Cranham (ward)

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Cranham
Electoral ward
for the Havering London Borough Council
Cranham (ward)
Cranham ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Havering
County Greater London
Population12,987 (2021) [a]
Electorate9,840 (2022)
Major settlements Cranham and Upminster
Area6.557 square kilometres (2.532 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created
  • 1965–1978 (first creation)
  • 2002 (second creation)
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Gillian Ford
  •   John Tyler
  •   Philip Ruck
Created from Cranham East, Cranham West and Emerson Park in 2002
ONS code 00ARGD (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000307 (2002–2022)
  • E05013968 (2022–present)

Cranham is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering. The ward was originally created in 1965 and abolished in 1978. It was created again in 2002 and was revised in 2022. It returns councillors to Havering London Borough Council. The ward has been dominated by councillors standing as Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association candidates. [b]

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Havering council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022. The part of Cranham north of the Southend Arterial Road was transferred to Harold Wood ward.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [1]

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Gillian Ford 3,107 80.5
Residents John Tyler 2,807 72.8
Residents Philip Ruck 2,636 68.3
Conservative Tracey McEvoy53513.9
Conservative Danny Weedon49612.9
Labour Kate Darvill44911.6
Conservative Poh Foong43511.3
Labour David Dawson3388.8
Labour Jeffery Stafford3067.9
Green David Hughes2897.5
Liberal Democrats Susanne Brown1213.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Sait551.4
Turnout 40.83
Majority 2,10154.4
Residents win (new boundaries)
Residents win (new boundaries)
Residents win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Havering council elections

Cranham (ward)
Cranham ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002. The ward of Cranham was recreated, covering parts of northern Upminster and Cranham with the Dury Falls estate area of Hornchurch.

2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 9 May 2019, following the death of Clarence Barrett. [2]

2019 Cranham by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Linda Van den Hende 2,421
Green Peter Caton312
Conservative Ben Sewell257
Labour Adam Curtis219
UKIP Ben Buckland208
Liberal Democrats Thomas Clarke120
Turnout
Residents hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [3]

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Gillian Ford 2,932 68.0
Residents Clarence Barrett 2,817 65.3
Residents John Tyler 2,502 58.0
Conservative Paul Connew97422.6
Conservative Henry Frost76917.8
Conservative Poh Foong59313.8
Labour Kate Darvill47511.0
Labour John McKernan4159.6
Green Peter Caton3257.5
Labour John Millard2876.7
UKIP Helen Johnson2746.4
Turnout 43.09%
Majority 1,528
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

2014 election

2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents June Alexander 3,243 55.7 +3.6
Residents Gillian Ford 3,159
Residents Clarence Barrett 3,090
UKIP Mark O'Neill1,01417.4+11.4
Conservative Pamela Freer85714.7−13.2
Labour Lisa Hitchin1,4136.2%−1.8
Labour Patrick Chalk353
Green Peter Caton3435.9+0.7
Labour John Mckernan338
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [4]

2010 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Gillian Ford 4,160
Residents June Alexander 4,120
Residents Clarence Barrett 3,923
Conservative Jacqueline Long2,202
Conservative Pamela Freer2,085
Conservative Terence Monk1,993
Labour John Mckernan635
Labour Patrick Chalk625
UKIP Sunita Webb482
Labour Diane Diane445
Green Peter Caton412
Independent Maureen Doman94
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [5]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents June Alexander 3,109 63.9
Residents Gillian Ford 3,023
Residents Clarence Barrett 3,014
Conservative Catherine Bull1,01220.8
Conservative Terence Monk913
Conservative Marc Hand838
Labour Margaret Lindsay3787.8
Labour Patrick Chalk375
Labour John McKernan356
Green David Voak2695.5
National Liberal Graham Littlechild992.0
National Liberal Joan Morrison86
National Liberal Edgar Smith75
Turnout 48.1
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [6] As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day.

2002 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Gillian Ford 4,060
Residents June Alexander 4,042
Residents Louisa Sinclair 4,004
Conservative David Charles1,048
Conservative Lesley Kelly900
Conservative Marjorie Ramsey883
Labour Peter Campbell616
Labour John McKernan615
Labour Margaret Lindsay590
Green John Robinson306
Turnout
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

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Searchtool.svg Map showing Cranham ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

The initial version of the ward included parts of northern Upminster and Cranham with Great Warley and North Ockendon. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Havering electoral division from 1965 and then the Upminster division from 1973.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [7]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Ratepayers Rowland Knell 2,811
Ind. Ratepayers Jean Mitchell 2,723
Ind. Ratepayers Louisa Sinclair 2,714
Conservative Mary Noyes1,494
Conservative Peter Gardner1,445
Conservative John Smith1,317
Labour Tom Horlock824
Labour M. Rufus811
Labour M. Ajustron706
Turnout
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing

1973 by-election

The by-election took place on 24 May 1973. [7]

1973 Cranham by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Ratepayers Rowland Knell 1,708
Conservative Mary Noyes707
Labour S. Jack633
Liberal A. Rabone154
Turnout 27.8%
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [8]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Ratepayers Louisa Sinclair 2,875
Ind. Ratepayers W. Topp 2,856
Ind. Ratepayers A. Good 2,835
Conservative D. Walker1,096
Labour S. Jack1,086
Conservative R. Baker1,061
Labour I. Barber1,053
Conservative J. Cooke1,044
Labour P. O'Donoghue1,037
Turnout
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing

1968 election

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Residents W. Topp 2,653
Ind. Residents J. Squire 2,628
Ind. Residents Louisa Sinclair 2,606
Conservative R. Baker1,781
Conservative L. Bonner1,749
Conservative D. Cranna1,749
Labour S. Jack478
Labour E. Goggin474
Labour N. Plant471
Liberal W. Wallace216
Liberal P. Atkinson215
Turnout
Ind. Residents gain from Independent Swing
Ind. Residents gain from Independent Swing
Ind. Residents gain from Independent Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [9]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alan Good 2,586
Independent M. Ansell 2,515
Independent F. Powell 2,429
Labour W. Gillman1,137
Conservative G. Panormo1,017
Conservative D. Walker1,004
Labour V. Walton994
Labour R. Whitworth979
Turnout 4,59145.3
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ↑ Upminster and Cranham Ratepayers' Association in elections before 1978.

References

  1. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Coleman, Liam; Anderson, Hayley (4 March 2019). "Tributes paid to Councillor Clarence Barrett who has died after a heart attack". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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