The first election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 27 March 1926, ahead of the creation of the new urban district on 1 April 1926.
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All 13 seats to the Hornchurch Urban District Council | |||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
The wards of the previous parish council were used for the new urban district, electing the same number of 13 councillors as the last parish council election in 1925.[1]
Results edit
The results were as follows:[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | G. J. Matthews | 283 | |||
| Independent | H. B. Ayres | 278 | |||
| Ratepayers | H. Powell | 48 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | E. G. Bratchell | 759 | |||
| Ratepayers | C. J. Fielder | 708 | |||
| Independent | R. W. Beard | 695 | |||
| Ratepayers | R. Banks-Martin | 622 | |||
| Independent | A. Ferguson | 587 | |||
| Ratepayers | F. D. Bull | 496 | |||
| Labour | W. E. Chippingdale | 241 | |||
| Labour | E. Parr (Mrs) | 239 | |||
| Labour | W. H. Webb | 218 | |||
| Labour | G. H. Pratt | 179 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Lambert | 626 | |||
| Ratepayers | E. J. Legg | 564 | |||
| Labour | S. A. Hawkins | 526 | |||
| Labour | S. A. Hawkins (Mrs) | 496 | |||
| Labour | J. W. Matthews | 492 | |||
| Ratepayers | F. J. L. Cole | 479 | |||
| Ratepayers | R. H. Bloomfield | 468 | |||
| Ratepayers | E. M. Field (Mrs) | 459 | |||
| Ratepayers | F. H. Moss | 453 | |||
| Labour | W. Stanton | 452 | |||
| Independent | H. J. Finch | 145 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ratepayers | E. M. Poole | 192 | |||
| Ratepayers | W. H. Goodchild | 181 | |||
| Labour | W. E. Edmunds | 92 | |||
| Labour | B. L. Tarr | 86 | |||