Havering London Borough Council elections

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.

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		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	-	-	-

General borough elections

1964 Havering London Borough Council election
1968 Havering London Borough Council election (originally scheduled for 1967)^[1]
1971 Havering London Borough Council election
1974 Havering London Borough Council election
1978 Havering London Borough Council election (originally scheduled for 1977, boundary changes increased the number of seats by eight)^[2]^[3]
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)^[4]^[5]
1998 Havering London Borough Council election
2002 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by nine)^[6]^[7]
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)^[8]

Borough result maps

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

Wards

Wards were established for Havering when it came into existence on 1 April 1965. The first elections of ward councillors took place in 1964.^[9] These boundaries were also used for the 1968, 1971 and 1974 elections. For the 1978 elections the ward boundaries were revised.^[3] These boundaries were then also used at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 elections.

For the May 1994 elections there were minor adjustments to London borough boundaries, which affected the area and population of some Havering wards.^[10]^[11] These boundaries were also used at the 1998 elections. The ward boundaries were revised at the May 2002 elections.^[7] These boundaries were also used at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 elections. The current ward boundaries came into effect at the May 2022 elections.^[12]

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between each general borough election (gains from one party to another shown).

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.^[13]

1968-1971

1968 Bedfords by-election
1968 Gidea Park by-election
1968 St Andrew's (Havering) by-election
1969 Collier Row by-election (Labour gain from Conservative)
1969 Hilldene by-election
1970 Heath Park by-election

1971-1974

1974-1978

1978-1982

1978 St Andrew's (Havering) by-election
1980 Gooshays by-election
1980 Heaton (Havering) by-election
1980 Rise Park by-election
1981 Upminster by-election (Ratepayers gain from Conservative)

1982-1986

1986-1990

1990-1994

1994-1998

There were no by-elections.^[14]

1998-2002

2002-2006

2003 Rainham and Wennington by-election (Labour gain from Ind. Residents)
2004 Rainham and Wennington by-election (Labour gain from Ind. Residents)

2006-2010

2010-2014

2013 Gooshays by-election (UKIP gain from Conservative)

References

^ London Government Act 1967
^ London Councillors Order 1976
^ ^a ^b "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
^ The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993
^ "Havering". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b London Borough Council Elections (2002) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ London Borough Council Elections (1964) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ Alteration of Status of Local Authorities 1993-1994 Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ London Borough Council Elections (1994) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". gov.uk. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

External links

Havering Council

[1] London Government Act 1967

[2] London Councillors Order 1976

[London_1978_election-3] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[4] The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

[5] The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993

[change-6] "Havering". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[London_2002_election-7] London Borough Council Elections (2002) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

[8] "The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[London_1964_election-9] London Borough Council Elections (1964) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

[1994_adjustments-10] Alteration of Status of Local Authorities 1993-1994 Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine

[London_1994_election-11] London Borough Council Elections (1994) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

[12] "The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". gov.uk. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[London_1968_election-13] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[London_1998_election-14] "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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See also Elections in London Boroughs Middlesex County Council elections

v t e Council elections in Greater London
Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
City of London	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes