1938 Dagenham Urban District Council election
1938 UK local government election
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The 13th election to Dagenham Urban District Council took place on 2 April 1938. It was the final election to the council, with another election required in November 1938 following the incorporation of Dagenham as a municipal borough.
2 April 1938
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Background
In 1938 twelve of the seats were up for re-election:
- Becontree, 1 seat
- Becontree Heath, 2 seats
- Chadwell Heath, 3 seats
- Dagenham North East, 2 seats
- Dagenham North West, 2 seats
- Dagenham South, 2 seats
Polling took place on 2 April 1938.[1]
Members were elected in 1938 for a three-year term that was due to end in 1941. However, Dagenham was incorporated as a municipal borough on 1 October 1938. Terms were cut short to 1 November 1938 and an all-out election took place.
Results
The results were as follows:[2][3]
Becontree
Becontree Heath
Chadwell Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | B. Saunders[c] | 724 | |||
| Ratepayers | E. Osborne | 715 | |||
| Ratepayers | E. Howard[d] | 713 | |||
| Labour | L. Bennett | 510 | |||
| Labour | A. Broadman | 472 | |||
| Labour | A. Crocombe | 470 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||