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Councillors were elected for a three-year term due to end in 1941. However, due to the [[Second World War]], and the provisions of the [[Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Act 1939|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 [[1948 Hornchurch Urban District Council election|1948 election]]. Councillors elected in 1937, 1938 and 1939, that were due to go out in 1940, 1941 and 1942, had their terms extended to 1946, 1947 and 1948. |
Councillors were elected for a three-year term due to end in 1941. However, due to the [[Second World War]], and the provisions of the [[Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Act 1939|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 [[1948 Hornchurch Urban District Council election|1948 election]]. Councillors elected in 1937, 1938 and 1939, that were due to go out in 1940, 1941 and 1942, had their terms extended to 1946, 1947 and 1948. |
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The results were as follows:<ref>{{cite news |title=Urban Council Elections |work=Essex Chronicle |date=7 April 1939 |page=5}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:39, 10 February 2026
1939 English local government election
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The 14th election to Hornchurch Urban District Council took place in 1939. The election was for 7 of 13 seats on the council. It was the last regular election ahead of the Second World War and there would not be another election until 1946.
Background
In 1939 seven of the seats were up for re-election:
- Cranham, 1 seats (out of 1)
- Emerson Park, 1 seats (out of 3)
- Hornchurch Town, 2 seats (out of 4)
- North West Hornchurch, 1 seat (out of 5)
- Thameside, 1 seats (out of 1)
- Upminster, 1 seats (out of 3)
There were no elections in the Harold Wood or Rainham wards. These seats were last contested three years prior at the election in 1936.
Councillors were elected for a three-year term due to end in 1941. 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 1948 election. Councillors elected in 1937, 1938 and 1939, that were due to go out in 1940, 1941 and 1942, had their terms extended to 1946, 1947 and 1948.
Results
The results were as follows:[1]
Notes
References
- ^ “Urban Council Elections”. Essex Chronicle. 7 April 1939. p. 5.
