1986 Havering London Borough Council election

The 1986 Havering Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.

Electoral arrangements

The 1986 election used the ward boundaries established in 1978 for the third time. 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors.

Polling took place on 8 May 1986.^[1]

Results

The Conservative Party lost nine seats and their majority on the council.^[1]^[2]^[3] Eight seats went from Conservative to Labour in Brooklands, Elm Park, Hylands, Mawney and Oldchurch wards. Residents gained two seats from the Conservatives in South Hornchurch and one seat went the other way in Upminster. This gave the Conservative Party 28 councillors, the Labour Party 20, and the Residents Association 10 councillors, with an increase of one seat. The SDP–Liberal Alliance candidates held their five seats in Chase Cross and Rainham wards.

Ward results

Airfield

Airfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,459
	Labour	Rosina Purnell	1,456
	Labour	Jack Hoepelman	1,454
	Conservative	Charles Morris	897
	Conservative	Margaret Munday	815
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	800
	Alliance	Alan Hudson	702
	Alliance	Ralph Gordon	684
	Alliance	Harry Rivers	668
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands (2)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Alliance FT	Eric Freeman	1,115
	Liberal Alliance FT	Leonard Parmenter	1,017
	Labour	Robert Kilbey	768
	Labour	Pauline Koseda	759
	Conservative	Roger Farrow	567
	Conservative	George Rusz	469
Turnout
	Liberal Alliance FT hold
	Liberal Alliance FT hold

Collier Row

Collier Row (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robin Adaire	984
	Conservative	Patrick Curtin	904
	Labour	Anthony Gordon	728
	Labour	Eileen Gordon	669
	Liberal Alliance FT	Edmund Longhorn	596
	Liberal Alliance FT	Angela Thompson	503
	Green	Andrew Smith	40
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cranham East

Cranham East (2)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold	Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold	Swing

Cranham West

Cranham West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Ratepayers	Ron Ower	1,763
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	1,763
	Conservative	Bernard Boakes	790
	Conservative	David Perreira	681
	Labour	Marjorie Ville	253
	Labour	Jennifer Hague	249
	Alliance	Martin Flower	197
	Alliance	Joan Holt	158
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

Elm Park

Elm Park (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Hacton

Hacton (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Residents hold	Swing
	Residents hold	Swing
	Residents hold	Swing

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Heath Park

Heath Park (2)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Heaton

Heaton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Denis O'Flynn	1,768
	Labour	Geoffrey Otter	1,678
	Labour	Ruby Latham	1,471
	Conservative	Gareth Fox	760
	Conservative	Garry Hillier	707
	Conservative	Paul Piddington	622
	Alliance	Harold Offen	506
	Alliance	Lesley Durso	452
	Alliance	Henry Blackborow	403
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hilldene

Hilldene (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Dennis Cook	1,586
	Labour	Dereck Smith	1,430
	Labour	Bessie Whitworth	1,405
	Conservative	David Ratcliffe	1,026
	Conservative	Martin Davis	1,025
	Conservative	Mark Melvin	985
	Alliance	Graham Bridgeman-Clarke	355
	Alliance	Rodney Dorken	326
	Alliance	William Barrett	309
	National Front	Christopher Dowsett	108
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hylands

Hylands (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Mawney

Mawney (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Rainham

Rainham (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Alliance hold	Swing
	Alliance hold	Swing
	Alliance hold	Swing

Rise Park

Rise Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Arthur Cotier	1,421
	Conservative	Albert James	1,376
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	1,368
	Residents	Barbara Farrant	968
	Residents	Graham Watkins	930
	Residents	Stephen Whittaker	865
	Labour	Keith Dutton	762
	Labour	Margaret Hoepelman	721
	Alliance	Adrienne McCarthy	700
	Labour	Robert Kirchner	691
	Alliance	Brian McCarthy	672
	Alliance	Trevor Wood	613
	Green	Teresa Price	71
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Edward's

St Edward's (2)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Residents hold	Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative	Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative	Swing

Upminster

Upminster (3)
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

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1986 and 1990 elections:

Notes

^ Includes all candidates elected as (Independent) Residents or Ratepayers

References

^ ^a ^b "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ "1986 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[1] Includes all candidates elected as (Independent) Residents or Ratepayers

[London_1986_election-2] "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[4] "1986 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

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