1938 Dagenham Urban District Council election

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.

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.

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:

Becontree

Becontree Heath

Chadwell Heath

Dagenham South

Dagenham North East

Dagenham North West

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