1949 – 9th May – Kenilworth Urban District Council – Elections

Abbey Ward (3 seats)

*William GriffithsIndependent582
*Frederick WhitehouseIndependent475
*Alexander JeacockIndependent461
Harry AndrewLabour Party222
Leonard McDonaldLabour Party185

Borrowell Ward (3 seats)

*Wiliam BostockIndependent954
*Eric Bernard SmithIndependent857
*Alan HuckvaleIndependent810
Alice AndrewLabour Party242

Castle Ward (3 seats)

*Leonard SmalleyIndependent829
*Frank WeetmanIndependent779
*Henry WatlingIndependent690
Thomas IngramLabour Party236

Park Hill Ward (3 seats)

Thomas JacksonIndependent929
*Miles SmallwoodIndependent747
*Hubert HoweConservative Party702
Harold GlosterLabour Party394
Carl AshfordLabour Party263

*denotes retiring member

INDEPENDENTS RULE – LABOUR HAVE BAD DAY

It was an easy victory for the ‘Independents’ with all their eleven candidates being returned. But for the Labour party it was a bad day, all six of their candidates failed get anywhere near being elected.

Before the poll, Hubert Howe, who was elected as an Independent in 1946, said in his election address that he was going to stand as a Conservative this time around. He added that as he was the Chairman of the Kenilworth Conservative Men’s Association, and if I stood as anything but a Conservative I would be letting down not only my friends in the local association but the Conservative cause as a whole. The question of politics even at a local level, cannot be ruled out entirely. The present government are gradually removing many powers of local authorities. This can see seen in the nationalisation of electricity, gas, transport, hospitals and probably water as well. Mr Howe’s statement did not effect his re-election in any way, he was easily returned in the Park Hill Ward. But he was the only official tory on the KUDC.

KUDC Councillors

11 Independents (W. Griffiths, F. Whitehouse, A. Jeacock, W. Bostock, E. Smith, A. Huckvale, L. Smalley, F. Weetman, H. Watling, T. Jackson, M. Smallwood)

1 Conservative (H. Howe)

Chairman 1949-52

1949-50 Alan Huckvale

1950-51 Hubert Howe

1951-52 Hubert Howe

Chairmans Chain of Office – Courtesy of the Warwickshire County Records Office. (ref. PH (N) 600/147/3)

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