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

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

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

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

Ardleigh Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Brooklands

Brooklands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Alliance	Eric Freeman	941
	Alliance	Leonard Parmenter	912
	Conservative	Philip Brown	764
	Conservative	William Odulate	693
	Labour	Terence Muldoon	575
	Labour	Henry Webb	516
	National Front	Madeline Caine	35
	National Front	Roy Allman	34
Turnout
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Collier Row

Collier Row (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Cranham East

Cranham East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Cranham West

Cranham West (2)
	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

Elm Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Hacton

Hacton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Heath Park

Heath Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Heaton

Heaton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Hilldene

Hilldene (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Hylands

Hylands (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Mawney

Mawney (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Rainham

Rainham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Rise Park

Rise Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Arthur Cotier	1,960
	Conservative	Albert James	1,951
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	1,801
	Alliance	Adrienne McCarthy	1,099
	Alliance	Martin Heazell	1,018
	Residents	Patrick Phelps	963
	Alliance	Trevor Wood	936
	Labour	Keith Dutton	625
	Labour	Margaret Jack	555
	Labour	Margaret Hoepelman	530
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Edward's

St Edward's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Upminster

Upminster (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

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

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