1971 Havering London Borough Council election
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The 1971 Havering Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council.[1]
Background
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Electoral process
[edit]Councillors were elected for a three-year term for the final time, with a four-year from the next election in 1974.
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 30 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 54.5 | 47.1 | |||
Conservative | 13 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 23.6 | 32.5 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21.8 | ||||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2,804 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 682 | ||||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 524 |
Ward results
[edit]Bedfords
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Kemp | 1,349 | |||
Conservative | F. Orrin | 1,289 | |||
Labour | A. Mills | 928 | |||
Labour | Denis O'Flynn | 908 | |||
Independent | J. Squire | 411 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Carrick | 1,867 | |||
Labour | H. Miller | 1,863 | |||
Labour | J. Taylor | 1,782 | |||
Conservative | N. Symonds | 1,310 | |||
Conservative | A. Smith | 1,270 | |||
Conservative | W. Whittingham | 1,258 | |||
Communist | C. Harper | 193 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Collier Row
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Cole | 2,522 | |||
Labour | A. Capon | 2,421 | |||
Labour | R. Kilbey | 2,352 | |||
Conservative | R. Adaire | 2,352 | |||
Conservative | E. Joslin | 1,247 | |||
Conservative | R. Daniels | 1,229 | |||
Communist | H. Reeves | 96 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cranham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Ratepayers | L. Sinclair | 2,875 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | W. Topp | 2,856 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | A. Good | 2,835 | |||
Conservative | D. Walker | 1,096 | |||
Labour | S. Jack | 1,086 | |||
Conservative | R. Baker | 1,061 | |||
Labour | I. Barber | 1,053 | |||
Conservative | J. Cooke | 1,044 | |||
Labour | P. O'Donoghue | 1,037 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing |
Elm Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Burn | 2,529 | |||
Labour | J. Hoepelman | 2,503 | |||
Labour | G. Saunders | 2,488 | |||
Conservative | M. Noyes | 926 | |||
Conservative | D. Owen | 895 | |||
Conservative | D. Falconer | 876 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | D. Cox | 814 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | E. Cunnew | 715 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | G. Ellis | 707 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Emerson Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jack Moultrie | 2,339 | |||
Conservative | E. Gallant | 2,317 | |||
Conservative | William Sibley | 2,303 | |||
Labour | J. Gillman | 1,135 | |||
Labour | G. Mulhern | 1,116 | |||
Labour | D. Ramstead | 1,099 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | J. Bates | 382 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | I. Wilkes | 346 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | G. Morris | 340 | |||
Liberal | J. Bastick | 287 | |||
Liberal | A. Chudley | 279 | |||
Liberal | S. Howard | 266 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gidea Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Johnston | 1,730 | |||
Conservative | N. Kemble | 1,677 | |||
Labour | P. Ridley | 458 | |||
Labour | A. Houghton | 451 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gooshays
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Reta Coffin | 3,456 | |||
Labour | Frank Coffin | 3,310 | |||
Labour | G. Dodge | 3,119 | |||
Liberal | P. Collins | 529 | |||
Conservative | C. Mawson | 372 | |||
Conservative | H. Everitt | 348 | |||
Conservative | H. Nock | 347 | |||
Liberal | T. Hurlstone | 263 | |||
Liberal | T. Keeper | 222 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hacton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Ratepayers | A. Davis | 1,647 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | N. Miles | 1,628 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | N. Richards | 1,567 | |||
Labour | H. Moss | 1,455 | |||
Labour | E. Jones | 1,452 | |||
Labour | E. Rawlins | 1,418 | |||
Conservative | C. Stancombe | 880 | |||
Conservative | D. Forster | 875 | |||
Conservative | D. Biddlecombe | 818 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing |
Harold Wood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Ward | 1,845 | |||
Labour | R. Whitworth | 1,815 | |||
Labour | Geoffrey Otter | 1,788 | |||
Conservative | A. Finn | 1,684 | |||
Conservative | R. Ramsey | 1,676 | |||
Conservative | C. Devlin | 1,645 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | V. Mari | 798 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | D. Warren | 793 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | P. Morgan | 763 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Heath Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Brown | 2,673 | |||
Conservative | A. Gladwin | 2,645 | |||
Conservative | L. Hutton | 2,641 | |||
Labour | A. Mills | 952 | |||
Labour | H. Packham | 947 | |||
Labour | J. Smith | 933 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Heaton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Spindler | 2,234 | |||
Labour | Michael Ward | 2,211 | |||
Conservative | D. Cure | 286 | |||
Conservative | E. Souter | 279 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hilldene
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Heath-Coleman | 2,684 | |||
Labour | R. Whiting | 2,668 | |||
Conservative | M. Heagerty | 213 | |||
Conservative | M. Orrin | 199 | |||
Communist | R. Cohen | 137 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hylands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | V. Birnie | 1,992 | |||
Labour | P. Osborne | 1,971 | |||
Labour | A. Prescott | 1,970 | |||
Conservative | J. Frost | 1,041 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | R. Reid | 1,037 | |||
Conservative | T. Kemp | 1,023 | |||
Conservative | G. Panormo | 962 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | K. Roe | 850 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | L. Long | 825 | |||
Independent | B. Percy-Davis | 271 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Ind. Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Mawney
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ruby Latham | 2,125 | |||
Labour | R. Groizard | 2,055 | |||
Labour | J. Selby | 2,043 | |||
Conservative | I. Harlock | 1,391 | |||
Conservative | K. Allen | 1,361 | |||
Conservative | V. Bush | 1,333 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Oldchurch
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Baker | 1,389 | |||
Labour | J. Riley | 1,366 | |||
Conservative | S. Swift | 837 | |||
Conservative | W. Todd | 817 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Rainham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Ratepayers | L. Waterman | 2,488 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | H. Turner | 2,473 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | D. Poole | 2,411 | |||
Labour | I. Whysall | 2,124 | |||
Labour | H. Wright | 2,079 | |||
Labour | H. Hull | 2,017 | |||
Conservative | A. North | 538 | |||
Conservative | I. Lamont | 531 | |||
Conservative | V. Manning | 531 | |||
Communist | T. Stapleton | 98 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing |
St Andrew's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert James | 1,685 | |||
Conservative | E. Hoad | 1,653 | |||
Conservative | D. Peters | 1,622 | |||
Labour | K. Ince | 1,566 | |||
Labour | M. Rudlin | 1,516 | |||
Labour | B. Carroll | 1,501 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | M. Gay | 575 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | P. Littlechild | 545 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | A. Wright | 529 | |||
Liberal | B. Grant | 174 | |||
Liberal | T. Rimmer | 170 | |||
Liberal | W. Wallace | 170 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Hornchurch
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Bygate | 2,897 | |||
Labour | H. Rivers | 2,862 | |||
Labour | J. Whysall | 2,753 | |||
Conservative | B. Boakes | 931 | |||
Conservative | J. Smith | 929 | |||
Conservative | J. Collins | 922 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | G. Reynolds | 344 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | A. Robertson | 320 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Upminster
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Ratepayers | F. Everett | 2,245 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | F. Morley | 2,201 | |||
Ind. Ratepayers | R. Manning | 2,196 | |||
Conservative | O. Collins | 1,669 | |||
Conservative | Bruce Gordon-Picking | 1,635 | |||
Conservative | L. Reilly | 1,554 | |||
Labour | S. Miller | 433 | |||
Labour | S. Gibson | 412 | |||
Labour | M. Hoepelman | 394 | |||
Liberal | P. Atkinson | 164 | |||
Liberal | A. Rabone | 160 | |||
Liberal | D. Kruger | 120 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing |
By-elections
[edit]The following by-elections took place between the 1971 and 1974 elections:
- 1971 Collier Row by-election
- 1971 Gooshays by-election
- 1971 Heaton (Havering) by-election
- 1971 Hilldene by-election
- 1971 Emerson Park by-election
- 1972 Central (Havering) by-election
- 1973 Cranham by-election
References
[edit]- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.