A map showing the wards of Havering from 2002 to 2022 Havering London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55 councillors have been elected from 20 wards .[1]
Political control The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority ahead of the new system coming into full effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:
Council elections Borough result maps 2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map
Wards Wards were established for Havering when it came into existence on 1 April 1965. The first elections of ward councillors took place in 1964.[6] These boundaries were also used for the 1968, 1971 and 1974 elections. For the 1978 elections the ward boundaries were revised.[2] These boundaries were then also used at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 elections.
For the May 1994 elections there were minor adjustments to London borough boundaries, which affected the area and population of some Havering wards.[7] [8] These boundaries were also used at the 1998 elections. The ward boundaries were revised at the May 2002 elections.[4] These boundaries were also used at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 elections. The current ward boundaries came into effect at the May 2022 elections.[9]
By-election results 1964-1968 There were no by-elections.[10]
1968-1971 Bedfords by-election, 27 June 1968[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F. J. Orrin 968 Conservative C. J. Kemp 967 Independent Ratepayers L. E. Jackson 137 Labour A. E. Mills 128 Labour C. J. Connor 123 Independent Ratepayers R. C. Vickers 123 Turnout 20.5% Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Gidea Park by-election, 27 June 1968[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative S. O. New 839 Independent E. Bates 183 Labour R. E. Whitworth 58 Turnout 20.1%
St Andrew's by-election, 27 June 1968[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. G. Peters 1258 Independent Ratepayers T. S. C. Dix 668 Labour G. W. Saunders 279 Liberal B. A. Grant 141 Turnout 27.7%
Collier Row by-election, 16 October 1969[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. F. Cole 1365 Conservative N. F. Symonds 1189 Communist H. S. Reeves 75 Turnout 26.7%
Hilldene by-election, 4 December 1969[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. G. Heath-Coleman 986 Conservative R. E. Ramsey 199 Communist R. Cohen 56 Independent K. W. Roe 53 Turnout 19.1%
Heath Park by-election, 4 June 1970[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. Gladwin 1462 Labour R. S. Kilbey 339 Turnout 17.4%
1971-1974 Collier Row by-election, 8 July 1971[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. E. Mills 1,248 Conservative E. Joslin 489 Communist H. S. Reeves 20 Turnout 16.0%
Gooshays by-election, 8 July 1971[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. C. Mills 1,633 Conservative Mrs M. E. Noyes 161 Liberal T. Hurlstone 77 Turnout 19.4%
Heaton by-election, 8 July 1971[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. R. O'Flynn 1,014 Conservative Mrs A. M. North 170 Liberal B. A. Grant 38 Turnout 17.8%
Hilldene by-election, 8 July 1971[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mrs M. M. Rudlin 1,299 Conservative L. J. Reilly 116 Communist R. Cohen 56 Dwarf C. G. Thomson 22 Liberal T. W. Keeper 21 Turnout 20.5%
Emerson Park by-election, 25 November 1971[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative T. L. Kemp 1,088 Labour Mrs I. S. Whysall 437 Independent Ratepayers J. A. Bates 241 Liberal B. G. Sell 128 Turnout 17.9%
Central by-election, 12 October 1972[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. F. Cox 1,249 Conservative Mrs W. L. Whittingham 860 Turnout 27.1%
Cranham by-election, 24 May 1973[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ratepayers R. Knell 1,708 Conservative Mrs M. E. Noyes 707 Labour S. V. Jack 633 Liberal A. E. Rabone 154 Turnout 27.8%
1974-1978 Hilldene by-election, 24 April 1975[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Reginald J. Whiting 1,195 Conservative Stephen G. Brabner 326 Liberal David J. Ingle 239 Turnout 25.0
Emerson Park by-election, 18 September 1975[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Leonard J. Trott 2,118 Labour John P. Scott 325 Liberal Keith A. Brewington 251 Independent Ratepayers Association Ian H. Wilkes 80 Turnout 25.9
1978-1982 1982-1986 1986-1990 1990-1994 Gooshays by-election, 16 May 1991[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dereck A. Smith 1,714 54.1 Liberal Democrats Terry Hurlestone 845 26.7 Conservative Eric Nicholls 607 19.2 Turnout 39.9 Labour hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sean L. Willis.
Hilldene by-election, 2 July 1992[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dennis J. Cook 982 54.2 Liberal Democrats Terry E. Hurlstone 441 24.4 Conservative John C. Nicholls 388 21.4 Turnout 28.1 Labour hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mark A. Flewitt.
Gidea Park by-election, 10 September 1992[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Marjorie F. Ramsey 851 51.2 Residents Ian H. Wilkes 427 25.7 Labour Francis E. Bland 365 22.0 Ind. Conservative Malcom T. Brace 18 1.1 Turnout 29.2 Conservative hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alice E. Smith.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. William A. Remfry.
1994-1998 There were no by-elections.[14]
1998-2002 Rise Park by-election, 15 June 2000[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gordon Scott-Morris 990 58.1 +12.5 Havering Residents Association John F. Shrimpton 541 31.8 +0.4 Labour Leonard W. Street (Jnr) 138 8.1 -14.9 Socialist Alliance Peter J. Alder 34 2.0 +2.0 Majority 449 16.3 Turnout 1,703 29.0 Conservative hold Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Norman F. Symonds.
Heaton by-election, 25 January 2001[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sean Willis 582 46.2 -14.4 Conservative Edward C. Bates 240 19.0 -1.5 Havering Residents Association Eric J. Staggs 139 11.0 +11.0 Independent Neil R. M. Stanton 135 10.7 +10.7 Liberal Democrats Henry J. Wilson 91 7.2 +7.2 UKIP Terry P. Murray 74 5.9 +5.9 Majority 342 27.2 Turnout 1,261 15.2 Labour hold Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ruby M. Latham.
2002-2006 Rainham & Wennington by-election, 3 April 2003[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Harry A. Webb 771 35.3 +2.3 Conservative Maureen M. Carter 640 29.3 +15.8 Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group Anthony J. J. Turvey 491 22.5 -31.1 Green David J. Peacock 127 5.8 +5.8 National Liberal David Durrant 93 4.3 +4.3 UKIP Terry P. Murray 62 2.8 +2.8 Majority 131 6.0 Turnout 2,184 23.6 Labour gain from Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian M. Clarke.
Rainham & Wennington by-election, 15 July 2004[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Anthony J. Ellis 805 31.2 -4.1 Conservative Maureen M. Carter 776 30.1 +0.8 BNP Mark Blunden 549 21.3 +21.3 Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group Graham K. Croft 265 10.3 -12.2 National Liberal David W. Durant 93 3.6 -0.7 Green Martin Mannion 89 3.5 -2.3 Majority 29 1.1 Turnout 2,577 28.5 Labour gain from Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Wayne A. Redgrave.
2006-2010 St Andrews by-election, 14 June 2007[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Havering Residents Association Mike Winter 993 32.0 -3.6 Conservative Gary G. Murphy 583 18.8 -15.7 BNP Mark J. Logan 580 18.7 +18.7 Labour Bryan T. Vincent 511 16.5 +0.7 National Liberal David W. Durant 184 5.9 -0.8 UKIP Lawrence J. Webb 169 5.5 +5.5 Liberal Democrats Angela A. Kawa 80 2.6 +2.6 Majority 410 13.2 Turnout 3,100 29.6 Havering Residents Association hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brenda J. Riddle.
Squirrel's Heath by-election, 23 August 2007[17] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lynden A. Thorpe 1828 Havering Residents Association Denis H. Stevens 310 Labour Peter J. Mcinerney 210 Liberal Gregory H. Campbell 170 UKIP Terry P. Murray 134 Turnout Conservative hold Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Edward Cahill.
Gooshays by-election, 20 March 2008[18] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Mark Logan 865 38.0 +9.8 Labour Yve Cornell 741 32.5 +6.6 Conservative Malcolm G. Fox 489 21.5 -5.5 UKIP Lawrence J. Webb 70 3.1 -7.6 Liberal David W. Durant 62 2.7 +2.7 Liberal Democrats Ian V. Sanderson 52 2.3 +2.3 Majority 124 5.5 Turnout 2,279 22.6 BNP hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan H. Bailey.
South Hornchurch by-election, 3 July 2008[19] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Michael D. Burton 661 27.0 +7.9 BNP Anthony A. Steff 518 21.2 +21.2 Conservative Christopher P. R. Ryan 438 17.9 -4.7 Labour Graham M. Carr 416 17.0 -5.9 South Hornchurch Independent Residents Group Reg Whitney 287 11.7 -12.8 UKIP Craig J. Litwin 64 2.6 +2.6 English Democrat Dr. Peter Thorogood 28 1.1 +1.1 Residents' Association of London Malvin P. Brown 17 0.7 -4.5 Independent Mark R. Whitehead 17 0.7 +0.7 Majority 143 5.8 Turnout 2,446 23.8 Independent gain from Residents Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Leonard F. Long.
St Andrews by-election, 4 June 2009[20] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Havering Residents Association John C. Wood 1,413 32.0 Conservative Garry L. Pain 891 20.2 BNP Michael Joyce 771 17.5 Labour Graham M. Carr 455 10.3 Say No to European Union Lawrence J. Webb 433 9.8 Liberal David W. Durant 291 6.6 Liberal Democrats Keith I. Taffs 159 3.6 Majority 522 11.8 Turnout 4,413 42.6 Havering Residents Association gain from Conservative Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David G. Charles.
2010-2014 Gooshays by-election, 21 March 2013[21] Party Candidate Votes % ±% UKIP Lawrence James Webb 831 38.95 +24.6 Labour Christine Anne McGeary 569 26.67 -1.8 Conservative Marcus Christian Sebastian Llewellyn-Rothschild 280 13.12 -12.5 Havering Residents Association Darren Christopher Wise 227 10.64 +1.2 BNP Micky Braun 202 9.47 -12.6 Residents' Association of London Malvin Paul Brown 24 1.12 +1.12 Majority 262 12.28 Turnout 2,133 20.5 UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Dennis R. Bull.
2014-2018 Heaton by-election, 5 May 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,122 30.1 +0.4 Conservative Keith Frank Wells 951 25.5 +6.8 UKIP John Thurtle 864 23.3 -14.9 Independent Christopher John Cooper 515 13.8 +13.8 Green Peter Caton 107 2.9 +2.9 Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 86 2.3 +2.3 BNP Denise Underwood 73 2.0 -11.7 National Front Kevin Henry Layzell 14 0.4 +0.4 Majority 171 Turnout Labour gain from UKIP Swing
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Phillip Hyde (Independent, elected as UK Independence Party)[22]
2022-2026 Upminster by-election, 10 August 2023 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Residents Jacqueline Ann Williams 1,642 Conservative Edward Andrew Green 421 Labour John Gregory Sullivan 234 Independent David Warren Durant 150 Green Melanie Jane Collins 115 Liberal Democrats Thomas Patrick Clark 35 Turnout Majority Residents hold Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Linda Hawthorn (Havering Residents Association).
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