1982 Havering London Borough Council election

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The 1982 Havering Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Electoral arrangements

The 1982 election used the ward boundaries established in 1978 for the second time. 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors.

Polling took place on 6 May 1982.^[1]

Results

The Conservative Party was re-elected, the first time a party in Havering was elected for a consecutive term with a majority of seats. The Labour Party retained the twelve seats they had won in 1978 covering the Harold Hill estate and the Airfield ward in Hornchurch. The Liberal Party (standing as SDP–Liberal Alliance candidates) won their first seats in a Havering election, taking all three seats in Rainham from the Residents and the two in Chase Cross from the Conservatives. The Conservative Party gained two of the three seats in South Hornchurch from the Residents and one seat went the other way in Upminster ward.^[1]^[2]^[3] This gave the Conservative Party 37 councillors, one less than in 1978.

Ward results

Airfield

Airfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,046
	Labour	Jack Hoepelman	1,036
	Labour	Rosina Purnell	993
	Conservative	Patrick Curtin	958
	Conservative	Martin Sinclair	940
	Conservative	Margaret Munday	922
	Alliance	Thomas Mitchell	792
	Alliance	Cynthia Matthews	771
	Alliance	Gordon Smith	693
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ronald Latchford	1,607
	Conservative	Leonard Trott	1,576
	Alliance	Aidan Corish	374
	Alliance	William Barrett	351
	Labour	Jethro Farrant	636
	Labour	Anthony Hunt	554
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Henry Tebbutt	1,271
	Conservative	Roland Vials	1,030
	Labour	William Harrison	697
	Labour	Michael Blake	690
	Alliance	Charles Brooks	520
	Alliance	Linda Foord	456
Turnout
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Alliance	Eric Freeman	941
	Alliance	Leonard Parmenter	912
	Conservative	Philip Brown	764
	Conservative	William Odulate	693
	Labour	Terence Muldoon	575
	Labour	Henry Webb	516
	National Front	Madeline Caine	35
	National Front	Roy Allman	34
Turnout
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Collier Row

Collier Row (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robin Adaire	984
	Conservative	Patrick Curtin	904
	Labour	Anthony Gordon	728
	Labour	Eileen Gordon	669
	Liberal Alliance FT	Edmund Longhorn	596
	Liberal Alliance FT	Angela Thompson	503
	Green	Andrew Smith	40
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cranham East

Cranham East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Ratepayers	Rowland Knell	1,561
	Ind. Ratepayers	William Remfry	1,496
	Conservative	Peter Gardner	804
	Conservative	Pamela Marsden	696
	Labour	Betty O'Callaghan	294
	Labour	James Morton	293
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

Cranham West

Cranham West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	1,687
	Ind. Ratepayers	Ron Ower	1,671
	Conservative	Owen Collins	1,031
	Conservative	Marigold Reilly	875
	Alliance	Ralph Gordon	295
	Labour	Dereck Marston	188
	Labour	Edward Reeder	180
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

Elm Park

Elm Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Joan Arthur	1,678
	Conservative	Leslie Reilly	1,620
	Conservative	Ronald Woods	1,608
	Labour	George Saunders	1,357
	Labour	Sidney Jack	1,274
	Labour	Robert Kirchner	1,257
	Alliance	Winifred Clarke	1,151
	Alliance	Brian McCarthy	1,119
	Alliance	Cyril Wilkinson	1.072
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jack Moultrie	2,178
	Conservative	William Sibley	2,103
	Alliance	Malcolm Inman	753
	Alliance	Frederick Trotman	733
	Labour	Arthur Oliver	316
	Labour	Dereck Smith	269
Turnout
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Cure	1,964
	Conservative	Alice Smith	1,862
	Alliance	Margaret Lakeman	477
	Alliance	Terence Archer	472
	Labour	Christine Blake	231
	Labour	Anthony Gordon	220
Turnout
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Ronald Lynn	1,307
	Labour	Ronald Whitworth	1,211
	Labour	Wilf Mills	1,202
	Alliance	Peter Osborne	832
	Conservative	Frank Buckland	805
	Alliance	Joyce Robertson	794
	Alliance	Ian Goldsmith	792
	Conservative	Frank Hullyer	789
	Conservative	Doris Hullyer	778
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hacton

Hacton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Albert Davis	1,593
	Residents	Norman Miles	1,462
	Residents	Norman Richards	1,412
	Conservative	Dennis Bull	1,364
	Conservative	Margaret Ashby	1,231
	Conservative	Martin Smeaton	1,165
	Alliance	David Williams	672
	Alliance	John Hewitt	654
	Alliance	Mark Long	626
	Labour	William Howard	596
	Labour	Ernest Rawlins	595
	Labour	Arthur Eade	576
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Forster	2,117
	Conservative	Bob Neill	2,037
	Conservative	Peter Marsden	1,976
	Alliance	Peter Fowler	799
	Alliance	Ronald Huckstep	755
	Labour	Joseph Moore	654
	Alliance	Graham Bridgeman-Clarke	630
	Labour	Sheila Hills	620
	Labour	Marjorie Ville	602
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heath Park

Heath Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Smith	1,766
	Conservative	Eric Munday	1,731
	Alliance	Susan Brewington	736
	Alliance	John Bates	712
	Labour	John Bowyer	363
	Labour	Jeanette Bowyer	354
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton

Heaton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Denis O'Flynn	1,260
	Labour	Geoffrey Otter	1,227
	Labour	Ruby Latham	1,186
	Conservative	Helen Forster	857
	Conservative	Stephen Brabner	854
	Alliance	Barry Keates	836
	Conservative	Pamela Light	794
	Alliance	John Kiff	767
	Alliance	Donald Rogerson	748
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hilldene

Hilldene (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Dennis Cook	1,380
	Labour	Reg Whiting	1,303
	Labour	Bessie Whitworth	1,258
	Conservative	David Ratcliffe	707
	Conservative	Marilyn Tonks	657
	Conservative	Shireen Sycamore	652
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hylands

Hylands (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Gerald Clarke	1,498
	Conservative	Olive Baruch	1,354
	Conservative	Irene Pearce	1,344
	Residents	Alan Prescott	955
	Residents	Colin Scott	927
	Residents	Brian Parker	926
	Labour	Stephen Clarke	880
	Labour	Colin Stickland	871
	Labour	Jess Taylor	871
	Alliance	Norma Kirkman	569
	Alliance	William Halliday	568
	Alliance	Brian Aldridge	560
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mawney

Mawney (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Kenneth Roe	1,734
	Conservative	Winifred Whittingham	1,726
	Conservative	Meirion Owens	1,676
	Labour	George Cox	1,126
	Labour	Peter Johnson	1,049
	Labour	Cyril Whitelock	1,005
	Alliance	Pauline Longhorn	727
	Alliance	Mary Nudd	695
	Alliance	Keith Brewington	594
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Derek Price	812
	Conservative	William Todd	787
	Labour	Ronald Baker	513
	Labour	Robert Kilbey	450
	Alliance	Paul Kelly	415
	Alliance	Margaret Snaith	337
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rainham

Rainham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Alliance	Mary Ball	2,154
	Alliance	Mary Davies	2,139
	Alliance	Paul Long	2,102
	Residents	Henry Turner	826
	Residents	Donald Poole	772
	Conservative	William North	763
	Conservative	Audrey North	734
	Labour	Norma Emmerson	716
	Labour	Roy Matthews	663
	Conservative	Rachel Reilly	631
	Labour	Christine Watson	593
Turnout
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing

Rise Park

Rise Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Christopher Kemp	1,824
	Conservative	Anthony Spencer	1,792
	Labour	David Ainsworth	562
	Labour	Keith Miller	485
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Arthur Cotier	1,960
	Conservative	Albert James	1,951
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	1,801
	Alliance	Adrienne McCarthy	1,099
	Alliance	Martin Heazell	1,018
	Residents	Patrick Phelps	963
	Alliance	Trevor Wood	936
	Labour	Keith Dutton	625
	Labour	Margaret Jack	555
	Labour	Margaret Hoepelman	530
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Edward's

St Edward's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Lydia Hutton	1,329
	Conservative	Roger Ramsey	1,324
	Alliance	Keith Penfold	476
	Alliance	Michael Long	465
	Labour	Patrick Gilley	348
	Labour	Frederick Kaler	328
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	1,029
	Conservative	Ann Cockerton	981
	Conservative	James Allum	979
	Residents	Peter Thwaites	912
	Residents	Ronald Whittaker	908
	Labour	Lucy Bolstridge	891
	Labour	Richard Desmond	890
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	874
	Labour	Keith Darvill	869
	Alliance	Harry Rivers	594
	Alliance	William Tyrell	590
	Alliance	Ivor Cameron	567
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

Upminster

Upminster (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ratepayers	Geoffrey Lewis	2,090
	Conservative	Norman Kemble	2,016
	Conservative	Jean Frost	2,000
	Ratepayers	Joan Lewis	1,974
	Ratepayers	Owen Ware	1,926
	Conservative	Doreen White	1,894
	Alliance	Martin Taylor	464
	Alliance	Anthony Gunton	439
	Alliance	Rodney Dorken	429
	Labour	David Burn	246
	Labour	Peter Baines	237
	Labour	Glyn Harris	226
Turnout
	Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1982 and 1986 elections:

1983 Rainham by-election
1983 Ardleigh Green by-election
1983 Heath Park by-election
1983 Hylands by-election
1983 Mawney by-election
1985 Rainham by-election

Notes

↑ Includes all candidates elected as (Independent) Residents or Ratepayers

References

1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
↑ "1982 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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[1] Includes all candidates elected as (Independent) Residents or Ratepayers

[London_1982_election-2] 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[4] "1982 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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