Stroud Urban District Council

Seven New Members:

Mrs. Hills Heads the Poll

Three Old Members Defeated

With twenty-seven candiates for eighteen seats on the Stroud Urban District Council, the election, which took place on Monday ¹ was one of the most interesting experianced in Stroud for many years. Up to tea-time polling was not very brisk, but in the evening large crowds of voters visited the polling booths and the polling clerks were kept very busy right up to 8 o'clock. The percentage of votors who exercised their right to vote is estimated at over sixty percent, which is quite a good proportion.

Counting tooking place at the Stroud Subscription Rooms on Tuesday morning under the supervision of Mr. E. Northam Witchell, the returning officer. The task was a difficult one and it was not until 3pm that the list was completed, and Mr Witchell was able to announce the results, as follows:-

	Elected		2
	Mrs Hills	1848	SWCA
*	C H Sanderson	1832	I
*	J S Dudbridge	1805	G
*	F W King	1250	I
*	O J Pearce	1174	G
	Major Godsell	1160	G
*	P E Hayward	1144	SCS
	Sir Harry Waters	1067	G
*	S B Park	1053	G
*	W H Harper	1016	Lab
*	E F Hooper	980	G
*	A E Price	950	SCS
	C C W Lambert	867	G
*	Col D F Stuart	809	G
*	E. E. Saunders	800	Lab
	F A Wood	753	I
	J J Hind	688	I(R)
	N D Reyne	650	I(R)
	Not Elected
	W W Bateman	637	I(R)
	F Carter	598	I
	O J Leach	582	R
*	H E Trinder	581	G
	T Langham	553	Lab
*	R J Verney	531	G
	T Howell	483	I
	E F Cudmore	362	I
*	E H Russell	361	I

* Denotes old Members

Stroud Journal 6 April 1928

Comment

Mrs Mills who had been supported in her nomination by the Stroud Womens Citizen Association was the the first women elected to serve on the Council.