In 1925 the County Council adopted a recommendation of a Local Government Committee recommending that the Parish of Canvey Island became an Urban District. In consequence the County Council made the necessary orders in consultation with the Minister of Health which Order was sealed in January 1926 and thus Canvey Island became formally constituted as a new Urban District. Their first meeting was held on 7 April 1926, the Councillors being Messrs. Ansell, Bensley, Chambers, Delaway, Francke, Hartfield, Miss James, Leach and Thompson.
Councillor Harold J A Bensley: 1926/1929
Councillor George H. J. Chambers: 1929/1930
Councillor Frederick J. Leach: 1930/1934
Councillor George H. J. Chambers: 1934/1936
Councillor John E. Longman: 1936/1938
Councillor Frederick J. Leach: 1938/1939
Councillor George A. Pickett: 1939/1941
Councillor Edward Rayment: 1941/1944
Councillor Frederick J. Leach: 1944/1946
Councillor Arthur C. Mason: 1946/1947
Councillor George A. Pickett: 1947/1948
Councillor Horace P. Fielder: 1948/1951
Councillor Arthur C. Mason: 1951/1952
Councillor Frederick J. Leach. 1952/1953
Councillor Edward G. Nightingale: 1953/1954
Councillor Doris G. Elkington: 1954/1955
Councillor Horace P. Fielder: 1955/1957
Councillor Arthur C. Mason: 1957/1958
Councillor Ernest Edward Norman: 1958/1959
Councillor Harry C. Whitcomb: 1959/1960
Councillor George A. Pickett: 1960/1961
Councillor George Herbert H. Prince: 1961/1962
Councillor George Blackwell: 1962/1963
Councillor Sidney Alterman: 1963/1964
Councillor Harry Whitcomb: 1964/1965
Councillor George A. Pickett: 1965/1966
Councillor George A. Pickett: 1966/1967
Councillor George Blackwell: 1967/1968
Councillor Roy Jones: 1968/1969
Councillor Herbert A. Tibbles: 1969/1970
Councillor Brian A. Beasley: 1970/1971
Councillor Wlliam H. Ashworth: 1971/1972
Councillor Donald E. Allen: 1972/1973
Councillor Donald E. Allen: 1973/1974
Details taken from ‘Urban District of Canvey Island 1926-1974 Official Guide.’
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I hope you don’t mind me pointing out that 1972/4 Chairman of the Council was not Dave E. Allen but Don E. Allen. How do I know? Well, it was (is) me. I now live in Leigh but keep in touch with what is happening on Canvey. If you want to confirm this, it is correct on the plaque of the opening of “The Paddocks” Many thanks.
Sorry Don. Thanks for the correction. No wonder I could not find much about you. I will change it forthwith. If you have any items/ stories we can use on the archive we would love to see them. Again apologies
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