Collier Row (ward)
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Collier Row
|constituency_type = electoral ward
|parl_name = Havering London Borough Council
|district_label = Borough
|district = Havering
|region = Greater London
|region_label = County
|towns = Collier Row
|year = 1965
|abolished = 2002
|members_label = Councillors
|members = {{ubl|1965–1978: 3|1978–2002: 2}}
|previous =
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|population = 7,387 (1991)
|electorate = {{ubl|8,226 (1964)|11,139 (1974)|5,824 (1978)|5,498 (1998)}}
|area =
|image = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Collier Row (ward) 1978}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=245}}
|caption = Collier Row ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
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Collier Row was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1965 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. There was a revision of ward boundaries in 1978. It returned councillors to Havering London Borough Council, with three elected before 1978 and two thereafter.
1978–2002 Havering council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.
=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: Collier Row (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Curtin
|votes = 883
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Starns
|votes = 828
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Pat Ridley
|votes = 820
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Comfort Usukumah
|votes = 786
|percentage =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
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=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: Collier Row (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stefan Koseda
|votes = 1,543
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Pat Ridley
|votes = 1,433
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Bramwell
|votes = 893
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Curtin
|votes = 839
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=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: Collier Row (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stefan Koseda
|votes = 1,406
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Pat Ridley
|votes = 1,314
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robin Adaire
|votes = 1,373
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Curtin
|votes = 1,322
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{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: Collier Row (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robin Adaire
|votes = 984
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Curtin
|votes = 904
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Gordon
|votes = 728
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Gordon
|votes = 669
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Alliance Focus Team
|candidate = Edmund Longhorn
|votes = 596
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Alliance Focus Team
|candidate = Angela Thompson
|votes = 503
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Smith
|votes = 40
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{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: Collier Row (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robin Adaire
|votes = 1,256
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Symonds
|votes = 1,173
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Derek Marston
|votes = 647
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon Thompson
|votes = 560
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Roy Leighton
|votes = 509
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Edmund Longhorn
|votes = 393
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{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: Collier Row (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robin Adaire
|votes = 1,238
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Symonds
|votes = 1,192
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Kilbey
|votes = 764
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christine Blake
|votes = 759
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Freeman
|votes = 214
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Brewington
|votes = 178
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box new boundary win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new boundary win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
1964–1978 Havering council elections
{{external media|image1=[https://maps.nls.uk/view/196759781 Map showing Collier Row ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (west)] |image2=[https://maps.nls.uk/view/196759814 Map showing Collier Row ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (east)]}}
=1974 election=
The election took place on 2 May 1974.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1974-5-2.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=1974 |url-status=}}
{{Election box begin | title= 1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Kilbey
|votes = 1,416
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Mills
|votes = 1,405
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Capon
|votes = 1,402
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Thompson
|votes = 1,180
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Maskall
|votes = 1,171
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Wright
|votes = 1,135
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Freeman
|votes = 699
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Smith
|votes = 618
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Rogerson
|votes = 596
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=1971 by-election=
The by-election took place on 8 July 1971.
{{Election box begin | title=1971 Collier Row by-election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Mills
|votes = 1,248
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Joslin
|votes = 489
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = H. Reeves
|votes = 20
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 16.0%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=1971 election=
The election took place on 13 May 1971.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=1971}}
{{Election box begin | title= 1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Cole
|votes = 2,522
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Capon
|votes = 2,421
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Kilbey
|votes = 2,352
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Adaire
|votes = 2,352
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Joslin
|votes = 1,247
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Daniels
|votes = 1,229
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = H. Reeves
|votes = 96
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=1969 by-election=
The by-election took place on 16 October 1969.
{{Election box begin | title=1969 Collier Row by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Cole
|votes = 1365
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Symonds
|votes = 1189
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = H. Reeves
|votes = 75
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 26.7%
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=1968 election=
The election took place on 9 May 1968.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=April 1969 |url-status=}}
{{Election box begin | title= 1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (3)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Higgs
|votes = 2,146
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Joslin
|votes = 2,083
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Keery
|votes = 1,977
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Mills
|votes = 1,265
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Cole
|votes = 1,258
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Selby
|votes = 1,200
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = H. Reeves
|votes = 188
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=1964 election=
The election took place on 7 May 1964.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London County Council |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=November 1964 |url-status=}}
{{Election box begin | title= 1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Mills
|votes = 1,907
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Cole
|votes = 1,883
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = I. Barker
|votes = 1,816
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Falk
|votes = 1,262
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Joslin
|votes = 1,159
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Ratcliffe
|votes = 1,129
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = J. Higgs
|votes = 446
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,355
|percentage = 40.8
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Electoral wards in the London Borough of Havering}}
Category:Former wards of the London Borough of Havering