1937 Hornchurch Urban District Council election

The 12th election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place on 5 April 1937. The election was for 8 of 13 seats on the council.

Background

In 1937 seven of the seats were up for re-election:

• Emerson Park, 1 seat (out of 3)
• Harold Wood, 1 seat (out of 2)
• Hornchurch Town, 1 seat (out of 4)
• North West Hornchurch, 2 seat (out of 5)
• Rainham, 1 seat (out of 2)
• Upminster, 2 seats (out of 3), one of them a by-election caused by the resignation of F. Farnan.

There were no elections in the Cranham or Thameside wards.

Councillors were elected for a three-year term due to end in 1940. However, due to the Second World War, and the provisions of the Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1939–1944 and the Representation of the People Act 1945, their terms were extended until the 1946 election.

Results

The results were as follows:

Emerson Park

Harold Wood

Hornchurch Town

North West Hornchurch

Rainham

Upminster

In the normal cycle, one seat was due for election in 1937 for a three-year term. However, the resignation of F. Farnan meant there was an additional vacancy for the remaining year of his term. As both Herbert Perry and W. Bunch were elected unopposed, the usual practice of giving the longer term to the winner with the most votes was not possible. Therefore, on 12 April 1937, a special meeting was used to draw lots to decide the winner of the three-year term.

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