 April 1935
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Background
In 1935 six of the seats were up for reelection:
- Emerson Park, 1 seat (out of 3)
- Harold Wood, 1 seat (out of 2)
- Hornchurch Town, 1 seat (out of 4)
- North West Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 5)
- Rainham, 1 seat (out of 2)
- Upminster, 1 seat (out of 3)
The seats in Hornchurch parish were up for election three years prior in 1932 and in Rainham and Upminster in 1934.
Results
The results were as follows:[1]
Emerson Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Frances Sherring | 1,081 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Twigger | 776 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Harold Wood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | F. Davis | 629 | |||
| Labour | Sidney Barnes | 409 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Hornchurch Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Robert Beard | 874 | |||
| Labour | Annie King | 541 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
North West Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Martin | 1,216 | |||
| Labour | William Maunder | 1,160 | |||
| Ratepayers | S. Youngs | 1,070 | |||
| Ratepayers | A. Bragg | 1,006 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
Rainham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Holmes | 349 | |||
| Independent | A. Raven | 328 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Upminster
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | F. Farnan | 334 | |||
| Independent | H. Martin | 117 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
F. Farnan was elected for a three-year term but retired early in 1937 and was replaced by William Bunch.[2]