1927 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

The second election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 4 April 1927. The election was for 6 of 13 seats on the council. The election increased the membership of the Ratepayers' Association on the council.

Background

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), a by-election caused by the resignation of G. Matthews
• Hornchurch Village, 2 seats (out of 4)
• North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5)
• South Hornchurch, 2 seats (out of 2), one of them a by-election caused by the resignation of E. Poole.

Polling took place on 4 April 1927.

Results

The results were as follows:

Harold Wood

Hornchurch Village

North West Hornchurch

South Hornchurch

Three candidates were tied for the second seat, but on a recount Goodchild lost one vote. Stanton and Pratt, each receiving 143 votes, resolved the election by spinning a coin.

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