| George Tisdale | Ind | 897 |
| Reginald Asplen | Ind | 788 |
Tisdale Elected
A vacancy had arisen due the death of long-standing councillor Edward Hodges. He had served on the council since 1894, the longest serving member to-date (37 years). He had also done three stints as chairman (totaling six years), 1911-13, 1922-25 and 1928-29. Before that he had served on the Local Board. Several present councillors and officials attended his funeral, which took place at St. Nicholas Parish Church. He was 77 years-old.
Both candidates stood as ‘Independents’ but it was widely known that Dr. Asplen had the support of the Ratepayers Association.
One week before the election, a public meeting, supporting Mr.Tisdale, took place at the Abbey Hotel. Strong criticism was voiced against the opposition party, the Ratepayers Association. Chairman of the meeting, Mr Carey-Hill, said the deliberations of the council during the six months they have held office had been more remarkable for their duration rather than their results.
The present chairman of KUDC, Allen Spaven, said during the last election, that high rate assessments were the cause of the formation of the association. They endeavoured to put the assessments on an equitable basis and on that plea, they gained seven seats on the council. Mr Carey-Hill submitted that the efforts of the so-called Ratepayers Association had not turned their election promises into facts.
The victorious Mr.Tisdale, who had failed to be elected at the triennial election six months ago worked extremely hard throughout his campaign, supported by many helpers, he was determined not to fail this time. Dr Asplen too, found many ardent supporters to help his cause. Cars bearing placards for both candidates were much in evidence on polling day. Voting was slow as usual during the morning but by mid-day onwards, the polling clerks were kept busy.
The Polling Stations were open for 12 hours from 8am to 8pm and the results were declared at 9.30 by returning officer, Mr Whittaker. There were five spoilt ballot papers.
7 Ratepayers Association (Mr Lawrence, Mr Randall, Mrs Randall, Mr Spaven, Mr Bennet, Mr Wilson, Mr Jackson)
3 Independents (Mr Gee, Mr Bostock, Mr Tisdale)
2 Unattached (Mr Clarke, Mr Hiorns)