Upminster (ward)
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| Upminster | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council | |
 Upminster ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Havering |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 13,347 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 10,359 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Upminster and North Ockendon |
| Area | 22.54 square kilometres (8.70 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Councillors |
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| GSS code |
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Upminster 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 councillors to Havering London Borough Council.
Havering council elections since 2022
[edit]There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022 and the Upminster ward was unaltered.
2023 by-election
[edit]A by-election took place on 10 August 2023, following the death of Linda Hawthorn.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | Jacqueline Williams | 1,642 | |||
| Conservative | Edward Green | 421 | |||
| Labour | John Sullivan | 234 | |||
| Independent | David Durant | 150 | |||
| Green | Melanie Collins | 115 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Clark | 35 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
2022 election
[edit]The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | Linda Hawthorn | 3,028 | 71.2 | +5.7 | |
| Residents | Oscar Ford | 2,954 | 69.5 | +4.7 | |
| Residents | Christopher Wilkins | 2,930 | 68.9 | +8.3 | |
| Conservative | Adam Baker | 953 | 22.4 | −1.5 | |
| Conservative | Sally Miller | 711 | 16.7 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Bernice Robinson | 584 | 13.7 | −1.8 | |
| Labour | Patrick Chalk | 453 | 10.7 | −0.1 | |
| Labour | Suzanne McGeary | 419 | 9.9 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Melanie Collins | 362 | 8.5 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | JohnSullivan | 362 | 8.5 | −0.2 | |
| Turnout | 42.3% | −3.17 | |||
| Majority | 1,977 | 46.5 | +9.8 | ||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
2002–2022 Havering council elections
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Upminster ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002.
2018 election
[edit]The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | Linda Hawthorn | 3,142 | 65.5 | ||
| Residents | Ronald Ower | 3,109 | 64.8 | ||
| Residents | Christopher Wilkins | 2,908 | 60.6 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Connew | 1,147 | 23.9 | ||
| Conservative | Danny Weedon | 776 | 16.2 | ||
| Conservative | Anastasia Ravenall | 743 | 15.5 | ||
| Labour | Julia Darvill | 517 | 10.8 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Chalk | 459 | 9.6 | ||
| Labour | John Sullivan | 418 | 8.7 | ||
| Green | Melanie Collins | 358 | 7.5 | ||
| UKIP | James Fellowes | 177 | 3.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce Carter | 148 | 3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 45.47% | ||||
| Majority | 1,761 | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
2014 election
[edit]The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]
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2010 election
[edit]The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[4]
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2006 election
[edit]The election took place on 4 May 2006.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | Linda Hawthorn | 3,254 | 59.8 | ||
| Residents | Muriel Mylod | 3,137 | |||
| Residents | Linda van den Hende | 2,897 | |||
| Conservative | Claire Palmer | 1,119 | 20.6 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Pyke | 1,019 | |||
| Conservative | Matthew Walsh | 947 | |||
| Green | Melanie Collins | 396 | 7.3 | ||
| Labour | David Scott | 304 | 5.6 | ||
| Labour | Matthew Carr | 301 | |||
| UKIP | Ted Barrett | 261 | 4.8 | ||
| Labour | Diane Willis | 232 | |||
| Independent | Ron Hodgson | 108 | 2.0 | ||
| Independent | Alfredo Dias | 72 | |||
| Turnout | 48.6 | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
2002 election
[edit]The election took place on 2 May 2002.[6]
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1978–2002 Havering council elections
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Upminster ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978. The boundaries of the ward were subject to a very minor boundary change on 1 April 1994 that did not affect the population.[7]
1998 election
[edit]The election took place on 7 May 1998.[8]
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1994 election
[edit]The election took place on 5 May 1994.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | Linda Hawthorn | 3,007 | 68.38 |  25.02
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| Residents | Owen Ware | 3,001 | |||
| Residents | Muriel Mylod | 2,971 | |||
| Conservative | Eric Nicholls | 875 | 19.76 |  21.90
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| Conservative | Guy Gower | 870 | |||
| Conservative | Grace Cudby | 850 | |||
| Labour | Stuart Brittain | 533 | 11.86 | 3.12
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| Labour | David Hill | 514 | |||
| Labour | Ann Georgiou | 511 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,459 | 16
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| Turnout | 4,645 | 54.91 | 1.56
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| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.15 | 0.02
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| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
1990 election
[edit]The election took place on 3 May 1990.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | Owen Ware | 2,076 | 43.36 | ||
| Residents | Linda Hawthorn | 1,999 | |||
| Residents | Muriel Mylod | 1,976 | |||
| Conservative | Frank Everett | 1,947 | 41.66 | ||
| Conservative | Bruce Gordon-Picking | 1,937 | |||
| Conservative | Norman Kemble | 1,931 | |||
| Labour | Stuart Brittain | 719 | 14.98 | ||
| Labour | Keith Darvill | 705 | |||
| Labour | Margaret Hoepelman | 667 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,443 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,768 | 56.47 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.17 | |||
| Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1986 election
[edit]The election took place on 8 May 1986.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bruce Gordon-Picking | 1,835 | |||
| Conservative | Jean Frost | 1,821 | |||
| Conservative | Norman Kemble | 1,807 | |||
| Ratepayers | Geoffrey Lewis | 1,784 | |||
| Ratepayers | Joan Lewis | 1,700 | |||
| Ratepayers | Owen Ware | 1,639 | |||
| Labour | Tom Horlock | 401 | |||
| Labour | Margaret Pickford | 393 | |||
| Labour | James Abrey | 392 | |||
| Alliance | Margery Ford | 366 | |||
| Alliance | Colin McArdle | 350 | |||
| Alliance | Douglas Peters | 333 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1982 election
[edit]The election took place on 6 May 1982.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Geoffrey Lewis | 2,090 | |||
| Conservative | Norman Kemble | 2,016 | |||
| Conservative | Jean Frost | 2,000 | |||
| Ratepayers | Joan Lewis | 1,974 | |||
| Ratepayers | Owen Ware | 1,926 | |||
| Conservative | Doreen White | 1,894 | |||
| Alliance | Martin Taylor | 464 | |||
| Alliance | Anthony Gunton | 439 | |||
| Alliance | Rodney Dorken | 429 | |||
| Labour | David Burn | 246 | |||
| Labour | Peter Baines | 237 | |||
| Labour | Glyn Harris | 226 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1981 by-election
[edit]The by-election took place on 12 March 1981, following the resignation of Rodney Chamberlain.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Geoffrey Lewis | 2,202 | |||
| Conservative | Normal Kemble | 1,185 | |||
| Labour | Keith Dutton | 317 | |||
| Liberal | Derek Brown | 203 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ratepayers gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1978 election
[edit]The election took place on 4 May 1978.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bruce Gordon-Picking | 2,613 | |||
| Conservative | Rodney Chamberlain | 2,547 | |||
| Conservative | Joyce White | 2,467 | |||
| Ratepayers | Geoffrey Lewis | 1,991 | |||
| Ratepayers | Carol Springthorpe | 1,943 | |||
| Ratepayers | Owen Ware | 1,920 | |||
| Labour | Megan Lamb | 449 | |||
| Labour | Joseph Moore | 365 | |||
| Labour | William Nicholls | 351 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
1964–1978 Havering council elections
[edit]For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Havering electoral division from 1965 and then the Upminster division from 1973.
1974 election
[edit]The election took place on 2 May 1974.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bruce Gordon-Picking | 2,334 | |||
| Conservative | Rodney Chamberlain | 2,242 | |||
| Conservative | L. Reilly | 2,080 | |||
| Ind. Ratepayers | F. Everett | 1,906 | |||
| Ind. Ratepayers | R. Manning | 1,752 | |||
| Ind. Ratepayers | F. Morley | 1,736 | |||
| Labour | C. Murray | 399 | |||
| Labour | J. Scott | 333 | |||
| Labour | L. Thompson | 321 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Ind. Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Ind. Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Ind. Ratepayers | Swing | ||||
1971 election
[edit]The election took place on 13 May 1971.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
1968 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Residents | F. Everett | 2,631 | |||
| Ind. Residents | R. Manning | 2,603 | |||
| Ind. Residents | F. Morley | 2,592 | |||
| Conservative | O. Collins | 1,755 | |||
| Conservative | P. Ellis | 1,728 | |||
| Conservative | R. Guest | 1,723 | |||
| Labour | W. Mansfield | 264 | |||
| Labour | H. Sparks | 216 | |||
| Labour | A. Booton | 212 | |||
| Liberal | A. Rabone | 167 | |||
| Liberal | B. Thame | 162 | |||
| Liberal | G. Burnett | 153 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1964 election
[edit]The election took place on 7 May 1964.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Dix | 2,403 | |||
| Independent | Kenneth Hay | 2,339 | |||
| Independent | F. Morley | 2,270 | |||
| Conservative | C. Ellis | 1,305 | |||
| Conservative | O. Collins | 1,241 | |||
| Conservative | P. Dughes | 1,202 | |||
| Labour | W. Mills | 347 | |||
| Labour | G. Miles | 334 | |||
| Labour | S. Moore | 328 | |||
| Turnout | 3,965 | 46.2 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
References
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