1971 Havering London Borough Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 1971 Havering London Borough Council election United Kingdom Coat of arms of the London Borough of Havering.svg parliamentary no 1971 05 13 y 1968 Havering London Borough Council election 1968 1974 Havering London Borough Council election 1974 All 55 Havering London Borough Council seats 28 LAB Labour Party (UK) 30 23 CON Conservative Party (UK) 13 22 RES Residents Association 12Includes all candidates elected as (Independent) Residents or Ratepayers 1 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. Electoral arrangements The election used the wards from the 1964 election for a third time. Councillors were elected for a three-year term for the final time, with a four-year term from the next election in 1974 and subsequent elections. Polling took place on 13 May 1971. Results General election of councillors The Labour Party regained the twenty seats that had been lost in 1968 and won the Harold Wood ward for the first time, gaining three further seats. This gave 30 seats in total with 28 needed for a majority. All transfers of power were from Conservative to Labour, except for the one seat in Hylands that went back from Independent Residents to Labour (having switched the other way in 1968).London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012200/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf dead 24 January 2015 London Datastore Greater London Council 29 March 20151971 London Borough of Havering local election results https://www.havering.gov.uk/downloads/file/4296/1971-london-borough-of-havering-local-election-results Havering Council 29 September 2024Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Havering-1964-2010.pdf The Elections Centre 1 October 2024 Havering London Borough Council election result, 1971 Labour Party (UK) 30 23 0 23 54.5 47.1 Conservative Party (UK) 13 0 22 22 23.6 32.5 Independent Ratepayers 12 0 1 1 21.8 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 1.4 2,804 Independent 0 0 0 0 682 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 524 Aldermanic election In addition to the 55 elected councillors, there were nine aldermen on the council. Four aldermen elected in 1968 continued to serve until 1974 and the other five retired before the 1971 election. Aldermen elected in 1971, to retire in 1977:London Borough of Havering Aldermen 1964-1978 September 2024 Havering Local Studies Library Party Alderman Labour Party (UK) Reta Coffin Labour Party (UK) William Cole Labour Party (UK) Stanley Heath-Coleman Labour Party (UK) Arthur Latham Labour Party (UK) Michael Ward Five aldermen were elected by the council in 1971 to serve until 1977. All five aldermen were for the Labour Party. The aldermen on the council divided five Labour and four Conservative after the 1971 election. Ward results Bedfords Bedfords (2) Conservative Party (UK) C. Kemp 1,349 Conservative Party (UK) F. Orrin 1,289 Labour Party (UK) A. Mills 928 Labour Party (UK) Denis O'Flynn 908 Independent J. Squire 411 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Central Central (3) Labour Party (UK) F. Carrick 1,867 Labour Party (UK) H. Miller 1,863 Labour Party (UK) J. Taylor 1,782 Conservative Party (UK) N. Symonds 1,310 Conservative Party (UK) A. Smith 1,270 Conservative Party (UK) W. Whittingham 1,258 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Harper 193 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Collier Row Collier Row (3) Labour Party (UK) Bill Cole 2,522 Labour Party (UK) A. Capon 2,421 Labour Party (UK) R. Kilbey 2,352 Conservative Party (UK) R. Adaire 2,352 Conservative Party (UK) E. Joslin 1,247 Conservative Party (UK) R. Daniels 1,229 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Reeves 96 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cranham Cranham (3) Independent Ratepayers L. Sinclair 2,875 Independent Ratepayers W. Topp 2,856 Independent Ratepayers A. Good 2,835 Conservative Party (UK) D. Walker 1,096 Labour Party (UK) S. Jack 1,086 Conservative Party (UK) R. Baker 1,061 Labour Party (UK) I. Barber 1,053 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cooke 1,044 Labour Party (UK) P. O'Donoghue 1,037 Independent Ratepayers Independent Ratepayers Independent Ratepayers Elm Park Elm Park (3) Labour Party (UK) D. Burn 2529 Labour Party (UK) J. Hoepelman 2503 Labour Party (UK) G. Saunders 2488 Conservative Party (UK) M. Noyes 926 Conservative Party (UK) D. Owen 895 Conservative Party (UK) D. Falconer 876 Independent Ratepayers D. Cox 814 Independent Ratepayers E. Cunnew 715 Independent Ratepayers G. Ellis 707 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Emerson Park Emerson Park (3) Conservative Party (UK) Jack Moultrie 2,339 Conservative Party (UK) E. Gallant 2,317 Conservative Party (UK) William Sibley 2,303 Labour Party (UK) J. Gillman 1,135 Labour Party (UK) G. Mulhern 1,116 Labour Party (UK) D. Ramstead 1,099 Independent Ratepayers J. Bates 382 Independent Ratepayers I. Wilkes 346 Independent Ratepayers G. Morris 340 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bastick 287 Liberal Party (UK) A. Chudley 279 Liberal Party (UK) S. Howard 266 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gidea Park Gidea Park (2) Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnston 1730 Conservative Party (UK) N. Kemble 1677 Labour Party (UK) P. Ridley 458 Labour Party (UK) A. Houghton 451 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gooshays Gooshays (3) Labour Party (UK) Reta Coffin 3456 Labour Party (UK) Frank Coffin 3310 Labour Party (UK) G. Dodge 3119 Liberal Party (UK) P. Collins 529 Conservative Party (UK) C. Mawson 372 Conservative Party (UK) H. Everitt 348 Conservative Party (UK) H. Nock 347 Liberal Party (UK) T. Hurlstone 263 Liberal Party (UK) T. Keeper 222 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hacton Hacton (3) Independent Ratepayers A. Davis 1,647 Independent Ratepayers N. Miles 1,628 Independent Ratepayers N. Richards 1,567 Labour Party (UK) H. Moss 1,455 Labour Party (UK) E. Jones 1,452 Labour Party (UK) E. Rawlins 1,418 Conservative Party (UK) C. Stancombe 880 Conservative Party (UK) D. Forster 875 Conservative Party (UK) D. Biddlecombe 818 Independent Ratepayers Independent Ratepayers Independent Ratepayers Harold Wood Harold Wood (3) Labour Party (UK) T. Ward 1,845 Labour Party (UK) R. Whitworth 1,815 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Otter 1,788 Conservative Party (UK) A. Finn 1,684 Conservative Party (UK) R. Ramsey 1,676 Conservative Party (UK) C. Devlin 1,645 Independent Ratepayers V. Mari 798 Independent Ratepayers D. Warren 793 Independent Ratepayers P. Morgan 763 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Heath Park Heath Park (3) Conservative Party (UK) K. Brown 2673 Conservative Party (UK) A. Gladwin 2645 Conservative Party (UK) L. Hutton 2641 Labour Party (UK) A. Mills 952 Labour Party (UK) H. Packham 947 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 933 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Heaton Heaton (2) Labour Party (UK) J. Spindler 2,234 Labour Party (UK) Michael Ward 2,211 Conservative Party (UK) D. Cure 286 Conservative Party (UK) E. Souter 279 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hilldene Hilldene (2) Labour Party (UK) Stanley Heath-Coleman 2684 Labour Party (UK) R. Whiting 2668 Conservative Party (UK) M. Heagerty 213 Conservative Party (UK) M. Orrin 199 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Cohen 137 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hylands Hylands (3) Labour Party (UK) V. Birnie 1,992 Labour Party (UK) P. Osborne 1,971 Labour Party (UK) A. Prescott 1,970 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Frost 1,041 Independent Ratepayers R. Reid 1,037 Conservative Party (UK) T. Kemp 1,023 Conservative Party (UK) G. Panormo 962 Independent Ratepayers K. Roe 850 Independent Ratepayers L. Long 825 Independent B. Percy-Davis 271 Labour Party (UK) Independent Ratepayers Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mawney Mawney (3) Labour Party (UK) Ruby Latham 2,125 Labour Party (UK) R. Groizard 2,055 Labour Party (UK) J. Selby 2,043 Conservative Party (UK) I. Harlock 1,391 Conservative Party (UK) K. Allen 1,361 Conservative Party (UK) V. Bush 1,333 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Oldchurch Oldchurch (2) Labour Party (UK) R. Baker 1389 Labour Party (UK) J. Riley 1366 Conservative Party (UK) S. Swift 837 Conservative Party (UK) W. Todd 817 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rainham Rainham (3) Independent Ratepayers L. Waterman 2,488 Independent Ratepayers H. Turner 2,473 Independent Ratepayers D. Poole 2,411 Labour Party (UK) I. Whysall 2,124 Labour Party (UK) H. Wright 2,079 Labour Party (UK) H. Hull 2,017 Conservative Party (UK) A. North 538 Conservative Party (UK) I. Lamont 531 Conservative Party (UK) V. Manning 531 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Stapleton 98 Independent Ratepayers Independent Ratepayers Independent Ratepayers St Andrew's St Andrew's (3) Conservative Party (UK) Albert James 1,685 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Hoad 1,653 Conservative Party (UK) D. Peters 1,622 Labour Party (UK) K. Ince 1,566 Labour Party (UK) M. Rudlin 1,516 Labour Party (UK) B. Carroll 1,501 Independent Ratepayers M. Gay 575 Independent Ratepayers P. Littlechild 545 Independent Ratepayers A. Wright 529 Liberal Party (UK) B. Grant 174 Liberal Party (UK) T. Rimmer 170 Liberal Party (UK) W. Wallace 170 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Hornchurch South Hornchurch (3) Labour Party (UK) H. Bygate 2897 Labour Party (UK) H. Rivers 2862 Labour Party (UK) J. Whysall 2753 Conservative Party (UK) B. Boakes 931 Conservative Party (UK) J. Smith 929 Conservative Party (UK) J. Collins 922 Independent Ratepayers G. Reynolds 344 Independent Ratepayers A. Robertson 320 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Upminster Upminster (3) Independent Ratepayers F. Everett 2,245 Independent Ratepayers F. Morley 2,201 Independent Ratepayers R. Manning 2,196 Conservative Party (UK) O. Collins 1,669 Conservative Party (UK) Bruce Gordon-Picking 1,635 Conservative Party (UK) L. Reilly 1,554 Labour Party (UK) S. Miller 433 Labour Party (UK) S. Gibson 412 Labour Party (UK) M. Hoepelman 394 Liberal Party (UK) P. Atkinson 164 Liberal Party (UK) A. Rabone 160 Liberal Party (UK) D. Kruger 120 Independent Ratepayers Independent Ratepayers Independent Ratepayers By-elections 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 Notes References 1971 Category:1971 London Borough council elections