Hilldene (ward)
{{Short description|Former electoral ward in London, England}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Hilldene
|constituency_type = electoral ward
|parl_name = Havering London Borough Council
|district_label = Borough
|district = Havering
|region = Greater London
|region_label = County
|towns = Harold Hill
|year = 1965
|abolished = 2002
|members_label = Councillors
|members = {{ubl|1965–1978: 2|1978–2002: 3}}
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|caption = Hilldene ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
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Hilldene 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. It returned councillors to Havering London Borough Council.
The ward was subject to a boundary revision in 1978 that increased the number of councillors from two to three. The ward covered part of the London County Council-built Harold Hill estate that was completed in 1958.{{efn|The remainder of the estate was represented by councillors elected from the Gooshays and Heaton wards.}} The ward was only represented by Labour Party councillors, most notably Arthur Latham who was MP for Paddington North and then Paddington.
List of councillors
| class="wikitable"
! Term ! Councillor ! colspan=2 | Party |
| 1964–1969
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1964–1968
| W. Russell | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1964–1971
| rowspan=2 | Reg Whiting | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1975–1986
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1969–1971
| Stanley Heath-Coleman | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1971–1975
| May Rudlin | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1974–1982
| Ron Whitworth | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1978–1990
| Bessie Whitworth | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1982–1990
| rowspan=2 | Dennis Cook | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1992–1998
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1986–1990
| Dereck Smith | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1990–2002
| Wilf Mills | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1990–1992
| Mark Flewitt | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1990–1998
| Anthony Hunt | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1998–2002
| David Hill | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1998–2002
| Ann Roberts | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
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: Hilldene (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilf Mills
|votes = 1,088
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Hill
|votes = 1,085
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Roberts
|votes = 1,042
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Neill
|votes = 442
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cornelius Desmond
|votes = 372
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Everett
|votes = 363
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = 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: Hilldene (3) }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Dennis Cook|votes=1,894|percentage=71.27|change={{decrease}} 2.61}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Wilf Mills|votes=1,700|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Anthony Hunt|votes=1,682|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Anne Cannings|votes=481|percentage=18.48|change={{decrease}} 7.64}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=David Hayhow|votes=452|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Henry Tebbut|votes=436|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=John Hewitt|votes=258|percentage=10.25|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Alison Jasper|votes=254|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Keith Plant|votes=246|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=6,298|change={{decrease}} 235}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,679|percentage=42.54|change={{decrease}} 4.53}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=1|percentage=0.04|change={{decrease}} 0.61}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
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{{Election box end}}
=1992 by-election=
The by-election took place on 2 July 1992, following the resignation of Mark Flewitt.{{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=1992 Hilldene by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dennis Cook
|votes = 982
|percentage = 54.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Terry Hurlstone
|votes = 441
|percentage = 24.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Nicholls
|votes = 388
|percentage = 21.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
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|percentage = 28.1
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{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: Hilldene (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Flewitt
|votes = 2,178
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilf Mills
|votes = 2,154
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Hunt
|votes = 2,151
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Tebbutt
|votes = 774
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Lei
|votes = 766
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roy White
|votes = 751
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour 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: Hilldene (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dennis Cook
|votes = 1,586
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dereck Smith
|votes = 1,430
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bessie Whitworth
|votes = 1,405
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Ratcliffe
|votes = 1,026
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Davis
|votes = 1,025
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Melvin
|votes = 985
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Graham Bridgeman-Clarke
|votes = 355
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Rodney Dorken
|votes = 326
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = William Barrett
|votes = 309
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Dowsett
|votes = 108
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour 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: Hilldene (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dennis Cook
|votes = 1,380
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reg Whiting
|votes = 1,303
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bessie Whitworth
|votes = 1,258
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Ratcliffe
|votes = 707
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marilyn Tonks
|votes = 657
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Shireen Sycamore
|votes = 652
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour 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: Hilldene (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reg Whiting
|votes = 1,479
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bessie Whitworth
|votes = 1,440
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ron Whitworth
|votes = 1,412
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Martin
|votes = 771
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Wright
|votes = 729
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Wright
|votes = 695
|percentage =
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{{Election box new boundary win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
1964–1978 Havering council elections
{{external media|image1=[https://maps.nls.uk/view/196759814 Map showing Hilldene ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978]}}
=1975 by-election=
The by-election took place on 24 April 1975.
{{Election box begin | title=1975 Hilldene by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reg Whiting
|votes = 1,195
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Brabner
|votes = 326
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = David Ingle
|votes = 239
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 25.0
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=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: Hilldene (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ron Whitworth
|votes = 1,558
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = May Rudlin
|votes = 1,524
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Thompson
|votes = 341
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Brabner
|votes = 325
|percentage =
|change =
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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 Hilldene by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = May Rudlin
|votes = 1,299
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Les Reilly
|votes = 116
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = R. Cohen
|votes = 56
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate
|party = Dwarf
|candidate = C. Thomson
|votes = 22
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Keeper
|votes = 21
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 20.5%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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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: Hilldene (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Heath-Coleman
|votes = 2684
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reg Whiting
|votes = 2668
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Heagerty
|votes = 213
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Orrin
|votes = 199
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = R. Cohen
|votes = 137
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=1969 by-election=
The by-election took place on 4 December 1969.
{{Election box begin | title=1969 Hilldene by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Heath-Coleman
|votes = 986
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Ramsey
|votes = 199
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = R. Cohen
|votes = 56
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = K. Roe
|votes = 53
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 19.1%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour 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: Hilldene (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Latham
|votes = 1088
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reg Whiting
|votes = 1049
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Marsden
|votes = 572
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Barrance
|votes = 519
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = R. Cohen
|votes = 104
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = 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: Hilldene (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Latham
|votes = 1,720
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Russell
|votes = 1,719
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Dicks
|votes = 228
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Holiday
|votes = 228
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = W. French
|votes = 59
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,997
|percentage = 30.4
|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 end}}
Notes
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References
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{{Electoral wards in the London Borough of Havering}}
Category:Former wards of the London Borough of Havering