Gidea Park (ward)

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Gidea Park
Former electoral ward
for the Havering London Borough Council
Gidea Park (ward)
Gidea Park ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough Havering
County Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created1978
Abolished2002
Councillors2

Gidea Park was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1965 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections. It returned two councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

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1978–2002 Havering council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum. [1]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Valerie Evans 1,010
Residents Ian Wilkes 995
Conservative Edward Eden896
Conservative Robert Whitton837
Labour Francis Bland403
Labour John Daly379
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

1994 election

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

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Ian Wilkes 1,099 40.91 New
Residents Valerie Evans 1,049
Conservative Keith Prince 99537.87Decrease2.svg13.21
Conservative Marjorie Ramsey993
Labour Eileen Gordon56321.22Decrease2.svg 4.42
Labour Francis Bland551
Registered electors 5,661Decrease2.svg 34
Turnout 2,72848.19Decrease2.svg 1.64
Rejected ballots20.07Steady2.svg
Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Residents gain from Conservative Swing

1992 by-election

The by-election took place on 10 September 1992, following the resignation of Alice Smith. [3]

1992 Gidea Park by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marjorie Ramsey 851 51.2
Residents Ian Wilkes42725.7
Labour Francis Bland36522.0
Ind. Conservative Malcom Brace181.1
Turnout 29.2
Conservative hold Swing

1990 election

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

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alice Smith 1,519 51.08
Conservative Keith Prince 1,508
Labour Francis Bland78525.64
Labour Martin O'Donnell734
Independent Ian Wilkes69023.28
Registered electors 5,695
Turnout 2,83849.83
Rejected ballots20.07
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1988 by-election

The by-election took place 21 January 1988, following the resignation of David Cure. [4]

1988 Gidea Park by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Forster 954
Labour Tony Gordon284
Liberal Democrats John Bates56
Turnout
Conservative hold

1986 election

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

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Cure 1,457
Conservative Alice Smith 1,367
Labour Jacqueline Kirchner365
Labour Simon Thurlow
Alliance John Polyblank337
Alliance Rosa Scurry327
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1982 election

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

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Cure 1,964
Conservative Alice Smith 1,862
Alliance Margaret Lakeman477
Alliance Terence Archer472
Labour Christine Blake231
Labour Anthony Gordon220
Turnout
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1978 election

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

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Johnston 2,090
Conservative Alice Smith 1,998
Labour Judith Paul428
Labour Anthony Gordon419
Turnout
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [8]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Johnston 1,661
Conservative Alice Smith 1,636
Liberal J. Gibbons360
Liberal S. Gibbons330
Labour E. Freeman315
Labour J. Smith315
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [9]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Johnston 1,730
Conservative N. Kemble 1,677
Labour P. Ridley458
Labour A. Houghton451
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1968 by-election

The by-election took place on 27 June 1968.

1968 Gidea Park by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. New 839
Independent E. Bates183
Labour R. Whitworth58
Turnout 20.1%
Conservative hold Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [10]

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Clark 2,108
Conservative John Johnston 2,069
Independent F. Chatfield213
Independent L. Robertson206
Labour A. Houghton174
Labour A. Miles164
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [11]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Johnson 1,596
Conservative John Whale 1,582
Independent E. Bates349
Labour A. Houghton347
Labour A. Mills316
Turnout 2,18839.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  11. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.