1978 Havering London Borough Council election

The 1978 Havering Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council for the second time.

Electoral arrangements

The 1978 election used new ward boundaries for the first time. Prior to the 1978 election the council had 64 members (55 councillors and 9 aldermen). From the 1978 election, 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors.

Ten of the wards were entirely new, including Airfield ward covering the new Airfield estate in Hornchurch. The remaining wards shared the names of previously used wards but with new boundaries. Councillors were elected for a four-year term with the next election scheduled for 1982.

Results

With 38 seats, the Conservative Party won overall control of the council for the second time. Labour Party wins were concentrated in the wards covering the Harold Hill estate (Heaton, Hilldene and Gooshays) with the addition of the new Airfield ward in Hornchurch. Residents and ratepayers candidates were successful in the two seats covering Cranham (Cranham East and Cranham West) as well as Rainham and wards covering southern Hornchurch (Hacton and South Hornchurch).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Ward results

Airfield

Airfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Stephen Clarke	1,479
	Labour	Thomas Mitchell	1,461
	Labour	Sydney Jack	1.396
	Conservative	Edward Hoad	990
	Conservative	Martin Shipp	962
	Conservative	Margaret Munday	947
	Ind. Residents	Andrew Carew	524
	Ind. Residents	Brenda Hammond	440
	Ind. Residents	Joan Lewis	403
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brooklands

Brooklands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Randall Evans	1,235
	Conservative	William Odulate	1,172
	Labour	Arthur Latham	961
	Labour	Sydney Parrish	863
	Communist	Colin Harper	84
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Collier Row

Collier Row (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robin Adaire	1,238
	Conservative	Norman Symonds	1,192
	Labour	Robert Kilbey	764
	Labour	Christine Blake	759
	Liberal	Eric Freeman	214
	Liberal	Keith Brewington	178
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Cranham East

Cranham East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers win (new seat)
	Ind. Ratepayers win (new seat)

Cranham West

Cranham West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Ratepayers	Ron Ower	1,824
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	1,811
	Conservative	Mary Noyes	988
	Conservative	John Smith	877
	Labour	Susan Kortlandt	239
	Labour	Helena Cowin	230
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers win (new seat)
	Ind. Ratepayers win (new seat)

Elm Park

Elm Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Ronald Lynn	1,495
	Labour	Valentine Birnie	1,408
	Labour	Wilf Mills	1,396
	Conservative	Alison Bush	825
	Conservative	Helen Forster	816
	Conservative	Pamela Marsden	765
	National Front	Albert Yetton	147
Turnout
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Hacton

Hacton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Heath Park

Heath Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Heaton

Heaton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Robert Harris	1,632
	Labour	Denis O'Flynn	1,567
	Labour	Geoffrey Otter	1,465
	Conservative	Nigel Boyle	972
	Conservative	John Hann	956
	Conservative	Julian Chiningworth	942
Turnout
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Hilldene

Hilldene (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Reg Whiting	1,479
	Labour	Bessie Whitworth	1,440
	Labour	Ron Whitworth	1,412
	Conservative	Stanley Martin	771
	Conservative	Geoffrey Wright	729
	Conservative	Jane Wright	695
Turnout
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Hylands

Hylands (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Mawney

Mawney (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Rainham

Rainham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

Rise Park

Rise Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Albert James	2,063
	Conservative	David Biddlecombe	1,998
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	2,012
	Labour	Keith Dutton	906
	Labour	Margaret Hoepelman	850
	Labour	Margaret Jack	844
	Ind. Residents	Frank Everett	720
	Ind. Residents	Angela Meads	711
	Ind. Residents	Herbert Borley	169
	Liberal	John Green	169
	Liberal	Adrienne McCarthy	158
	Liberal	Trevor Wood	142
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

St Edward's

St Edward's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

Upminster

Upminster (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

References

^ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ "1978 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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[London_1978_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[2] "1978 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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