Havering London Borough Council elections

A map showing the wards of Havering from 2002 to 2022

Havering London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55 councillors have been elected from 20 wards. ^[1]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority ahead of the new system coming into full effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Election	Overall Control		Labour	Conservative	Ind./Res.	Lib Dems	BNP	UKIP
1964		No overall control	27	16	12	-	-	-
1968		Conservative	7	35	13	-	-	-
1971		Labour	30	13	12	-	-	-
1974		No overall control	26	20	9	-	-	-
1978		Conservative	12	38	13	-	-	-
1982		Conservative	12	37	9	5	-	-
1986		No overall control	20	28	10	5	-	-
1990		No overall control	25	19	13	6	-	-
1994		No overall control	31	11	17	4	-	-
1998		No overall control	29	14	17	3	-	-
2002		No overall control	9	26	18	1	-	-
2006		Conservative	2	34	16	1	1	-
2010		Conservative	5	33	16	-	-	-
2014		No overall control	1	22	24	-	-	7
2018		No overall control	5	25	24	-	-	-
2022		No overall control	9	23	23	-	-	-

Leadership

See also: List of mayors of Havering

The role of mayor in Havering is largely ceremonial, usually being held by a different councillor each year. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1965 have been: ^{[2] [3]}

Councillor	Image	Party		From	To
Jack Moultrie			Conservative	1965	1971
Michael Ward			Labour	1971	1974
Jack Moultrie			Conservative	1974	1977
William Sibley			Conservative	1977	1978
Jack Moultrie			Conservative	1978	1984
Roger Ramsey			Conservative	1984	1990
Arthur Latham		Labour	1990	1996
Louise Sinclair			Residents' Association	1996	1997
Wilf Mills			Labour	1997	1998
Ray Harris			Labour	1998	2002
Eric Munday			Conservative	2002	2004
Michael White			Conservative	2004	29 Jan 2014
Steven Kelly		Conservative	29 Jan 2004	11 Jun 2014
Roger Ramsey			Conservative	11 Jun 2014	23 May 2018
Damian White		Conservative	23 May 2018	25 May 2022
Ray Morgon		Havering Residents Association	25 May 2022

Council elections

• 1964 Havering London Borough Council election
• 1968 Havering London Borough Council election
• 1971 Havering London Borough Council election
• 1974 Havering London Borough Council election
• 1978 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by eight) ^[4]
• 1982 Havering London Borough Council election
• 1986 Havering London Borough Council election
• 1990 Havering London Borough Council election
• 1994 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^{[n 1] [n 2]}
• 1998 Havering London Borough Council election
• 2002 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by nine) ^{[5] [6]}
• 2006 Havering London Borough Council election
• 2010 Havering London Borough Council election
• 2014 Havering London Borough Council election
• 2018 Havering London Borough Council election
• 2022 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one) ^[7]

Borough result maps

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  2002 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2010 results map
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  2014 results map
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  2018 results map
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  2022 results map

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections. ^[8]

1968-1971

Bedfords by-election, 27 June 1968 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Orrin	968
	Conservative	C. J. Kemp	967
	Independent Ratepayers	L. E. Jackson	137
	Labour	A. E. Mills	128
	Labour	C. J. Connor	123
	Independent Ratepayers	R. C. Vickers	123
Turnout				20.5%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gidea Park by-election, 27 June 1968 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. O. New	839
	Independent	E. Bates	183
	Labour	R. E. Whitworth	58
Turnout				20.1%

St Andrew's by-election, 27 June 1968 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. G. Peters	1258
	Independent Ratepayers	T. S. C. Dix	668
	Labour	G. W. Saunders	279
	Liberal	B. A. Grant	141
Turnout				27.7%

Collier Row by-election, 16 October 1969 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. F. Cole	1365
	Conservative	N. F. Symonds	1189
	Communist	H. S. Reeves	75
Turnout				26.7%

Hilldene by-election, 4 December 1969 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. G. Heath-Coleman	986
	Conservative	R. E. Ramsey	199
	Communist	R. Cohen	56
	Independent	K. W. Roe	53
Turnout				19.1%

Heath Park by-election, 4 June 1970 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gladwin	1462
	Labour	R. S. Kilbey	339
Turnout				17.4%

1971-1974

Collier Row by-election, 8 July 1971 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. E. Mills	1,248
	Conservative	E. Joslin	489
	Communist	H. S. Reeves	20
Turnout				16.0%

Gooshays by-election, 8 July 1971 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. C. Mills	1,633
	Conservative	Mrs M. E. Noyes	161
	Liberal	T. Hurlstone	77
Turnout				19.4%

Heaton by-election, 8 July 1971 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. R. O'Flynn	1,014
	Conservative	Mrs A. M. North	170
	Liberal	B. A. Grant	38
Turnout				17.8%

Hilldene by-election, 8 July 1971 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs M. M. Rudlin	1,299
	Conservative	L. J. Reilly	116
	Communist	R. Cohen	56
	Dwarf	C. G. Thomson	22
	Liberal	T. W. Keeper	21
Turnout				20.5%

Emerson Park by-election, 25 November 1971 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. L. Kemp	1,088
	Labour	Mrs I. S. Whysall	437
	Independent Ratepayers	J. A. Bates	241
	Liberal	B. G. Sell	128
Turnout				17.9%

Central by-election, 12 October 1972 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. F. Cox	1,249
	Conservative	Mrs W. L. Whittingham	860
Turnout				27.1%

Cranham by-election, 24 May 1973 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Ratepayers	R. Knell	1,708
	Conservative	Mrs M. E. Noyes	707
	Labour	S. V. Jack	633
	Liberal	A. E. Rabone	154
Turnout				27.8%

1974-1978

Hilldene by-election, 24 April 1975 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reginald J. Whiting	1,195
	Conservative	Stephen G. Brabner	326
	Liberal	David J. Ingle	239
Turnout				25.0

Emerson Park by-election, 18 September 1975 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard J. Trott	2,118
	Labour	John P. Scott	325
	Liberal	Keith A. Brewington	251
	Independent Ratepayers Association	Ian H. Wilkes	80
Turnout				25.9

1990-1994

Gooshays by-election, 16 May 1991 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dereck A. Smith	1,714	54.1
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Hurlestone	845	26.7
	Conservative	Eric Nicholls	607	19.2
Turnout				39.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sean L. Willis.

Hilldene by-election, 2 July 1992 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dennis J. Cook	982	54.2
	Liberal Democrats	Terry E. Hurlstone	441	24.4
	Conservative	John C. Nicholls	388	21.4
Turnout				28.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mark A. Flewitt.

Gidea Park by-election, 10 September 1992 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marjorie F. Ramsey	851	51.2
	Residents	Ian H. Wilkes	427	25.7
	Labour	Francis E. Bland	365	22.0
	Ind. Conservative	Malcom T. Brace	18	1.1
Turnout				29.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alice E. Smith.

Cranham East by-election, 5 November 1992 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Jean H. Mitchell	1,190	62.9
	Labour	Keith E. Darvill	490	25.9
	Conservative	Ian M. Woodward	212	11.2
Turnout				33.4
	Residents hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. William A. Remfry.

1994-1998

There were no by-elections. ^[12]

1998-2002

Rise Park by-election, 15 June 2000 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Scott-Morris	990	58.1	+12.5
	Havering Residents Association	John F. Shrimpton	541	31.8	+0.4
	Labour	Leonard W. Street (Jnr)	138	8.1	-14.9
	Socialist Alliance	Peter J. Alder	34	2.0	+2.0
Majority			449	16.3
Turnout			1,703	29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Norman F. Symonds.

Heaton by-election, 25 January 2001 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sean Willis	582	46.2	-14.4
	Conservative	Edward C. Bates	240	19.0	-1.5
	Havering Residents Association	Eric J. Staggs	139	11.0	+11.0
	Independent	Neil R. M. Stanton	135	10.7	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Henry J. Wilson	91	7.2	+7.2
	UKIP	Terry P. Murray	74	5.9	+5.9
Majority			342	27.2
Turnout			1,261	15.2
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ruby M. Latham.

2002-2006

Rainham & Wennington by-election, 3 April 2003 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry A. Webb	771	35.3	+2.3
	Conservative	Maureen M. Carter	640	29.3	+15.8
	Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group	Anthony J. J. Turvey	491	22.5	-31.1
	Green	David J. Peacock	127	5.8	+5.8
	National Liberal	David Durrant	93	4.3	+4.3
	UKIP	Terry P. Murray	62	2.8	+2.8
Majority			131	6.0
Turnout			2,184	23.6
	Labour gain from Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian M. Clarke.

Rainham & Wennington by-election, 15 July 2004 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony J. Ellis	805	31.2	-4.1
	Conservative	Maureen M. Carter	776	30.1	+0.8
	BNP	Mark Blunden	549	21.3	+21.3
	Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group	Graham K. Croft	265	10.3	-12.2
	National Liberal	David W. Durant	93	3.6	-0.7
	Green	Martin Mannion	89	3.5	-2.3
Majority			29	1.1
Turnout			2,577	28.5
	Labour gain from Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Wayne A. Redgrave.

2006-2010

St Andrews by-election, 14 June 2007 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Havering Residents Association	Mike Winter	993	32.0	-3.6
	Conservative	Gary G. Murphy	583	18.8	-15.7
	BNP	Mark J. Logan	580	18.7	+18.7
	Labour	Bryan T. Vincent	511	16.5	+0.7
	National Liberal	David W. Durant	184	5.9	-0.8
	UKIP	Lawrence J. Webb	169	5.5	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Angela A. Kawa	80	2.6	+2.6
Majority			410	13.2
Turnout			3,100	29.6
	Havering Residents Association hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brenda J. Riddle.

Squirrel's Heath by-election, 23 August 2007 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynden A. Thorpe	1828
	Havering Residents Association	Denis H. Stevens	310
	Labour	Peter J. Mcinerney	210
	Liberal	Gregory H. Campbell	170
	UKIP	Terry P. Murray	134
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Edward Cahill.

Gooshays by-election, 20 March 2008 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mark Logan	865	38.0	+9.8
	Labour	Yve Cornell	741	32.5	+6.6
	Conservative	Malcolm G. Fox	489	21.5	-5.5
	UKIP	Lawrence J. Webb	70	3.1	-7.6
	Liberal	David W. Durant	62	2.7	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ian V. Sanderson	52	2.3	+2.3
Majority			124	5.5
Turnout			2,279	22.6
	BNP hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan H. Bailey.

South Hornchurch by-election, 3 July 2008 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael D. Burton	661	27.0	+7.9
	BNP	Anthony A. Steff	518	21.2	+21.2
	Conservative	Christopher P. R. Ryan	438	17.9	-4.7
	Labour	Graham M. Carr	416	17.0	-5.9
	South Hornchurch Independent Residents Group	Reg Whitney	287	11.7	-12.8
	UKIP	Craig J. Litwin	64	2.6	+2.6
	English Democrat	Dr. Peter Thorogood	28	1.1	+1.1
	Residents' Association of London	Malvin P. Brown	17	0.7	-4.5
	Independent	Mark R. Whitehead	17	0.7	+0.7
Majority			143	5.8
Turnout			2,446	23.8
	Independent gain from Residents		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Leonard F. Long.

St Andrews by-election, 4 June 2009 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Havering Residents Association	John C. Wood	1,413	32.0
	Conservative	Garry L. Pain	891	20.2
	BNP	Michael Joyce	771	17.5
	Labour	Graham M. Carr	455	10.3
	Say No to European Union	Lawrence J. Webb	433	9.8
	Liberal	David W. Durant	291	6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Keith I. Taffs	159	3.6
Majority			522	11.8
Turnout			4,413	42.6
	Havering Residents Association gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David G. Charles.

2010-2014

Gooshays by-election, 21 March 2013 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Lawrence James Webb	831	38.95	+24.6
	Labour	Christine Anne McGeary	569	26.67	-1.8
	Conservative	Marcus Christian Sebastian Llewellyn-Rothschild	280	13.12	-12.5
	Havering Residents Association	Darren Christopher Wise	227	10.64	+1.2
	BNP	Micky Braun	202	9.47	-12.6
	Residents' Association of London	Malvin Paul Brown	24	1.12	+1.12
Majority			262	12.28
Turnout			2,133	20.5
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Dennis R. Bull.

2014-2018

Heaton by-election, 5 May 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis O'Flynn	1,122	30.1	+0.4
	Conservative	Keith Frank Wells	951	25.5	+6.8
	UKIP	John Thurtle	864	23.3	-14.9
	Independent	Christopher John Cooper	515	13.8	+13.8
	Green	Peter Caton	107	2.9	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Coles	86	2.3	+2.3
	BNP	Denise Underwood	73	2.0	-11.7
	National Front	Kevin Henry Layzell	14	0.4	+0.4
Majority			171
Turnout
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Phillip Hyde (Independent, elected as UK Independence Party) ^[20]

2022-2026

Upminster by-election, 10 August 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Jacqueline Ann Williams	1,642
	Conservative	Edward Andrew Green	421
	Labour	John Gregory Sullivan	234
	Independent	David Warren Durant	150
	Green	Melanie Jane Collins	115
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Patrick Clark	35
Turnout
Majority
	Residents hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Linda Hawthorn (Havering Residents Association).

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