Chase Cross (ward)

Chase Cross
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Chase Cross ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	7,354 (1991)
Former electoral ward
Created	1978
Abolished	2002
Councillors	2
Replaced by	Havering Park

Chase Cross was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1978 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returned two councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
1978–1982	Randall Evans		Conservative
1978–1982	William Odulate		Conservative
1982–1988	Eric Freeman		Alliance
1982–1990	Leonard Parmenter		Alliance
1988–1990	Paul Einchcomb		Liberal Democrats
1990–2002	Andrew Rosindell		Conservative
1990–1994	Cyril North		Conservative
1994–1998	Michael White		Conservative
1998–2002	Henry Tebbutt		Conservative

Havering council elections

There was a very minor adjustment of the ward boundaries on 1 April 1994. ^[1]

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum. ^[2]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	2,067
	Conservative	Henry Tebbutt	1,730
	Labour	Paul Stygal	462
	Labour	Frederick Symes	427
Registered electors
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. ^[3]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	1,762	61.04	14.06
	Conservative	Michael White	1,493
	Labour	Pauline Koseda	1,061	38.96	7.85
	Labour	Terrance Osborne	1,017
Registered electors			5,502		168
Turnout			2,889	52.51	3.20
Rejected ballots			7	0.24	0.11
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. ^[4]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	1,472	46.98
	Conservative	Cyril North	1,375
	Labour	Pauline Koseda	949	31.11
	Labour	Dennis Cook	937
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Einchcomb	683	21.91
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Hurlstone	645
Registered electors			5,670
Turnout			3,159	55.71
Rejected ballots			4	0.13
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

1988 by-election

The by-election took place on 21 January 1988, following the death of Eric Freeman. ^[4]

1988 Chase Cross by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Einchcomb	830
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	757
	Labour	Pauline Koscda	540
	Independent	Michael Griffin	14
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. ^[5]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross

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

1982 election

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

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross

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

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. ^[7]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Randall Evans	1,235
	Conservative	William Odulate	1,172
	Labour	Arthur Latham	961
	Labour	Sydney Parrish	863
	Communist	Colin Harper	84
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. 1 May 1993. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.