1994 Havering London Borough Council election

1994 Havering London Borough Council election
All 63 seats up for election to; Havering London Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
Registered	177,754
Turnout	81,655. 45.94% ( 3.20)
Council control before election; ; No Overall Control	Council control after election ; ; No Overall Control

The 1994 Havering Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

Electoral arrangements

63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors. The 1994 election used the 1978 wards with some boundary revisions that became effective 1 April 1994.^[2] The most significant change was Cranham East which lost Great Warley. Gooshays and Harold Wood gained and lost some territory as the borough boundary was aligned to the M25 motorway.^[a]

Polling took place on 5 May 1994.^[3]

Results

The council remained in no overall control.^[3]

1994 Havering London Borough Council elections^[4]^[5]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	/−
	Labour	31	5	0	5	49.21	43.87	86,997	2.16
	Residents	17	4	0	4	26.98	18.18	36,058	5.13
	Conservative	11	0	8	8	17.46	25.02	49,622	9.97
	Liberal Democrats	4	1	2	1	6.35	11.65	23,103	3.97
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.67	1,326	0.09
	Third Way	0	0	0		0.00	0.47	924	New
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	0.14	273	0.22
Total		63						198,303

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Airfield

Airfield (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond F. Emmett*	2,051	63.01	4.70
	Labour	Christopher W. Purnell*	1,960
	Labour	May E. Whitelock*	1,925
	Conservative	Norman R. Forster	657	20.47	10.45
	Conservative	Charles T. Morris	655
	Conservative	Ian M. Woodward	616
	Liberal Democrats	Brian M. Philbrooks	400	12.00	1.23
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Weaver	379
	Liberal Democrats	Michael E. Weaver	351
	Third Way	Oliver S. Tillett	142	4.52	New
Registered electors			7,499		229
Turnout			3,250	43.34	3.41
Rejected ballots			1	0.03	0.08
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald F. Latchford*	1,081	39.56	15.96
	Conservative	Peter C. Gardner*	1,066
	Liberal Democrats	Terry E. Hurlstone	877	32.19	18.64
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie M. Goodwin	871
	Labour	Gordon V. Thompson	779	28.25	2.68
	Labour	Kevin R. Robinson	755
Registered electors			6,252		111
Turnout			2,848	45.55	0.07
Rejected ballots			4	0.14	0.14
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Brooklands

Brooklands (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Latham*	1,490	53.99	10.75
	Labour	George T. Taylor	1,406
	Conservative	Henry A. Tebbutt Snr.*	933	34.19	10.97
	Conservative	Cyril North^†^{[n 1]}	901
	Residents	Eric R. King	331	11.82	New
	Residents	Charles Vincent	303
Registered electors			5,605		126
Turnout			2,788	49.74	2.38
Rejected ballots			3	0.11	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell*	1,762	61.04	14.06
	Conservative	Michael White	1,493
	Labour	Pauline Koseda	1,061	38.96	7.85
	Labour	Terrance Osborne	1,017
Registered electors			5,502		168
Turnout			2,889	52.51	3.20
Rejected ballots			7	0.24	0.11
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Collier Row

Collier Row (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stefan F. Koseda*	1,543	63.21	12.44
	Labour	Patrick D. Ridley*	1,433
	Conservative	Eileen P. Bramwell	893	36.79	12.44
	Conservative	Patrick C. Curtin	839
Registered electors			5,591		214
Turnout			2,533	45.30	4.35
Rejected ballots			8	0.32	0.10
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Cranham East

Cranham East (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	*Jean H. Mitchell^{[n 2]}**	1,755	63.23	14.72
	Residents	Geoffrey Lewis	1,624
	Labour	Anthony B. Gibbs	672	22.98	7.79
	Labour	Jeffrey G. Stafford	542
	Conservative	Sheila R. Ramsey	364	13.78	6.94
Registered electors			5,420		303
Turnout			2,755	50.83	3.04
Rejected ballots			3	0.11	0.08
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

Cranham West

Cranham West (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Louisa G. Sinclair*	2,272	70.48	10.37
	Residents	Joan P. Lewis	2,054
	Conservative	Martin K. Davis	497	16.19	6.94
	Labour	Tom G. Horlock	430	13.33	3.43
	Labour	Lesley Wheaton	388
Registered electors			5,491		146
Turnout			3,039	55.35	2.57
Rejected ballots			1	0.03	0.03
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Elm Park

Elm Park (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Hoepelman*	2,260	47.52	3.41
	Labour	Eric R. Harris	2,198
	Labour	Howard P. Moss*	2,056
	Conservative	Lorraine Regan	1,144	23.37	6.41
	Conservative	Derrick E. Weaver	1,047
	Conservative	David Lel	1,013
	Third Way	Graham K. Williamson	782	17.12	New
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen D. Cooper	564	11.99	New
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Cooper	549
	Liberal Democrats	Bernedette A. Oddy	530
Registered electors			8,959		137
Turnout			4,407	49.19	2.48
Rejected ballots			3	0.07	0.36
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger E. Ramsey*	1,647	51.33	10.94
	Conservative	Angela E. Watkinson	1,567
	Labour	Martyn S. Cooper	865	26.57	0.38
	Labour	Keith F. Dutton	798
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Bowman	724	22.10	10.55
	Liberal Democrats	Ian V. Sanderson	660
Registered electors			7,169		54
Turnout			3,172	44.25	3.97
Rejected ballots			4	0.13	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Ian H. Wilkes	1,099	40.91	*New*
	Residents	Valerie A. Evans	1,049
	Conservative	Keith A. Prince*	995	37.87	13.21
	Conservative	Marjorie F. Ramsey*^{[n 3]}	993
	Labour	Eileen Gordon	563	21.22	4.42
	Labour	Francis E. Bland	551
Registered electors			5,661		34
Turnout			2,728	48.19	1.64
Rejected ballots			2	0.07
	Residents gain from Conservative
	Residents gain from Conservative

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Del Smith	2,179	68.61	3.35
	Labour	William G. Harrison*	2,070
	Labour	Michael P. Davis*	2,046
	Conservative	Steven D. Bell	624	19.36	8.68
	Conservative	Jacqueline H. Tebbutt	586
	Conservative	Eileen R. Rosindell	566
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Clayden	391	12.03	New
	Liberal Democrats	Adam F. Hurlstone	365
	Liberal Democrats	William L. Bonnen	347
Registered electors			7,775		254
Turnout			3,317	42.66	4.46
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.61
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Hacton

Hacton (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Barbara Reith*	2,080	48.22	6.89
	Residents	Ivor J. Cameron*	2,032
	Residents	Stephen R. Whittaker	1,994
	Labour	Ken Clark	1,545	35.64	1.54
	Labour	Joan Clark	1.511
	Labour	William Howard	1,457
	Conservative	Sidney E. Ball	665	16.14	8.43
	Conservative	Laurence Hagger	665
	Conservative	Maureen M. Carter	653
Registered electors			8,557		1
Turnout			4,438	51.86	0.77
Rejected ballots			14	0.32	0.30
	Residents hold
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan W. Coles	1,628	41.16	5.11
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline S. Hurlstone	1,527
	Liberal Democrats	David S. Parker-Ross	1,505
	Labour	Keith E. Darvill	1,222	31.70	7.20
	Labour	Janet P. Davis	1,187
	Labour	Jennifer Hague	1,179
	Conservative	Jacqueline P. Owen	1,123	27.14	2.09
	Conservative	Keith F. Wells	998
	Conservative	Anthony A. Bramwell	950
Registered electors			8,132		123
Turnout			3,883	47.75	8.85
Rejected ballots			6	0.15	0.08
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

Heath Park

Heath Park (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Edwards*	1,384	47.16	13.52
	Conservative	Eric A. Munday*	1,288
	Labour	John McCole	928	32.33	6.99
	Labour	Iain M. Stanford	903
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Turner	581	20.51	New
Registered electors			6,506		59
Turnout			2,823	43.39	3.49
Rejected ballots			4	0.14	0.44
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Heaton

Heaton (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis R. O'Flynn*	2,192	68.76	4.59
	Labour	Ruby M. Latham*	2,187
	Labour	Ghassan G. Karian	2,124
	Conservative	David A. Ratcliffe	629	19.57	7.08
	Conservative	Hazel L. Tebbutt	619
	Conservative	Richard Richardson	603
	Liberal Democrats	John C. Porter	403	11.67	New
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah L. Wilding	352
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Williams	350
Registered electors			8,483		379
Turnout			3,086	36.38	5.94
Rejected ballots			4	0.13	0.35
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hilldene

Hilldene (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Dennis J. Cook^{[n 4]}**	1,894	71.27	2.61
	Labour	Wilfrid C. Mills*	1,700
	Labour	Anthony M. Hunt*	1,682
	Conservative	Anne S. Cannings	481	18.48	7.64
	Conservative	David J. Hayhow	452
	Conservative	Henry A. Tebbut Jnr.	436
	Liberal Democrats	John E. Hewitt	258	10.25	New
	Liberal Democrats	Alison P. Jasper	254
	Liberal Democrats	Keith L. Plant	246
Registered electors			6,298		235
Turnout			2,679	42.54	4.53
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.61
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hylands

Hylands (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond J. Shaw*	1,884	39.49	4.57
	Labour	David C. Martin	1,878
	Labour	Michael D. Wood	1,795
	Conservative	Anthony J. Fawcett	1,056	22.28	16.11
	Conservative	Janet T. Levy	1,047
	Conservative	Martin N. Sinclair	1,032
	Liberal Democrats	David C. Williams	502	9.96	New
	Independent	George T. Cullen	463	9.87	New
	Liberal Democrats	Kevan A. Wilding	452
	Liberal Democrats	Mark D. Miller	447
	Independent	Terry P. Murray	435	9.28	New
	Independent	Steven J. Hudson	428	9.12	New
Registered electors			8,950		142
Turnout			3,945	44.08	3.14
Rejected ballots			2	0.05	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Mawney

Mawney (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorna Feeney	1,765	47.07	3.67
	Labour	Sheila A. McCole	1,728
	Labour	Robert S. Kilbey*	1,727
	Conservative	Cyril Field	1,293	32.59	6.89
	Conservative	Mark R. Gadd	1,172
	Conservative	Dennis S. Holmes	1,151
	Liberal Democrats	Peter C. Davies	507	12.96	New
	Liberal Democrats	Alfred P. Stewart	469
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila I. Woodhouse	460
	Green	Frederick J. Gibson	273	7.38	1.41
Registered electors			8,498		248
Turnout			3,791	44.61	5.48
Rejected ballots			2	0.05	0.02
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony L. Gordon*	1,217	68.28	19.32
	Labour	Anthony A. Rew*	1,121
	Conservative	Jean M. Curtin	549	31.72	1.66
	Conservative	Robin Maillard	537
Registered electors			5,339		338
Turnout			1,878	35.18	6.61
Rejected ballots			13	0.69	0.64
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Rainham

Rainham (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony J. Ellis	2,270	65.30	30.48
	Labour	Harry Webb	2,248
	Labour	*Brian F. Kent^{[n 5]}**	2,191
	Liberal Democrats	Barry J. Oddy*	1,231	34.70	11.28
	Liberal Democrats	John M. Green	1,173
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Merritt	1,160
Registered electors			9,411		158
Turnout			3,761	39.96	5.90
Rejected ballots			14	0.37	0.32
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Rise Park

Rise Park (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman F. Symonds*	1,149	42.88	7.54
	Conservative	John E. Stevart	1,105
	Labour	Pamela J. Craig	1,039	38.74	3.88
	Labour	William A. Milbank	996
	Liberal Democrats	John F. Deeks	534	18.38	3.66
	Liberal Democrats	Eden L. Mulliner	431
Registered electors			5,849		119
Turnout			2,774	47.42	1.37
Rejected ballots			6	0.22	0.15
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	John C. Mylod	1,349	25.90	6.50
	Residents	Christopher J. Oliver	1,323
	Labour	Graham M. Carr	1,318	41.66	10.84
	Labour	Georgina M. Carr	1,313
	Labour	Benjamin B. Norwin	1,234
	Residents	Michael A. Winter	1,199
	Conservative	Dennis R. Bull*	1,033	32.44	4.34
	Conservative	Pauline V. Orrin*	1,000
	Conservative	Thomas W. Orrin*	976
	Residents	Terence F. Matthews	331
	Residents	Cynthia P. Matthews	326
	Residents	Graham j. Watkins	280
Registered electors			8,755		239
Turnout			4,094	46.76	0.73
Rejected ballots			7	0.17	0.06
	Residents gain from Conservative
	Residents gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

St Edward's

St Edward's (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lydia S. Hutton*	821	35.45	22.32
	Liberal Democrats	Charles E. Harrison	820	36.07	*New*
	Liberal Democrats	Helen J. Tegg	805
	Conservative	Ann E. Cockerton*	776
	Labour	Michael A. Flynn	642	28.48	13.75
	Labour	Patricia M. Brown	641
Registered electors			5,075
Turnout			2,363	46.56	0.39
Rejected ballots			5	0.21	0.52
	Conservative hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Leonard F. Long*	2,029	54.90	3.59
	Residents	Roger W. Newnham*	1,855
	Residents	Reginald Whitney*	1,794
	Labour	Alan Fenn	1,245	35.62	3.40
	Labour	Sylvia J. Harrison	1,229
	Labour	Barbara I. Nunn	1,209
	Conservative	Patricia G. Field	350	9.48	7.00
	Conservative	Daniel T. Regan	327
	Conservative	Joyce E. Weaver	304
Registered electors			8,518		228
Turnout			4,645	54.53	9.29
Rejected ballots			9	0.19	0.01
	Residents hold
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Upminster

Upminster (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Linda R. Hawthorn*	3,007	68.38	25.02
	Residents	Owen H.I. Ware*	3,001
	Residents	Muriel P. Mylod*	2,971
	Conservative	Eric W. Nicholls	875	19.76	21.90
	Conservative	Guy A. Gower	870
	Conservative	Grace C. Cudby	850
	Labour	Stuart Brittain	533	11.86	3.12
	Labour	David H. Hill	514
	Labour	Ann E. Georgiou	511
Registered electors			8,459		16
Turnout			4,645	54.91	1.56
Rejected ballots			7	0.15	0.02
	Residents hold
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

By-elections

There were no by-elections between the 1994 and 1998 elections.^[7]

Notes

^ Hylands and Upminster wards were subject to very minor revisions that did not affect any population.

^ North was a sitting councillor representing the Chase Cross ward.
^ Mitchell replaced Cllr. William A. Remfry after his resignation in 1992.^[6]
^ Ramsey replaced Cllr. Alice E. Smith following his resignation in 1992^[6]
^ Cook was a sitting councillor replaced Cllr. Mark A. Flewitt resigned in 1992^[6]
^ Kent was originally a Cllr for the Liberal Democrats, but changed parties in between elections^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 204. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. 1 May 1993. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 87–90, 204–205. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 40–41. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

[3] Hylands and Upminster wards were subject to very minor revisions that did not affect any population.

[7] North was a sitting councillor representing the Chase Cross ward.

[9] Mitchell replaced Cllr. William A. Remfry after his resignation in 1992.^[6]

[10] Ramsey replaced Cllr. Alice E. Smith following his resignation in 1992^[6]

[11] Cook was a sitting councillor replaced Cllr. Mark A. Flewitt resigned in 1992^[6]

[12] Kent was originally a Cllr for the Liberal Democrats, but changed parties in between elections^[6]

[Turnout-1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 204. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[2] "The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. 1 May 1993. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[London_1994_election-4] "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[electionResults-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 87–90, 204–205. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[electionsCentre-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[byElections-8] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 40–41. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[1998_results-13] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

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