1982 Havering London Borough Council election

The 1982 Havering Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Background edit

The 1982 local elections included all London boroughs, several English boroughs and a handful of Scottish regional elections. The previous London Borough elections were in 1978.

Election result edit

Havering London Borough is formed of three parliamentary constituencies: Hornchurch, Romford and Upminster. The Conservative party received the highest proportion of votes across all three boroughs,[1] retaining overall control of the council.

Ward results edit

There were 25 wards within Havering Borough, all of which held an election.[1] Fourteen wards elected a Conservative party candidate, four a Labour party candidate, two a Liberal and Social Democratic Party Alliance candidate, two a candidate from the Residents' Association, two an Independent Ratepayer, and one a candidate from the Ratepayer's Association.[1]

Airfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Emmett 1,046
Labour Jack Hoepelman 1,036
Labour Rosina Purnell 993
Conservative Patrick Curtin 958
Conservative Martin Sinclair 940
Conservative Margaret Munday 922
Alliance Thomas Mitchell 792
Alliance Cynthia Matthews 771
Alliance Gordon Smith 693
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ardleigh Green edit

Ardleigh Green (2)
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Brooklands edit

Brooklands (2)
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Chase Cross edit

Chase Cross (2)
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Collier Row edit

Collier Row (2)
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Cranham East edit

Cranham East (2)
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Cranham West edit

Cranham West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Ratepayers Louisa G. Sinclair 1,687
Ind. Ratepayers Ronald F. C. Ower 1,671
Conservative Owen R. Collins 1,031
Conservative Marigold L. Reilly 875
Alliance Ralph L. Gordon 295
Labour Dereck Marston 188
Labour Edward J. Reeder 180
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing

Elm Park edit

Elm Park (3)
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Emerson Park edit

Emerson Park (2)
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Gidea Park edit

Gidea Park (2)
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Gooshays edit

Gooshays (3)
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Hacton edit

Hacton (3)
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Harold Wood edit

Harold Wood (3)
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Heath Park edit

Heath Park (2)
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Heaton edit

Heaton (3)
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Hilldene edit

Hilldene (3)
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Hylands edit

Hylands (3)
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Mawney edit

Mawney (3)
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Oldchurch edit

Oldchurch (2)
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Rainham edit

Rainham (3)
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Rise Park edit

Rise Park (2)
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St Andrew's edit

St Andrew's (3)
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St Edward's edit

St Edward's (2)
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South Hornchurch edit

South Hornchurch (3)
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Upminster edit

Upminster (3)
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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.