1986 Havering London Borough Council election

Last updated March 12, 2025

The 1986 Havering Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no to overall control.

Electoral arrangements

The 1986 election used the ward boundaries established in 1978 for the third time. 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors.

Polling took place on 8 May 1986.^[1]

Results

The Conservative Party lost nine seats and their majority on the council.^[1]^[2]^[3] Eight seats went from Conservative to Labour in Brooklands, Elm Park, Hylands, Mawney and Oldchurch wards. Residents gained two seats from the Conservatives in South Hornchurch and one seat went the other way in Upminster. This gave the Conservative Party 28 councillors, the Labour Party 20, and the Residents Association 10 councillors, with an increase of one seat. The SDP–Liberal Alliance candidates held their five seats in Chase Cross and Rainham wards.

Ward results

Airfield

Airfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,459
	Labour	Rosina Purnell	1,456
	Labour	Jack Hoepelman	1,454
	Conservative	Charles Morris	897
	Conservative	Margaret Munday	815
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	800
	Alliance	Alan Hudson	702
	Alliance	Ralph Gordon	684
	Alliance	Harry Rivers	668
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ronald Latchford	1,366
	Conservative	Peter Gardner	1,296
	Labour	Jeanette Thomas	597
	Labour	Philip Wagstaff	529
	Alliance	Aidan Corish	430
	Alliance	Helen Tegg	408
	Green	Michael Wilson	76
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Henry Tebbutt	857
	Labour	Arthur Latham	773
	Conservative	Roland Vials	697
	Labour	Diane Tomlinson	687
	Alliance	Eden Mulliner	652
	Alliance	Graham Potter	609
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Alliance FT	Eric Freeman	1,115
	Liberal Alliance FT	Leonard Parmenter	1,017
	Labour	Robert Kilbey	768
	Labour	Pauline Koseda	759
	Conservative	Roger Farrow	567
	Conservative	George Rusz	469
Turnout
	Liberal Alliance FT hold
	Liberal Alliance FT hold

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	1,461
	Ind. Ratepayers	William Remfry	1,308
	Conservative	Marjorie Ramsey	626
	Labour	Arthur Booton	429
	Labour	Betty O'Callaghan	409
	Alliance	Graham Ford	243
	Alliance	Harold Caton	215
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

Cranham West

Cranham West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Ratepayers	Ron Ower	1,763
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	1,763
	Conservative	Bernard Boakes	790
	Conservative	David Perreira	681
	Labour	Marjorie Ville	253
	Labour	Jennifer Hague	249
	Alliance	Martin Flower	197
	Alliance	Joan Holt	158
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

Elm Park

Elm Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Alan Williams	2,068
	Labour	George Saunders	1,911
	Labour	Michael Lucas	1,818
	Conservative	Joan Arthur	1,415
	Conservative	Derrick Weaver	1,338
	Conservative	Ronald Woods	1,283
	Alliance	Michael Norris	764
	Alliance	Linda Powell	700
	Alliance	John Smith	682
	Residents	Aby Kite	360
	National Front	Graham Williamson	281
	Residents	John Newmeir	242
	Green	Diana Marshall	99
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Roger Ramsey	1,853
	Conservative	Kenneth Roe	1,647
	Alliance	Antony Gunton	615
	Alliance	John Smailes	555
	Labour	Peter Baines	470
	Labour	Sheila Hills	427
	Green	David Marshall	95
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Cure	1,457
	Conservative	Alice Smith	1,367
	Labour	Jacqueline Kirchner	365
	Labour	Simon Thurlow
	Alliance	John Polyblank	337
	Alliance	Rosa Scurry	327
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Ronald Lynn	1,812
	Labour	Wilf Mills	1,693
	Labour	Ronald Whitworth	1,588
	Conservative	Frank Hullyer	795
	Conservative	Doris Hullyer	789
	Conservative	Owen Collins	784
	Alliance	Pamela Offen	494
	Alliance	William Bradman	481
	Alliance	Patricia Allen	479
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hacton

Hacton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Albert Davis	1,381
	Residents	Norman Richards	1,297
	Residents	Barbara Reith	1,283
	Conservative	Dennis Bull	1,015
	Conservative	Margaret Ashby	994
	Conservative	Valerie Colebourn	937
	Labour	David Burn	897
	Labour	Christine French	864
	Labour	Lee Sorrell	859
	Alliance	Roma Penfold	617
	Alliance	David Williams	607
	Alliance	John Hewitt	585
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Pamela Light	1,666
	Conservative	Harry Humphrey	1,618
	Conservative	Bob Neill	1,614
	Labour	William Harrison	977
	Labour	Neil Brindley	915
	Labour	Keith Darvill	908
	Alliance	Keith Plant	658
	Alliance	Derek Brown	601
	Alliance	Elaine Dorken	562
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heath Park

Heath Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mary Edwards	1,347
	Conservative	Eric Munday	1,330
	Labour	Jeannette Bowyer	552
	Labour	Robert Tomlinson	530
	Alliance	Susan Brewington	432
	Alliance	Geoffrey Howard	421
	Green	Alan Burgess	122
	Green	Diane Burgess	119
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton

Heaton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Denis O'Flynn	1,768
	Labour	Geoffrey Otter	1,678
	Labour	Ruby Latham	1,471
	Conservative	Gareth Fox	760
	Conservative	Garry Hillier	707
	Conservative	Paul Piddington	622
	Alliance	Harold Offen	506
	Alliance	Lesley Durso	452
	Alliance	Henry Blackborow	403
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hilldene

Hilldene (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Dennis Cook	1,586
	Labour	Dereck Smith	1,430
	Labour	Bessie Whitworth	1,405
	Conservative	David Ratcliffe	1,026
	Conservative	Martin Davis	1,025
	Conservative	Mark Melvin	985
	Alliance	Graham Bridgeman-Clarke	355
	Alliance	Rodney Dorken	326
	Alliance	William Barrett	309
	National Front	Christopher Dowsett	108
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hylands

Hylands (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Stephen Evans	1,361
	Labour	Dennis Daflon	1,309
	Conservative	Olive Baruch	1,299
	Conservative	Martin Sinclair	1,294
	Labour	Howard Moss	1,211
	Labour	May Whitelock	1,167
	Alliance	Martin Heazell	1,086
	Alliance	David Kendall	1,086
	Alliance	Elizabeth Heazell	1,079
	Green	Helen Smith	103
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mawney

Mawney (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Cyril Field	1,384
	Labour	Michael Davis	1,330
	Labour	William Gilley	1,315
	Conservative	Dennis Holmes	1,228
	Labour	Barry Nottage	1,218
	Conservative	Keith Prince	1,190
	Alliance	John Bates	959
	Alliance	Pauline Longhorn	903
	Alliance	Paul Einchcomb	881
	Green	Frederick Gibson	119
	Green	Richard Mason	100
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Anthony Rew	624
	Conservative	Derek Derek	602
	Labour	Sean Willis	600
	Conservative	Ralph Pritty	579
	Alliance	Nigel Meyer	380
	Alliance	Margaret Lakeman	334
	Green	Kim Smith	53
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rainham

Rainham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Alliance	Mark Long	2,551
	Alliance	Mary Ball	2,401
	Alliance	Laraine Saunders	2,278
	Labour	Patricia Emmett	799
	Labour	William Howard	772
	Labour	Christine Watson	722
	Conservative	Audrey North	401
	Conservative	William North	398
	Conservative	Lorraine Regan	347
Turnout
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing

Rise Park

Rise Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Christopher Kemp	1,316
	Conservative	Norman Symonds	1,291
	Labour	David Ainsworth	518
	Labour	Anthony Larkin	514
	Alliance	John John	439
	Alliance	Peter Dorrington	378
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Arthur Cotier	1,421
	Conservative	Albert James	1,376
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	1,368
	Residents	Barbara Farrant	968
	Residents	Graham Watkins	930
	Residents	Stephen Whittaker	865
	Labour	Keith Dutton	762
	Labour	Margaret Hoepelman	721
	Alliance	Adrienne McCarthy	700
	Labour	Robert Kirchner	691
	Alliance	Brian McCarthy	672
	Alliance	Trevor Wood	613
	Green	Teresa Price	71
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Edward's

St Edward's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Lydia Hutton	1,020
	Conservative	Ann Cockerton	992
	Labour	John John	543
	Labour	Joseph Moore	473
	Alliance	Betty McDowell	390
	Alliance	Peter Osborne	363
	Green	May Burgess	87
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	1,732
	Residents	Roger Newnham	1,555
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	1,486
	Labour	Henry Webb	1,084
	Labour	Anthony Hunt	1,083
	Labour	Michael Wood	997
	Conservative	John Clark	766
	Conservative	Robert Willoughby	760
	Conservative	Michael White	736
	Alliance	Michael Burke	338
	Alliance	Wendie Norris	296
	Alliance	David Bruck	286
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Upminster

Upminster (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Bruce Gordon-Picking	1,835
	Conservative	Jean Frost	1,821
	Conservative	Norman Kemble	1,807
	Ratepayers	Geoffrey Lewis	1,784
	Ratepayers	Joan Lewis	1,700
	Ratepayers	Owen Ware	1,639
	Labour	Tom Horlock	401
	Labour	Margaret Pickford	393
	Labour	James Abrey	392
	Alliance	Margery Ford	366
	Alliance	Colin McArdle	350
	Alliance	Douglas Peters	333
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Ratepayers		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1986 and 1990 elections:

1988 Chase Cross by-election
1988 Gidea Park by-election
1988 Hacton by-election
1989 Rainham by-election

Notes

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

References

1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
↑ "1986 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

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

[London_1986_election-2] 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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

[4] "1986 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

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