St Andrew's (Havering ward)

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St Andrew's
Electoral ward
for the Havering London Borough Council
St Andrews Church, Hornchurch.jpg
The ward is named for St Andrew's Church
St Andrew's (Havering ward)
St Andrew's ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Havering
County Greater London
Population14,654 (2021) [a]
Major settlements Hornchurch
Area2.904 square kilometres (1.121 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Paul Middleton
  •   Gerry O'Sullivan
  •   Bryan Vincent
GSS code E05013982 (2022–present)

St Andrew's is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

Contents

The ward covers Hornchurch town centre and adjacent residential areas. The ward was dominated by the Conservative Party at the first eight elections. Since 1994, the Hornchurch Residents Association has been the most successful party to stand candidates.

The ward is named for St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch.

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
1964–1968Sidney Legg Conservative
1964–1968J. Macy Conservative
1964–1990Albert James Conservative
1968–1978Edward Hoad Conservative
1968–1974D. Peters Conservative
1974–1978David Biddlecombe Conservative
1978–1994Thomas Orrin Conservative
1978–1990Arthur Cotier Conservative
1990–1994Dennis Bull Conservative
1990–1994Pauline Orrin Conservative
1994–2022John Mylod [b] Residents
Conservative
1994–2006Christopher Oliver Residents
1994–1998Graham Carr Labour
1998–2006Michael Winter Residents
2007–2010 Residents
2006–2007Brenda Riddle Residents
2006–2009David Charles Conservative
2009–2018John Wood Residents
2010–2014Garry Pain Conservative
2014–2018Reginald Whitney Residents
2018–presentPaul Middleton Residents
2018–presentGerry O'Sullivan Residents
2022–presentBryan Vincent Residents

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
  •   Conservative
  •   Residents
  •   Labour

Havering council elections since 2022

St Andrew's (Havering ward)
St Andrew's ward boundaries since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022. [1] The ward is bounded by the Romford-Upminster London Overground line to the north, The Ravensbourne and part of Abbs Cross Lane to the west, the District line of the London Underground to the south and the River Ingrebourne to the east. It includes Hornchurch town centre and the residential areas immediately to the north and south of it. Hornchurch tube station is on the boundary to the south and Upminster Bridge tube station is brought into the ward including the residential streets immediately to the south. The small section of northeastern Elm Park was removed from the ward. [2] [3]

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [4]

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Paul Middleton 2,855
Residents Gerry O'Sullivan 2,823
Residents Bryan Vincent 2,700
Conservative Henry Frost747
Conservative John Mylod735
Conservative Oliver Rose702
Labour Nicholas Butler624
Labour Joseph Jervis534
Labour Abdal Miah471
Green Martin Davis295
Turnout
Residents win (new boundaries)
Residents win (new boundaries)
Residents win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Havering council elections

St Andrew's (Havering ward)
St Andrew's ward boundaries between 2002 and 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002. [5] The St Andrew's ward occupied a triangle of land between the Romford to Upminster Line in the north to the District line in the south, and from the River Ingrebourne in the east to Harrow Lodge Park in the west. [6] It included central Hornchurch and parts of the Elm Park and Upminster Bridge areas. From 6 May 2010 the ward formed part of the Hornchurch and Upminster UK Parliament constituency.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [7]

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Paul Middleton 1,738
Residents Gerry O'Sullivan 1,705
Conservative John Mylod 1,626
Residents Bryan Vincent1,601
Conservative Christopher Sutton1,491
Conservative Richard Rimkus1,438
Labour Janet Davis709
Labour Jeffery Stafford576
Labour Keith Taffs546
UKIP Malvin Brown369
Green Danuta Gorzynska-Hart248
BNP Denise Underwood123
Liberal Democrats David Williams119
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Conservative gain from Residents Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [8]

2014 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents John Wood 1,906
Residents John Mylod 1,894
Residents Reginald Whitney 1,572
UKIP Julian Clark1,570
Conservative Malcolm Brace976
Conservative Georgina Galpin927
Conservative Edward Sepple867
Labour Georgina Carr575
Labour Barbara Bramley568
Labour Keith Taffs462
Green Danuta Gorzynska-Hart312
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Coles81
National Liberal Graham Davidson50
National Liberal Graham Littlechild43
National Liberal Madelaine Marsden32
Turnout
Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

2010 election

For the election on 6 May 2010, which took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election, the turnout was 68.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected. [9]

2010 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Garry Pain 2,397
Residents John Mylod 2,394
Residents John Wood 2,370
Conservative Robert Perry2,342
Residents Michael Winter2,264
Conservative Gloria Passannante1,977
Labour Georgina Carr1,088
Labour Graham Bramley1,032
Labour Janet Davis997
UKIP Gregory Mangham881
Liberal Democrats Peter Spence636
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Coles609
Liberal Democrats Keith Taffs493
Green Danuta Gorzynska-Hart357
Independent Leonard Swallow122
Independent Frederick Jerrett119
Turnout
Conservative gain from Residents Swing
Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Residents hold Swing

2009 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 June 2009, following the resignation of David Charles of the Conservative Party. John Wood of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected. [9]

2009 St Andrew's by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents John Wood 1,413 32.0
Conservative Garry Pain89120.2
BNP Michael Joyce77117.5
Labour Graham Carr45510.3
Say No to European UnionLawrence Webb4339.8
National Liberal David Durant2916.6
Liberal Democrats Keith Taffs1593.6
Turnout
Residents gain from Conservative Swing

2007 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 June 2007, following the resignation of Brenda Riddle of the Hornchurch Residents Association. Michael Winter of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected. [9]

2007 St Andrew's by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Michael Winter 993
Conservative Gary Murphy583
BNP Mark Logan580
Labour Bryan Vincent511
National Liberal David Durant184
UKIP Lawrence Webb169
Liberal Democrats Angela Kawa80
Turnout
Residents hold Swing

2006 election

For the election on 4 May 2006 the turnout was 40.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected. [10]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents John Mylod 1,585
Conservative David Charles 1,535
Residents Brenda Riddle 1,527
Conservative Christopher Ryan1,462
Conservative Gloria Passannante1,388
Residents Michael Winter1,379
Labour Georgina Carr703
Labour Michael Davis616
Labour Bryan Vincent613
Independent Mark Logan324
Independent Kevin Jones304
National Liberal John Coles300
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Conservative gain from Residents Swing
Residents hold Swing

2002 election

For the election on 2 May 2002 the turnout was 38.3%. As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day. Three Hornchurch Residents Association members were elected. [11]

2002 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Christopher Oliver 2,069
Residents John Mylod 1,966
Residents Michael Winter 1,814
Conservative Carol Roberts1,302
Conservative Robert Binion1,115
Labour Terence Matthew1,085
Conservative Jean Cockling1,072
Labour Bryan Vincent1,058
Labour Alan Scott1,006
UKIP Terry Murray232
UKIP Terry Murray224
National Liberal Joseph Guiver205
UKIP Lawrence Webb204
Turnout
Residents win (new boundaries)
Residents win (new boundaries)
Residents win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Havering council elections

St Andrew's (Havering ward)
St Andrew's ward boundaries between 1978 and 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978. [12]

From 1979 the ward was part of the London East constituency for elections to the European Parliament and from 1999 to 2020 the London constituency.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum. [13]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Christopher Oliver 1,423
Residents John Mylod 1,416
Residents Michael Winter 1,272
Labour Georgina Carr960
Labour Graham Carr948
Labour Terence Matthews893
Conservative Pauline Orrin711
Conservative Thomas Orrin703
Conservative Richard Strauss657
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents gain from Labour Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [14]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents John Mylod 1,349
Residents Christopher Oliver 1,323
Labour Graham Carr 1,318
Labour Georgina Carr1,313
Labour Benjamin Norwin1,234
Residents Michael Winter1,199
Conservative Dennis Bull1,033
Conservative Pauline Orrin1,000
Conservative Thomas Orrin976
Residents Terence Matthews331
Residents Cynthia Matthews326
Residents Graham Watkins280
Turnout
Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [15]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Bull 1,555
Conservative Pauline Orrin 1,459
Conservative Thomas Orrin 1,440
Residents Cynthia Matthews1,328
Residents Ian Grimble1,320
Labour Georgina Carr1,294
Residents Graham Watkins1,276
Labour Keith Dutton1,254
Labour Benjamin Norwin1,184
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [16]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Cotier 1,421
Conservative Albert James 1,376
Conservative Thomas Orrin 1,368
Residents Barbara Farrant968
Residents Graham Watkins930
Residents Stephen Whittaker865
Labour Keith Dutton762
Labour Margaret Hoepelman721
Alliance Adrienne McCarthy700
Labour Robert Kirchner691
Alliance Brian McCarthy672
Alliance Trevor Wood613
Green Teresa Price71
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [17]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Cotier 1,960
Conservative Albert James 1,951
Conservative Thomas Orrin 1,801
Alliance Adrienne McCarthy1,099
Alliance Martin Heazell1,018
Residents Patrick Phelps963
Alliance Trevor Wood936
Labour Keith Dutton625
Labour Margaret Jack555
Labour Margaret Hoepelman530
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1978 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 September 1978, following the death of David Biddlecombe. [17]

1978 St Andrew's by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Cotier 1,195
Ind. Ratepayers Angela Meads659
Labour George Saunders593
Liberal Adrienne McCarthy126
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

1978 election

For the election on 4 May 1978 the electorate was 9,027 and turnout was 44%. [18]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert James 2,063
Conservative David Biddlecombe 1,998
Conservative Thomas Orrin 2,012
Labour Keith Dutton906
Labour Margaret Hoepelman850
Labour Margaret Jack844
Ind. Residents Frank Everett720
Ind. Residents Angela Meads711
Ind. Residents Herbert Borley169
Liberal John Green169
Liberal Adrienne McCarthy158
Liberal Trevor Wood142
Turnout
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

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Searchtool.svg Map showing St Andrew's ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

St Andrew's ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Havering on 1 April 1965. For elections to Westminster it was part of the Hornchurch constituency and for elections to the Greater London Council it was part of the Havering electoral division from 1965 and then the Hornchurch electoral division from 1973.

1974 election

For the 2 May 1974 election the electorate was 9,436 and there was a turnout of 42.5%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a four-year term at this and subsequent elections. [19]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Biddlecombe 1,487
Conservative Albert James 1,448
Conservative Edward Hoad 1,445
Labour B. Taylor1,136
Labour W. Russell1,112
Labour B. Baker1,096
Residents J. Woollard1,079
Residents G. Lewis1,068
Residents H. Stubbles1,065
Liberal B. Grant242
Liberal T. Rimmer231
Liberal T. Wood219
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1971 election

For the 13 May 1971 election the electorate was 9,441 and there was a turnout of 42.7%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a three-year term. [20]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert James 1,685
Conservative Edward Hoad 1,653
Conservative D. Peters 1,622
Labour K. Ince1566
Labour M. Rudlin1516
Labour B. Carroll1501
Ind. Ratepayers M. Gay575
Ind. Ratepayers P. Littlechild545
Ind. Ratepayers A. Wright529
Liberal B. Grant174
Liberal T. Rimmer170
Liberal W. Wallace170
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1968 by-election

On 27 June 1968 there was a by-election. Turnout was 27.7%. [20] The by-election followed Sidney Legg becoming an alderman on the council. [21]

1968 St Andrew's by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Peters 1,258
Ind. Ratepayers Thomas Dix668
Labour G. Saunders279
Liberal B. Grant141
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

1968 election

At the 9 May 1968 election the electorate was 8,479 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. Turnout was 45.1%. [22] The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sidney Legg 2,716
Conservative Edward Hoad 2,685
Conservative Albert James 2,609
Liberal B. Grant544
Liberal M. Reeve542
Liberal T. Rimmer531
Labour G. Dodge481
Labour G. Saunders477
Labour D. Ramstead462
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1964 election

It was first used in the 1964 election to Havering London Borough Council, with an electorate of 8,695 returning three councillors. [23] On 7 May 1964 election there was a turnout of 47.2%. The councillors did not formally take up office until 1 April 1965, for a three-year term.

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sidney Legg 2,008
Conservative J. Macy 1,962
Conservative Albert James 1,933
Labour May Rudlin1,453
Labour A. Winch1,444
Labour H. Moss1,436
Liberal T. Rimmer643
Liberal R. Journet633
Liberal G. Elliott591
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. John Mylod changed parties in 2018

References

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