Gooshays (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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{{Infobox constituency
|name = Gooshays
|constituency_type = electoral ward
|parl_name = Havering London Borough Council
|district_label = Borough
|district = Havering
|region = Greater London
|region_label = County
|towns = Harold Hill and Noak Hill
|year = 1965
|abolished =
|members_label = Councillors
|members = {{ubl
| {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} Patricia Brown
| {{Color box|{{party color|Havering Residents Association}}|border=darkgray}} Paul McGeary
| {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} Katharine Tumilty
}}
|elects_howmany = 3
|previous =
|next =
|population = 17,780 (2021){{efn|2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries}}
|electorate = 11,635 (2022)
|area = {{convert|8.559|sqkm}}
|image = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Gooshays (ward) 2022}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=245}}
|caption = Gooshays ward boundaries since 2022
|blank1_name = GSS code
|blank1_info = E05013971 (2022–present)
}}
Gooshays 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.
The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1978, 2002 and 2022. The ward has covered Noak Hill and the eastern parts of the London County Council-built Harold Hill estate that was completed in 1958.{{efn|The remainder of the estate has been represented by councillors elected from the Heaton and Hilldene wards.}}
Havering council elections since 2022
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022.
=2022 election=
{{Election box begin | title= 2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Brown
|votes = 1,038
|percentage = 39.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul McGeary
|votes = 1,014
|percentage = 38.9
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Katharine Tumilty
|votes = 901
|percentage = 34.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Isabelle Alexander
|votes = 754
|percentage = 28.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Emilia Kukielka|votes=721|percentage=27.6|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Gregory Samuel|votes=720|percentage=27.6|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Grant MacMaster
|votes = 689
|percentage = 26.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Monica Puncheon
|votes = 575
|percentage = 22.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Rashpinder Mahal|votes=568|percentage=21.8|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Residents Association|candidate=Margaret Kershaw|votes=346|percentage=13.3|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Residents Association|candidate=Graham Trew|votes=263|percentage=10.1|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Katie Morant|votes=239|percentage=9.2|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=23.5|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=147|percentage=5.6|change=}}
{{Election box new boundary win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new boundary win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new boundary win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
2002–2022 Havering council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002.
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Gooshays (ward) 2002}}|frame=yes|text=Gooshays ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022}}
=2018 election=
{{Election box begin |title=2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Carole Beth
|votes = 1,100
|percentage = 33.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul McGeary
|votes = 973
|percentage = 29.3
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Jan Sargent
|votes = 956
|percentage = 28.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sam Brown
|votes = 915
|percentage = 27.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Adam Curtis
|votes = 910
|percentage = 27.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Lorraine Moss
|votes = 839
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gregory Samuel
|votes = 693
|percentage = 20.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Webster
|votes = 619
|percentage = 18.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dominic Swan
|votes = 593
|percentage = 17.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Ben Buckland
|votes = 479
|percentage = 14.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Lawrence Webb
|votes = 383
|percentage = 11.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Patricia Rumble
|votes = 382
|percentage = 11.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Isabelle Alexander
|votes = 197
|percentage = 5.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Katie Morant
|votes = 173
|percentage = 5.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Lucia Wise
|votes = 160
|percentage = 4.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Irene Eagling
|votes = 147
|percentage = 4.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Porter
|votes = 99
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Kevin Layzell
|votes = 50
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 40.93%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 41 |percentage = |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = UKIP
|swing =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = UKIP
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|winner = Independent
|loser = UKIP
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{{Election box end}}
=2014 election=
The election took place on 22 May 2014.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2014.pdf | first=Joseph | last=Colombeau |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Authority |access-date=1 July 2024 |date=September 2014}}
{{Election box begin |title= 2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = David Johnson
|votes = 1,848
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Lawrence Webb
|votes = 1,790
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Patricia Rumble
|votes = 1,733
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Murray
|votes = 1,007
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christine McGeary
|votes = 942
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeffrey Stafford
|votes = 803
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marcus Llewellyn-Rothschild
|votes = 621
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Wells
|votes = 614
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Evans
|votes = 608
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Adam Elliott
|votes = 280
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Lucia Wise
|votes = 257
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Raymond Underwood
|votes = 247
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Porter
|votes = 106
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 36
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|loser= Labour Party (UK)
|winner = UKIP
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = UKIP
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2013 by-election=
The by-election took place on 21 March 2013, following the death of Dennis Bull.
{{Election box begin | title=2013 Gooshays by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Lawrence Webb
|votes = 831
|percentage = 38.95
|change = +24.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christine McGeary
|votes = 569
|percentage = 26.67
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marcus Llewellyn-Rothschild
|votes = 280
|percentage = 13.12
|change = -12.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Darren Wise
|votes = 227
|percentage = 10.64
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Micky Braun
|votes = 202
|percentage = 9.47
|change = -12.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Malvin Brown
|votes = 24
|percentage = 1.12
|change = +1.12
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 262
|percentage = 12.28
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,133
|percentage = 20.5
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = United Kingdom Independence Party
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2010 election=
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.{{cite web |last1=Piggott |first1=Gareth |title=London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010 |url=https://data.london.gov.uk/download/borough-council-election-results-2010/5fa51a32-5e23-4929-b3bd-2d572240a006/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2010.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Authority |access-date=1 July 2024 |date=March 2011 |url-status=}}
{{Election box begin | title= 2010 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays (3) }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Murray
|votes = 1,869
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dennis Bull
|votes = 1,682
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Wells
|votes = 1,614
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeffrey Stafford
|votes = 1,603
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ilaria Agostini
|votes = 1,562
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marcus Llewellyn-Rothschild
|votes = 1,551
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Antony Steff
|votes = 1,445
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Kelly Steff
|votes = 1,346
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Bryan Woolerton
|votes = 944
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Graham Dickinson-Smith
|votes = 616
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Lucia Wise
|votes = 509
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Jonathon Holt
|votes = 390
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
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{{Election box gain with party link | winner = Labour Party (UK) | loser=British National Party | swing= }}
{{Election box hold with party link | winner = Conservative Party (UK) | swing= }}
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{{Election box end}}
=2008 by-election=
The by-election took place on 20 March 2008, following the resignation of Alan Bailey.
{{Election box begin | title=2008 Gooshays by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Mark Logan
|votes = 865
|percentage = 38.0
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Yve Cornell
|votes = 741
|percentage = 32.5
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Fox
|votes = 489
|percentage = 21.5
|change = -5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Lawrence Webb
|votes = 70
|percentage = 3.1
|change = -7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|candidate = David Durant
|votes = 62
|percentage = 2.7
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Sanderson
|votes = 52
|percentage = 2.3
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 124
|percentage = 5.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,279
|percentage = 22.6
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = British National Party
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2006 election=
{{Election box begin | title=2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = British National Party
| candidate = Alan Bailey
| votes = 996
| percentage = 28.2
| change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Dennis Bull
| votes = 952
| percentage = 27.0
| change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Keith Wells
| votes = 916
| percentage =
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Yvonne Cornell
| votes = 915
| percentage = 25.9
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Brian Eagling
| votes = 912
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Marjorie Ramsey
| votes = 885
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Jeffery Stafford
| votes = 814
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = UK Independence Party
| candidate = Florence Leverett
| votes = 379
| percentage = 10.7
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = UK Independence Party
| candidate = Bryan Woolerton
| votes = 321
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = Jonathon Holt
| votes = 199
| percentage = 5.6
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = Jacqueline Williams
| votes = 162
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = John Parker
| votes = 157
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Guy Stevens
| votes = 88
| percentage = 2.5
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Wendy Stevens
| votes = 84
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Haydn Kent
| votes = 78
| percentage =
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{{Election box turnout
| votes =
| percentage = 31.0
| change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = British National Party
| loser = Labour Party (UK)
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| winner = Conservative Party (UK)
| loser = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2002 election=
The election took place on 2 May 2002.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |title=London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002 |url=https://data.london.gov.uk/download/council-elections-voters-2002/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Authority |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=2002 |url-status=}} As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day.
{{Election box begin | title=2002 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Harrison
|votes = 1,507
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Yvonne Cornell
|votes = 1,415
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeffery Stafford
|votes = 1,377
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Rosindell
|votes = 887
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Acors
|votes = 876
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Working Class Association
|candidate = Melanie Stanton
|votes = 850
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marc Hand
|votes = 848
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Working Class Association
|candidate = Andrew Walpole
|votes = 833
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Working Class Association
|candidate = John Clapton
|votes = 786
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Debra Staggs
|votes = 454
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Eric Staggs
|votes = 424
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Joan Street
|votes = 423
|percentage =
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{{Election box new boundary win | winner = Labour Party (UK) }}
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{{Election box end}}
1994–2002 Havering council elections
The boundaries of the ward were adjusted 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}} The eastern boundary was aligned to the M25 motorway.
=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: Gooshays (3) }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevin Robinson
|votes = 1,118
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Harrison
|votes = 1,070
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Yvonne Cornell
|votes = 1,067
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Gardner
|votes = 337
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Eric Staggs
|votes = 331
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Ian Stocker
|votes = 318
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Rosindell
|votes = 306
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Joan Street
|votes = 226
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Coles
|votes = 185
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rosina Martin
|votes = 174
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Porter
|votes = 146
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=}}
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{{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=1 July 2024 |date=1994 }}
{{Election box begin | title= 1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays (3) }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Del Smith|votes=2,179|percentage=68.61|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=William Harrison|votes=2,070|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Davis|votes=2,046|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Steven Bell|votes=624|percentage=19.36|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Jacqueline Tebbutt|votes=586|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Eileen Rosindell|votes=566|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Yvonne Clayden|votes=391|percentage=12.03|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Adam Hurlstone|votes=365|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=William Bonnen|votes=347|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=7,775|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3,317|percentage=42.66|change=}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=0|percentage=0.00|change=}}
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{{Election box end}}
1978–1994 Havering council elections
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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.
=1991 by-election=
The by-election took place on 16 May 1991, following the resignation of Sean Willis.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |last3=Vaid |first3=Lovedeep |title=London Borough Council By-elections: May 1990 to May 1994 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCBE_1990-5_TO_1994-5.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London Research Centre |access-date=14 October 2023 |date=1994}}
{{Election box begin | title=1991 Gooshays by-election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dereck Smith
|votes = 1,714
|percentage = 54.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Terry Hurlestone
|votes = 845
|percentage = 26.7
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|candidate = Eric Nicholls
|votes = 607
|percentage = 19.2
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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=1 July 2024 |date=1990}}
{{election box begin | title= 1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=71.96|candidate=Sean Willis|votes=2,440|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|candidate=William Harrison|party=Labour Party (UK)|votes=2,418}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=2,401|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Davis}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Martin Davis|votes=1,036|percentage=28.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Eileen Rosindell|votes=903|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Jacqueline Tebbutt|votes=890|percentage=}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=8,029}}
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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: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Lynn
|votes = 1,812
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Wilf Mills
|votes = 1,693
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Ronald Whitworth
|votes = 1,588
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|candidate = Frank Hullyer
|votes = 795
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|candidate = Doris Hullyer
|votes = 789
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|candidate = Owen Collins
|votes = 784
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|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Pamela Offen
|votes = 494
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = William Bradman
|votes = 481
|percentage =
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|candidate = Patricia Allen
|votes = 479
|percentage =
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=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: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Lynn
|votes = 1,307
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Whitworth
|votes = 1,211
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Wilf Mills
|votes = 1,202
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Peter Osborne
|votes = 832
|percentage =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Buckland
|votes = 805
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Joyce Robertson
|votes = 794
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Ian Goldsmith
|votes = 792
|percentage =
|change =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Hullyer
|votes = 789
|percentage =
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|candidate = Doris Hullyer
|votes = 778
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=1980 by-election=
The by-election took place on 15 May 1980, following the resignation of Valentine Birnie.
{{Election box begin |title=1980 Gooshays by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Alan Prescott
| votes = 1,956
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Pamela Marsden
| votes = 426
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| party = Independent Ratepayers
| candidate = Ada Webb
| votes = 311
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| candidate = David Ingle
| votes = 271
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=1978 election=
The election took place on 25 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}} It was due to be held on 4 May 1978, but was delayed due to the death of a candidate.
{{Election box begin | title=1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Gooshays (3) }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Lynn
|votes = 1,495
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Valentine Birnie
|votes = 1,408
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilf Mills
|votes = 1,396
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alison Bush
|votes = 825
|percentage =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Helen Forster
|votes = 816
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Pamela Marsden
|votes = 765
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|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Albert Yetton
|votes = 147
|percentage =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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1964–1978 Havering council elections
{{external media|image1=[https://maps.nls.uk/view/196759814 Map showing Gooshays ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978]}}
=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: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Coffin
|votes = 1,907
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Dodge
|votes = 1,834
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilf Mills
|votes = 1,722
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Cutcher
|votes = 560
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Mawson
|votes = 499
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Marsden
|votes = 489
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Ingle
|votes = 253
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Ingle
|votes = 236
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Wright
|votes = 222
|percentage =
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{{Election box end}}
=1971 by-election=
The by-election took place on 8 July 1971.
{{Election box begin | title=1971 Gooshays by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilf Mills
|votes = 1,633
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Noyes
|votes = 161
|percentage =
|change =
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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Hurlstone
|votes = 77
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 19.4%
|change =
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|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: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reta Coffin
|votes = 3456
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Coffin
|votes = 3310
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Dodge
|votes = 3119
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Collins
|votes = 529
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Mawson
|votes = 372
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Everitt
|votes = 348
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Nock
|votes = 347
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Hurlstone
|votes = 263
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Keeper
|votes = 222
|percentage =
|change =
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=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: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Coffin
|votes = 1,424
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reta Coffin
|votes = 1,367
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = I. Barber
|votes = 1,251
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Jefferies
|votes = 795
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Mawson
|votes = 795
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Rowswell
|votes = 766
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = W. French
|votes = 160
|percentage =
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=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: Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = O. Roberts
|votes = 1,011
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Day
|votes = 971
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Smyth
|votes = 949
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Brewster
|votes = 397
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Ashford
|votes = 264
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Mereweather
|votes = 236
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Scates
|votes = 203
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Tancock
|votes = 173
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = R. Cohen
|votes = 108
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,751
|percentage = 32.1
|change =
}}
{{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}}
Notes
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References
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{{Electoral wards in the London Borough of Havering}}