Oldchurch (ward)

Oldchurch
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Oldchurch ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2002
Councillors	2

Oldchurch 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 councillors to Havering London Borough Council. The name refers to Saint Andrew's Chapel, Romford which was replaced with a church next to the marketplace in 1410. ^[1]

1978–2002 Havering council elections

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

1982 election

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Oldchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Price	812
	Conservative	William Todd	787
	Labour	Ronald Baker	513
	Labour	Robert Kilbey	450
	Alliance	Paul Kelly	415
	Alliance	Margaret Snaith	337
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. ^[2]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Oldchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Price	933
	Conservative	William Todd	932
	Labour	Ronald Baker	770
	Labour	Jocelyn Spindler	668
	National Front	Madeline Caine	90
	National Front	Elsie Harris	82
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. ^[3]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Oldchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Baker	1,389
	Labour	J. Riley	1,366
	Conservative	S. Swift	837
	Conservative	W. Todd	817
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. ^[4]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Oldchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Baker	1,389
	Labour	J. Riley	1,366
	Conservative	S. Swift	837
	Conservative	W. Todd	817
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. ^[5]

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Oldchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Swift	1,189
	Conservative	W. Todd	1,131
	Labour	R. Baker	558
	Labour	T. Ward	540
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. ^[6]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Oldchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Baker	1,022
	Labour	H. Packham	1,004
	Conservative	S. Swift	439
	Conservative	E. McBurnie	426
Turnout			1,494	25.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. Martin, Ged (21 July 2018). "Heritage: Names are all that's left of Havering's old churches". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
2. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.