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Post by swanarcadian on May 20, 2018 10:21:58 GMT
Became Wembley MB in 1937.
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Post by colinjg on Nov 12, 2020 7:44:40 GMT
Wembley UDC 1915
[The contents of this post were first published on the other forum on 13 May 2020. They are copied over, with minor modifications, for completeness.]
The Elections and Registration Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 22 July 1915 by the President of the Local Government Board, Walter Long, and completed all its stages rapidly, receiving the Royal Assent on 29 July 1915. The legislation, with annual renewals, postponed municipal elections for the rest of the Great War. The legislation was too late to avoid elections taking place in the spring of 1915.
While working on my interest in Harrow elections I came across the following from (unwarded) WEMBLEY UDC. With 5 vacancies on the Council, no less than 12 candidates came forward and a poll was held on Monday 29 March 1915.
Nominations withdrawn within the allowable period:
Sidney E. Smith (painter and decorator) Reginald Tomsett (printer)
Result (first five elected):
2,995 electors, 1,127 voted, 37.6% turnout, no spoilt ballot papers
William J. Busby 581 (stationer) Edwin Butler 574 (grocer) Wallace J. Wheatland 518 (surveyor) John F. Douglas 435 (clerk in Holy Orders) James Wiggins 399 (house decorator)
George Harris 368 (shop fitter) Edward A. Andrews 358 (pharmaceutical chemist) Henry W. White 274 (trimming merchant) Claude A. Brook 148 (printer) James Angel 41 (decorator)
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Post by colinjg on Jan 3, 2023 16:43:50 GMT
Wembley UDC 1930
Source: Harrow Observer and Gazette, 21 March (nominations), 11 April 1930 (results)
Some assumptions have been made about the identity of the Labour candidates. MacLaren was clearly identified as such in the newspaper's report, which then goes on to state "All the Labour Party's candidates were defeated at the Wembley Council elections on Saturday." So obviously MacLaren was not the sole Labour candidate; further, other news stories from the Harrow Observer for 1930 have Sheppard and Woolley attending debates organised by Wembley Labour Party.
Alperton ward (1 vacancy)
Stephen J. Cass Unopp.
Kenton ward (1 vacancy)
Frederick Costin Unopp.
Sudbury ward (2 vacancies, 4,010 electors, 27.1% t'out)
Edwin Butler 716 John H. Lambert 685
Alexander MacLaren (Lab) 272
Wembley Central ward (1 vacancy, 2,743 electors, 547 voted, 19.9% t'out)
Mervyn R. Harley 345 Alfred W. Sheppard (Lab) 202
Maj 143
Wembley Hill ward (2 vacancies, 3,332 electors, 28.4% t'out)
Rev. H.W.R. Elsley 599 Herbert R.J. Marsh 375
Alan Clayton 339 Joseph Woolley (Lab) 241
Wembley Park ward (1 vacancy)
Frederick Lee Unopp.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 4, 2023 22:08:12 GMT
Wembley UDC 1928
Source: Harrow Observer and Gazette, 16 March (nominations), 6 April 1928 (results)
Alperton ward (1 vacancy)
F.E. Thompson Unopp.
Sudbury ward (1 vacancy)
J.A. Newbutt Unopp.
Wembley Central ward (1 vacancy)
W.J. Allen Unopp.
Wembley Hill ward (2 vacancies)
C.J. Life (RA) 515 H.W. Foster (Ind) 460
L.F. Drury 312
Note: Life received the support of the local Conservative Association.
Wembley Park ward (2 vacancies)
C.H. Blackburn Unopp. A. Marshall Unopp.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 4, 2023 22:28:06 GMT
Wembley UDC 1924
Source: Harrow Observer and Gazette, 21 March (nominations), 11 April 1924 (results)
There were nine candidates for four vacancies. Turnout was 33.5%.
A. Hewitt 2,001 W.J. Busby 1,885 E. Butler 1,683 J.H. Hawley 1,625
J.W. Gordon (Lab) 604 P. Bottoms (Lab) 495 A.W. Sheppard (Lab) 494 W.J. Coaley (Lab) 456 E. Barnes 142
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Post by colinjg on Jan 4, 2023 23:03:37 GMT
Wembley UDC 1925
Source: Harrow Observer and Gazette, 10 April 1925 (results)
Again there were nine candidates for four vacancies. c 9,187 electors, 2,358 voting, 25.7% t'out.
O.W. Jenkins 1,592 Martin Morris 1,462 H.W. Foster 1,356 M.R. Harley 1,294
J.W. Gordon (Lab) 550 Miss Howse (Lab) 416 R.S. Sidney 404 A.W. Sheppard (Lab) 401 W.J. Coaley (Lab) 378
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Post by colinjg on Jan 22, 2023 10:59:56 GMT
Wembley UDC 1907
Source: Harrow Gazette, 20 March (nominations), 29 March 1907 (results).
There were three vacancies. c 1,200 electors, 621 voted, c 51.8% t'out.
David Baldwin 481 Charles H. Sheppard 348 Joseph G. Nicholls 275
Geoffrey B. Gush 260 Edward Barnes 101 William Greene 85
A seventh candidate, Edward C. Loveday, withdrew his nomination papers.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 22, 2023 16:36:37 GMT
Wembley UDC 1908
Source: Harrow Gazette 20 March 1908 (nominations), 10 April 1908 (results).
There were three vacancies. Of an electorate of about 1,300, 660 went to the poll, indicating a turnout of about 51%. There were 6 spoilt papers.
Geoffrey B. Gush (solicitor) 444 J.S. Ainsworth (commercial traveller) 392 James Harris (bookseller and stationer) 379
George T. Barham (gentleman) 374 Harold E. Brown (flour factor) 78 Joseph Parkinson (farm manager) 9
Parkinson withdrew his candidature but too late to prevent his name appearing on the ballot papers. Two further candidates withdrew within the permitted period: William T. Ecclestone (builder and contractor) and John W.P. Silvester (Clerk in Holy Orders).
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Post by colinjg on Jan 25, 2023 11:28:31 GMT
Apologies for the somewhat random order, but
Wembley UDC 1906
Source: Harrow Observer 16 March 1906 (nominations) and 6 April 1906 (results)
There were three vacancies. Electors: 1,115. Voted: 487. T'out: 43.7%
Martin Morris (gentleman) 262 Edwin Butler (grocer) 259 James S. Sadler (soap manufacturer) 220
Walter S. Taylor (stockbroker) 162 Edward C. Loveday (jeweller) 140 Joshua Harper (stationer) 125
A seventh candidate, John W.P. Silvester (clerk in Holy Orders), was nominated but withdrew within the permitted period. He was vicar of Wembley.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 25, 2023 22:56:07 GMT
Wembley UDC 1909
Source: Harrow Observer 19 March 1909 (nominations), 9 April 1909 (results)
There were three vacancies:
Martin Morris (gentleman) 528 Edwin Butler (grocer) 436 William G. Hill (gentleman's outfitter) 398
Herbert M. Woodfield (merchant's buyer) 307 George H. Ward (land agent & surveyor) 241
A sixth candidate, George Titus Barham (gentleman), withdrew his nomination within the allowable period.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 26, 2023 8:59:45 GMT
Wembley UDC 1910
Source: Harrow Observer 18 March 1910 (nominations), 8 April 1910 (results).
There were four vacancies. The paper reported that 811 went to the poll and that there were two spoilt papers.
David Baldwin (retired estate bailiff) 487 Herbert M. Woodfield (wholesale boot & shoe merchant) 456 George H. Ward (surveyor & auctioneer) 421 Charles H. Green (insurance expert) 230
Herbert J.C. Sumpter (solicitor) 225 Edward M. Green (postmaster) 215 Harry D. Sinclair (traveller) 196
Two further candidates, Charles H. Shepherd (clerk) and Oliver Sunderland (accountant) were nominated, but withdrew their papers within the permitted period.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 26, 2023 18:02:08 GMT
Wembley UDC 1911
Source: Harrow Observer 10 March 1911 (nominations), 31 March 1911 (result).
There were three vacancies. About one-third of the electors polled.
Sidney J. Ainsworth (commercial traveller) 444 Herbert J.C. Sumpter (solicitor) 400 James Harris (stationer) 386
Charles H. Green (insurance official) 285
A fifth candidate at this election, Henry Honour (baker and confectioner), withdrew his nomination paper within the permitted period. Harris was president of the local Ratepayers' Association.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 27, 2023 8:59:43 GMT
Wembley UDC 1912
Source: Harrow Observer 15 March 1912 (nominations), 22 March 1912 (Florey retires)
There were three vacancies:
Edwin Butler (grocer) Unopp. George W. Hill (gentleman's outfitter) Unopp. Martin Morris (gentleman) Unopp.
A fourth candidate, Henry Florey (dairy and farm manager), was nominated but withdrew within the permitted period.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 27, 2023 17:02:00 GMT
Wembley UDC 1913
Source: Harrow Observer 14 March 1913 (nominations), 11 April 1913 (result).
As usual there were three vacancies.
William A. Evershed (licensed victualler) 809 Herbert M. Woodfield (managing director) 784 George H. Ward (surveyor and estate agent) 769
James W. Comben (builder) 650
Evershed, Woodfield and Ward were supported by the local Conservative Association; Comben was supported by the local Ratepayers' Association.
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Post by colinjg on Jan 27, 2023 22:29:41 GMT
Wembley UDC 1914
Source: Harrow Observer 20 March 1914 (nominations) and 10 April 1914 (results).
There were six vacancies, caused by the council size increasing to 12 members. This resulted in a greater number of nominations than usual. The Observer reported that there were 2,962 electors of whom 1,423 voted. Turnout was stated to be 49.7%, although calculation gives 48.0%.
One nomination, that of Robert J. Dearlove, was declared invalid by the Returning Officer owing to the absence of a description. Five further (valid) nominations were withdrawn within the allowable period, for:
Herbert H. Crabb (salesman) Charles H. Green (insurance manager) Max Lichtenburg (property owner) Walter S. Taylor (stockbroker) Henry T. Treglown (merchant)
The result was:
William Lefley (bootmaker) 770 John W.P. Silvester (Clerk in Holy Orders) 758 John A. Knight (civil engineer) 686 James W. Comben (builder) 609 Percy C. Stallworthy (bank manager) 605 Edward A. Andrews (pharmaceutical chemist) 526
George Harris (shopfitter) 437 Herbert J. Sumpter (solicitor) 402 Henry W. White (trimming merchant) 377 Charles Bourne (draper) 100
Lefley and Bourne contested the election singly. Comben and Harris comtested the election together on a joint 'ticket'. The remaining six candidates contested the election together on a 'ticket' and were supported by the local Conservative Association.
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