St Andrew's (ward)

St Andrew's is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

St Andrew's
Electoral ward
The ward contains St Andrew's Church
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughHavering
Created1 April 1965
Named forSt Andrew's Church
Government
 • BodyHavering London Borough Council
Area
 • Total1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total13,334
 • Density13,000/sq mi (5,000/km2)
ONS code00ARGS
GSS codeE05000320
London AssemblyHavering and Redbridge
UK ParliamentHornchurch and Upminster
Polling districtsST1–ST5
Polling placesBenhurst Primary School
Birnam Wood PRU
Fairkytes Arts Centre
Langtons Junior School
The Herons

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
  •   Conservative
  •   Residents
  •   Labour

1965–1978

St Andrew's ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Havering on 1 April 1965. For elections to Westminster it was part of the Hornchurch constituency and for elections to the Greater London Council it was part of the Havering electoral area from 1965 and then the Hornchurch electoral area from 1973.

1964 election

It was first used in the 1964 election to Havering London Borough Council, with an electorate of 8,695 returning three councillors.[1] On 7 May 1964 election there was a turnout of 47.2%. The councillors did not formally take up office until 1 April 1965, for a three-year term.

1968 election

At the 9 May 1968 election the electorate was 8,479 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. Turnout was 45.1%.[2] The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Legg, S.A. 2,716
Conservative Hoad, E.P.H. 2,685
Conservative James, A.T. 2,609
Liberal Grant, B.A. 544
Liberal Reeve, M.H. 542
Liberal Rimmer, T. 531
Labour Dodge, G.F. 481
Labour Saunders, G.W. 477
Labour Ramstead, D.C. 462

1968 by-election

On 27 June 1968 there was a by-election. Turnout was 27.7%.[3]

27 June 1968 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peters, D.G. 1,258
Ind Ratepayers Dix, T.S.C. 668
Labour Saunders, G.W. 279
Liberal Grant, B.A. 141

1971 election

For the 13 May 1971 election the electorate was 9,441 and there was a turnout of 42.7%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.[3]

1974 election

For the 2 May 1974 election the electorate was 9,436 and there was a turnout of 42.5%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a four-year term at this and subsequent elections.[4]

1978–2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.[5]

From 1979 the ward was part of the London East constituency for elections to the European Parliament and from 1999 to 2020 the London constituency.

1978 election

For the election on 4 May 1978 the electorate was 9,027 and turnout was 44%.[6] Three Conservative Party members were elected.

From 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002.[7] The St Andrew's ward occupies a triangle of land between the Romford to Upminster Line in the north to the District line in the south, and from the River Ingrebourne in the east to Harrow Lodge Park in the west.[8] It includes central Hornchurch and parts of the Elm Park and Upminster Bridge areas. Since 6 May 2010 the ward has formed part of the Hornchurch and Upminster UK Parliament constituency.

2002 election

For the election on 2 May 2002 the turnout was 38.3%. As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day. Three Hornchurch Residents Association members were elected.[9]

2006 election

For the election on 4 May 2006 the turnout was 40.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected.[10]

2007 by-election

A by-election took place on 14 June 2007, caused by the resignation of Brenda J. Riddle of the Hornchurch Residents Association. Mike Winter of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected.[11]

14 June 2007 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Winter, Mike 993
Conservative Murphy, Gary G. 583
BNP Logan, Mark J. 580
Labour Vincent, Bryan T. 511
Third Way Durant, David W. 184
UKIP Webb, Lawrence J. 169
Liberal Democrats Kawa, Angela A. Ms. 80

2009 by-election

A by-election took place on 4 June 2009 caused by the resignation of David G. Charles of the Conservative Party. John C. Wood of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected.[11]

4 June 2009 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents John Wood 1,413 32.0
Conservative Garry Pain 891 20.2
BNP Michael Joyce 771 17.5
Labour Graham Carr 455 10.3
Say No to European Union Lawrence Webb 433 9.8
Third Way David Durant 291 6.6
Liberal Democrats Keith Taffs 159 3.6

2010 election

For the election on 6 May 2010, which took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election, the turnout was 68.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected.[11]

References
  1. London Borough Council Elections May 1964 Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. London Borough Council Elections May 1968 Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. London Borough Council Elections May 1971 Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. London Borough Council Elections May 1974 Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  6. London Borough Council Elections May 1978 Archived 15 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Changes) Order 2000".
  8. "St Andrew's".
  9. "London Borough Council Elections May 2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013.
  10. "London Borough Council Elections May 2006" (PDF).
  11. "London Borough Council Elections May 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011.
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