1936 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
1936 UK local government election
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The 11th election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 6 April 1936, for 7 of 21 council seats.
6 April 1936
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Background
In 1936 seven of the seats were up for re-election:
- Cranham, 1 seat (out of 1)
- Emerson Park, 1 seat (out of 3)
- Hornchurch Town, 2 seats (out of 4)
- North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5)
- Thameside, 1 seat (out of 1)
- Upminster, 1 seat (out of 3)
There were no elections in the Harold Wood or Rainham wards. On 1 April 1936, Hornchurch Urban District expanded to take in part of North Ockendon, with the area added to Cranham civil parish and Cranham ward.[1]
Results
The results were as follows:[2][3]
Cranham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Hereward Wake[a] | 400 | |||
| Labour | Willie Webb | 115 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Emerson Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Charles Parker[b] | 681 | |||
| Labour | Alfred Nobbs | 498 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Hornchurch Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Alexander Ferguson[c] | 592 | |||
| Labour | Annie King | 517 | |||
| Independent | Alexander Champion | 475 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Cox | 466 | |||
| Ratepayers | William Govey | 402 | |||
| Ratepayers | Henry Burgin | 377 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
North West Hornchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arthur Twigger | 1,393 | |||
| Ratepayers | Samuel Youngs | 968 | |||
| Independent | Herbert Clark | 243 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
Thameside
Upminster
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | David Ramsay[e] | 1,319 | |||
| Labour | Sidney Barnes | 222 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
- Hereward Wake was previously elected for a two-year term in 1934.
- Charles Parker was previously elected for Hornchurch Village in 1933.
- Alexander Ferguson was previously elected for Hornchurch Village in 1933.
- Benjamin Tarr was previously elected for South Hornchurch in 1933.
- David Ramsay was previously elected for a two-year term in 1934.