The London Borough of Havering in East London,England,forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 259,552 inhabitants;the principal town is Romford,while other communities include Hornchurch,Upminster,Collier Row and Rainham. The borough is mainly suburban,with large areas of protected open space. Romford is a major retail and night time entertainment centre,and to the south the borough extends into the London Riverside redevelopment area of the Thames Gateway. The name Havering is a reference to the Royal Liberty of Havering which occupied the area for several centuries. The local authority is Havering London Borough Council. It is the easternmost London borough.
Andrew Richard Rosindell MP is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Romford since 2001.
Wennington is a small village in the London Borough of Havering,in east London. It is situated 14.8 miles (23.8 km) east of Charing Cross. Wennington was an ancient parish in the county of Essex that was abolished for civil purposes in 1934. It is peripheral to London,forming a ribbon development extending from the eastern edge of the urban sprawl and surrounded by the Metropolitan Green Belt. Wennington was added to Hornchurch Urban District in 1934 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.
Hornchurch was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. At the 2010 general election parts formed the new seats of Hornchurch and Upminster;and Dagenham and Rainham.
Romford is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Andrew Rosindell,a Conservative.
Barking is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Dagenham was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament that elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was replaced at the 2010 general election largely by Dagenham and Rainham.
Rush Green is a suburban area in Romford in East London,England. It straddles the boundary of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Havering,and is located 13.5 miles (22 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross.
The London Riverside is a redevelopment area on the north side of the River Thames in East London,England. The area was identified as a zone of change following the introduction of the Thames Gateway policy in 1995. Proposals for improvements in the area were at first developed by Havering and Barking and Dagenham councils,with a London Riverside Urban Strategy published in 2002. This was incorporated into the first London Plan published by the Mayor of London in 2004. Between 2004 and 2013 the planning powers in London Riverside and the Lower Lea Valley were the responsibility of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation. Planning powers have now reverted to the local councils. Much of the land available for redevelopment is now owned by GLA Land and Property. There is also a London Riverside business improvement district,which covers a smaller area.
Hornchurch was a local government district in southwest Essex from 1926 to 1965,formed as an urban district for the civil parish of Hornchurch. It was greatly expanded in 1934 with the addition of Cranham,Great Warley,Rainham,Upminster and Wennington;and in 1936 by gaining North Ockendon. Hornchurch Urban District Council was based at Langtons House in Hornchurch from 1929. The district formed a suburb of London and with a population peaking at 131,014 in 1961,it was one of the largest districts of its type in England. It now forms the greater part of the London Borough of Havering in Greater London.
Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London,England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 51 councillors representing 19 wards,with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.
Hornchurch and Upminster is a constituency in Greater London most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Julia Lopez,a member of the Conservative Party,currently Shadow Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport,who succeeded Angela Watkinson in 2017. Watkinson had been elected in 2010 as the constituency's first MP.
Dagenham and Rainham is a parliamentary constituency in Greater London that was created in 2010. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Margaret Mullane and was previously represented from 2010 by Jon Cruddas,both members of the Labour Party.
Havering London Borough Council,also known as Havering Council,is the local authority for the London Borough of Havering in Greater London,England. It is a London borough council,one of 32 in London. The council has been under no overall control since 2014;after the 2022 election,it was run by a coalition of the Havering Residents Association and Labour;since 2024,it has been run solely by the HRA. The council is based at Havering Town Hall in Romford.
Beam Park is a new neighbourhood in the south of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Havering. It is named after the River Beam which forms the boundary between the boroughs. It is part of the London Riverside opportunity area and is designated with neighbouring Rainham as a housing zone by the Greater London Authority. It covers an area of 29 hectares. It will include a town centre in the Havering part of the development and will be served by Beam Park railway station. Much of the land previously part of the Ford Dagenham site is being redeveloped as a joint venture between London and Quadrant and Countryside Properties. Planning consent for 3,000 homes was issued in February 2019 and construction began in May 2019. The first residents moved into Beam Park in December 2020. Planning permission was given for 947 additional homes in December 2022
Jonathan Cruddas is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dagenham and Rainham,formerly Dagenham,between 2001 and 2024.
Rainham is a suburb of East London,England,in the London Borough of Havering. Historically an ancient parish in the county of Essex,Rainham is 13.6 miles (21.9 km) east of Charing Cross and is surrounded by a residential area,which has grown from the historic village,to the north and a commercial area,fronting the River Thames,to the south. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century,Rainham significantly expanded and increased in population,becoming part of Hornchurch Urban District in 1934,and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. The economic history of Rainham is underpinned by a shift from agriculture to industry and manufacture and is now in a period of regeneration,coming within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment area.
Havering Residents Association (HRA) is a group of residents' associations and registered political party in London,England. It is active in the London Borough of Havering and as of 2023 forms a 21-councillor group on Havering London Borough Council. At the 2022 London borough council elections they were the largest party on Havering Council,largest elected residents group in London,and the fourth largest political party represented on all London borough councils. Not all residents groups in Havering are affiliated with the HRA,usually indicating this by standing as 'independent resident' candidates. In 2014 eight members of the Havering Residents Association group split off to form the East Havering Residents Group.
The 2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 51 members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
Nesil Caliskan is a British Labour Party politician who is currently the Member of Parliament for Barking since the 2024 General Election.
