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Chase Cross (ward)

{{Short description|Electoral ward in East London, England}}

{{Infobox constituency

|name = Chase Cross

|constituency_type = electoral ward

|parl_name = Havering London Borough Council

|district_label = Borough

|district = Havering

|region = Greater London

|region_label = County

|towns =

|year = 1978

|abolished = 2002

|members_label = Councillors

|members = 2

|previous =

|next = Havering Park

|population = 7,354 (1991)

|electorate =

|area =

|image = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Chase Cross (ward) 1978}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=245}}

|caption = Chase Cross ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

|blank1_name = ONS code

|blank1_info =

}}

Chase Cross was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1978 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returned two councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

List of councillors

class="wikitable"

! Term

! Councillor

! colspan=2 | Party

1978–1982

| Randall Evans

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

1978–1982

| William Odulate

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

1982–1988

| Eric Freeman

| {{Party name with colour|SDP–Liberal Alliance}}

1982–1990

| Leonard Parmenter

| {{Party name with colour|SDP–Liberal Alliance}}

1988–1990

| Paul Einchcomb

| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

1990–2002

| Andrew Rosindell

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

1990–1994

| Cyril North

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

1994–1998

| Michael White

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

1998–2002

| Henry Tebbutt

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

Havering council elections

There was a very minor adjustment of the ward boundaries on 1 April 1994.{{cite web |title=The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1218/made |website=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=1 May 1993}}

=1998 election=

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |title=London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf|website=London Datastore |publisher=London Research Centre |access-date=11 April 2025 |date=1998 }}

{{Election box begin | title= 1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Andrew Rosindell|votes=2,067|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Henry Tebbutt |votes=1,730|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Stygal|votes=462|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Frederick Symes|votes=427|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}

{{Election box end}}

=1994 election=

The election took place on 5 May 1994.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |title=London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1994-5-5.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London Research Centre |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=1994 }}

{{Election box begin | title= 1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Andrew Rosindell|votes=1,762|percentage=61.04|change={{increase}}14.06}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Michael White|votes=1,493|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Pauline Koseda|votes=1,061|percentage=38.96|change={{increase}} 7.85}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Terrance Osborne|votes=1,017|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=5,502|change={{decrease}} 168}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=2,889|percentage=52.51|change={{decrease}} 3.20}}

{{Election box rejected|votes=7|percentage=0.24|change={{increase}} 0.11}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}

{{Election box end}}

=1990 election=

The election took place on 3 May 1990.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |title=London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London Research Centre |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=1990}}

{{election box begin | title= 1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross }}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link |percentage=46.98|votes=1,472|candidate=Andrew Rosindell|party=Conservative Party (UK)|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link |percentage=|votes=1,375|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Cyril North|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Pauline Koseda|votes=949|percentage=31.11}}

{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Dennis Cook|votes=937|percentage=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Paul Einchcomb|votes=683|percentage=21.91}}

{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Terry Hurlstone|votes=645|percentage=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors=5,670}}

{{Election box turnout |percentage=55.71|votes=3,159|change=}}

{{Election box rejected |percentage=0.13|votes=4}}

{{Election box gain with party link |loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)|winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box gain with party link |loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)|winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

=1988 by-election=

The by-election took place on 21 January 1988, following the death of Eric Freeman.

{{Election box begin | title= 1988 Chase Cross by-election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Paul Einchcomb|votes=830|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Andrew Rosindell|votes=757|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Pauline Koscda|votes=540|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Michael Griffin|votes=14|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

{{Election box end}}

=1986 election=

The election took place on 8 May 1986.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1986-5-8.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London Residuary Body |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=August 1986 |url-status=}}

{{Election box begin | title= 1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Alliance Focus Team|candidate=Eric Freeman|votes=1,115|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Alliance Focus Team|candidate=Leonard Parmenter|votes=1,017|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Robert Kilbey|votes=768|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Pauline Koseda|votes=759|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Roger Farrow|votes=567|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=George Rusz|votes=469|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Alliance Focus Team}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Alliance Focus Team}}

{{Election box end}}

=1982 election=

The election took place on 6 May 1982.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1982-5-6.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=29 July 1982 |url-status=}}

{{Election box begin | title= 1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Eric Freeman|votes=941|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Leonard Parmenter|votes=912|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Philip Brown|votes=764|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=William Odulate|votes=693|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Terence Muldoon|votes=575|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Henry Webb|votes=516|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=National Front (UK)|candidate=Madeline Caine|votes=35|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=National Front (UK)|candidate=Roy Allman|votes=34|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=SDP–Liberal Alliance|loser=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=SDP–Liberal Alliance|loser=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

=1978 election=

The election took place on 4 May 1978.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=1978}}

{{Election box begin | title= 1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Chase Cross}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Randall Evans|votes=1,235|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=William Odulate|votes=1,172|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Arthur Latham|votes=961|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Sydney Parrish|votes=863|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Great Britain|candidate=Colin Harper|votes=84|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{Electoral wards in the London Borough of Havering}}

Category:Former wards of the London Borough of Havering

Category:1978 establishments in England

Category:2002 disestablishments in England

Category:Constituencies established in 1978

Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2002