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1927 Hornchurch Urban District Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
RA
LAB
IND
Party
Ratepayers
Labour
Independent
Seats before
6
4
3
Seats won
4
1
1
Seats after
7
4
2
Seat change
1
1
The second election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place in April 1927. The election was for 6 of 13 seats on the council. The election increased the majority of the Ratepayers' Association on the council.
Background [ edit ]
The 1926 election had been for all 13 councillors. In 1927 six of the seats were up for re-election:
Harold Wood, 1 seat (out of 2)
Hornchurch Village, 2 seats (out of 4)
North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5)
South Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 2)
Results [ edit ]
The results were as follows:[1]
Stanton and Pratt each received 143 votes and resolved the election by spinning a coin.
References [ edit ]
^ "Urban Councils". Essex Chronicle . 8 April 1927.