Airfield (ward)

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Airfield
Former electoral ward
for the Havering London Borough Council
Airfield (ward)
Airfield ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough Havering
County Greater London
Major settlements South Hornchurch
Former electoral ward
Created1978
Abolished2002
Councillors3
Created from Elm Park, South Hornchurch and Rainham
Replaced by Elm Park, Hacton and South Hornchurch
ONS code 02BBFA

Airfield was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1978 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used at the 1998 elections. It returned three councillors to Havering London Borough Council. The ward covered the eastern part of South Hornchurch, including much of the Airfield housing estate built on the site of RAF Hornchurch. The ward was only represented by Labour Party councillors.

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List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
1978–1982Stephen Clarke Labour
1978–1982Thomas Mitchell Labour
1978–1982Sydney Jack Labour
1982–2002Raymond Emmett Labour
1982–1990Jack Hoepelman Labour
1982–1990Rosina Purnell Labour
1994–1998May Whitelock Labour
1998–2002Benjamin Norwin Labour

Havering council elections

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. [1]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Emmett 1,172
Labour Christopher Purnell 1,093
Labour Benjamin Norwin 991
Residents Dorothy Gray636
Conservative John Carter482
Conservative Charles Morris454
Conservative Nicholas Hughes424
Third Way Jeannie Trueman273
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [2]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Emmett 2,051
Labour Christopher Purnell 1,960
Labour May Whitelock 1,925
Conservative Norman Forster657
Conservative Charles Morris655
Conservative Ian Woodward616
Liberal Democrats Brian Philbrooks400
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Weaver379
Liberal Democrats Michael Weaver351
Third Way Oliver Tillett142
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [3]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Emmett 2,056
Labour Christopher Purnell 1,978
Labour May Whitelock 1,913
Conservative Patricia Dregent1,088
Conservative Peter McComish1,035
Conservative Dominic Swan1,031
Liberal Democrats Maureen Little385
Liberal Democrats Carol Gaspard371
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Oddy342
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [4]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Emmett 1,459
Labour Rosina Purnell 1,456
Labour Jack Hoepelman 1,454
Conservative Charles Morris897
Conservative Margaret Munday815
Conservative Pauline Orrin800
Alliance Alan Hudson702
Alliance Ralph Gordon684
Alliance Harry Rivers668
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [5]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Emmett 1,046
Labour Jack Hoepelman 1,036
Labour Rosina Purnell 993
Conservative Patrick Curtin958
Conservative Martin Sinclair940
Conservative Margaret Munday922
Alliance Thomas Mitchell792
Alliance Cynthia Matthews771
Alliance Gordon Smith693
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [6]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Clarke 1,479
Labour Thomas Mitchell 1,461
Labour Sydney Jack 1.396
Conservative Edward Hoad990
Conservative Martin Shipp962
Conservative Margaret Munday947
Ind. Residents Andrew Carew524
Ind. Residents Brenda Hammond440
Ind. Residents Joan Lewis403
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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