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]
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All 55 seats to the Havering London Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
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Electoral process
editCouncillors were elected for a three-year term for the final time, with a four-year from the next election in 1974.
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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
editBedfords
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | 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
editThe following by-elections took place between the 1971 and 1974 elections:
References
edit- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.