Upminster (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in the London borough of Havering}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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{{Infobox constituency
|name = Upminster
|constituency_type = electoral ward
|parl_name = Havering London Borough Council
|district_label = Borough
|district = Havering
|region = Greater London
|region_label = County
|towns = Upminster and North Ockendon
|year = 1965
|abolished =
|members_label = Councillors
|members = {{ubl
| {{Color box|{{party color|Havering Residents Association}}|border=darkgray}} Jacqueline Williams
| {{Color box|{{party color|Havering Residents Association}}|border=darkgray}} Oscar Ford
| {{Color box|{{party color|Havering Residents Association}}|border=darkgray}} Christopher Wilkins
}}
|elects_howmany = 3
|previous =
|next =
|population = 13,347 (2021){{efn|2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries}}
|electorate = 10,359 (2022)
|area = {{convert|22.54|sqkm}}
|image = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Upminster (ward) 2022}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=245}}
|caption = Upminster ward boundaries since 2022
|blank1_name = GSS code
|blank1_info = {{ubl|E05000323 (2002–2022)|E05013986 (2022–present)}}
}}
Upminster 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.
List of councillors
| class="wikitable"
! Term ! Councillor ! colspan=2 | Party |
| 1964–1968
| T. Dix | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 1964–1968
| Kenneth Hay | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 1964–1974
| F. Morley | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 1968–1974
| F. Everett | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 1968–1974
| R. Manning | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| {{ubl|1974–1982|1986–1990}}
| Bruce Gordon-Picking | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
| 1974–1981
| Rodney Chamberlain | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
| 1974–1978
| L. Reilly | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
| 1978–1982
| Joyce White | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
| 1981–1986
| Geoffrey Lewis | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 1982–1990
| Norman Kemble | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
| 1982–1990
| Jean Frost | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
| 1990–2006
| Owen Ware | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 1990–2023
| Linda Hawthorn | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 1990–2010
| Muriel Mylod | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 2006–2018
| Linda Van den Hende | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 2010–2022
| Ron Ower | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 2018–present
| Christopher Wilkins | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 2022–present
| Oscar Ford | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
| 2023–present
| Jacqueline Williams | {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} |
Summary
Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
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Havering council elections since 2022
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022 and the Upminster ward was unaltered.
=2023 by-election=
The by-election took place on 10 August 2023, following the death of Linda Hawthorn.{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Upminster Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/22342/#2023-08-10 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=15 December 2024}}
{{Election box begin | title= 2023 Upminster by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Residents Association|candidate=Jacqueline Williams|votes=1,642|percentage=63.2|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Edward Green|votes=421|percentage=16.2|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Sullivan|votes=234|percentage=9.0|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=David Durant|votes=150|percentage=5.8|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Melanie Collins|votes=115|percentage=4.4|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Thomas Clark|votes=35|percentage=1.3|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1,221|percentage=47.0|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,597|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Residents Association|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=2022 election=
{{Election box begin | title= 2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Linda Hawthorn
|votes = 3,028
|percentage = 71.2
|change = +5.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Oscar Ford
|votes = 2,954
|percentage = 69.5
|change = +4.7
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Christopher Wilkins
|votes = 2,930
|percentage = 68.9
|change = +8.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Adam Baker|votes=953|percentage=22.4|change=-1.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Sally Miller|votes=711|percentage=16.7|change=+0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Bernice Robinson|votes=584|percentage=13.7|change=-1.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Patrick Chalk|votes=453|percentage=10.7|change=-0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Suzanne McGeary|votes=419|percentage=9.9|change=+0.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Melanie Collins|votes=362|percentage=8.5|change=+1.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Sullivan|votes=362|percentage=8.5|change=-0.2}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=42.3%|change=-3.17}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,977|percentage=46.5|change=+9.8}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Residents Association | swing=}}
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{{Election box end}}
2002–2022 Havering council elections
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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002.
=2018 election=
{{Election box begin |title=2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Linda Hawthorn
|votes = 3,142
|percentage = 65.5
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Ron Ower
|votes = 3,109
|percentage = 64.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Christopher Wilkins
|votes = 2,908
|percentage = 60.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Connew
|votes = 1,147
|percentage = 23.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Danny Weedon
|votes = 776
|percentage = 16.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anastasia Ravenall
|votes = 743
|percentage = 15.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Julia Darvill
|votes = 517
|percentage = 10.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Chalk
|votes = 459
|percentage = 9.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Sullivan
|votes = 418
|percentage = 8.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Melanie Collins
|votes = 358
|percentage = 7.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = James Fellowes
|votes = 177
|percentage = 3.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Carter
|votes = 148
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,761 |percentage = |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Residents Association
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=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=13 October 2023 |date=September 2014}}
{{Election box begin |title=2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Linda Hawthorn
|votes = 3,507
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Ron Ower
|votes = 3,447
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Linda Van den Hende
|votes = 3,204
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Malvin Brown
|votes = 1,212
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Donna Gibson
|votes = 673
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Danny Weedon
|votes = 572
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Poh Foong
|votes = 465
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Julia Darvill
|votes = 364
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Melanie Collins
|votes = 338
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kate Darvill
|votes = 298
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rosetta Reehill
|votes = 223
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Carter
|votes = 98
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link
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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=13 October 2023 |date=March 2011 |url-status=}}
{{Election box begin | title=2010 Havering London Borough Council election: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Ron Ower
|votes = 4,871
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Linda Hawthorn
|votes = 4,839
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Linda Van den Hende
|votes = 4,603
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Catherine Bull
|votes = 1,939
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Bruniges
|votes = 1,636
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Mckenzie
|votes = 1,378
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Darvill
|votes = 742
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Thomas Mulcahy
|votes = 587
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Lindsay
|votes = 531
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rachel Harris
|votes = 531
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Melanie Collins
|votes = 173
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Philip Butler
|votes = 71
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ian Pirie
|votes = 65
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ena Risby
|votes = 50
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Residents Association|swing=}}
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{{Election box end}}
=2006 election=
{{Election box begin | title=2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = Linda Hawthorn
| votes = 3,254
| percentage = 59.8
| change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = Muriel Mylod
| votes = 3,137
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = Linda Van den Hende
| votes = 2,897
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Claire Palmer
| votes = 1,119
| percentage = 20.6
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Richard Pyke
| votes = 1,019
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Matthew Walsh
| votes = 947
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Melanie Collins
| votes = 396
| percentage = 7.3
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = David Scott
| votes = 304
| percentage = 5.6
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Matthew Carr
| votes = 301
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = UK Independence Party
| candidate = Ted Barrett
| votes = 261
| percentage = 4.8
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Diane Willis
| votes = 232
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ron Hodgson
| votes = 108
| percentage = 2.0
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Alfredo Dias
| votes = 72
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{{Election box turnout
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{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Residents Association
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=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: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Linda Hawthorn
|votes = 4,202
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Owen Ware
|votes = 4,119
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Muriel Mylod
|votes = 4,082
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Guy Gower
|votes = 979
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Gower
|votes = 950
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gloria Passannante
|votes = 894
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Darvill
|votes = 618
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Brown
|votes = 520
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Scott
|votes = 456
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Melanie Collins
|votes = 297
|percentage =
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{{Election box new boundary win | winner = Residents Association }}
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{{Election box end}}
1978–2002 Havering council elections
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Upminster (ward) 1978}}|frame=yes|text=Upminster ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994}}
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978. The boundaries of the ward were subject to a very minor boundary change on 1 April 1994 that did not affect the population.{{cite web |title=The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1218/made |website=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=1 May 1993}}
=1998 election=
The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |title=London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf|website=London Datastore |publisher=London Research Centre |access-date=11 April 2025 |date=1998 }}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = Linda Hawthorn
| votes = 3,012
| percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = Owen Ware
| votes = 2,935
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Residents Association
| candidate = Muriel Mylod
| votes = 2,902
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Brown
|votes = 480
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Scott
|votes = 412
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Renata Martins
|votes = 405
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Jones
|votes = 372
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Carol Roberts
|votes = 344
|percentage =
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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=13 October 2023 |date=1994 }}
{{Election box begin | title= 1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Residents Association|candidate=Linda Hawthorn|votes=3,007|percentage=68.38|change={{increase}}25.02}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Residents Association|candidate=Owen Ware|votes=3,001|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Residents Association|candidate=Muriel Mylod|votes=2,971|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Eric Nicholls|votes=875|percentage=19.76|change={{decrease}}21.90}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Guy Gower|votes=870|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Grace Cudby|votes=850|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Stuart Brittain|votes=533|percentage=11.86|change={{decrease}} 3.12}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=David Hill|votes=514|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ann Georgiou|votes=511|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=8,459|change={{increase}} 16}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=4,645|percentage=54.91|change={{decrease}} 1.56}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=7|percentage=0.15|change={{decrease}} 0.02}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Residents Association|swing=}}
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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: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |percentage=43.36|votes=2,076|candidate=Owen Ware|party=Residents Association|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |percentage=|candidate=Linda Hawthorn|party=Residents Association|votes=1,999|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |percentage=|votes=1,976|candidate=Muriel Mylod|party=Residents Association|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Frank Everett|votes=1,947|percentage=41.66}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Bruce Gordon-Picking|votes=1,937|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Norman Kemble|votes=1,931|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Stuart Brittain|votes=719|percentage=14.98}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Keith Darvill|votes=705|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Margaret Hoepelman|votes=667|percentage=}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors=8,443}}
{{Election box turnout |percentage=56.47|votes=4,768|change=}}
{{Election box rejected |percentage=0.17|votes=8}}
{{Election box gain with party link |loser=Conservative Party (UK)|winner=Residents Association|swing=}}
{{Election box gain with party link |loser=Conservative Party (UK)|winner=Residents Association|swing=}}
{{Election box gain with party link |loser=Conservative Party (UK)|winner=Residents Association|swing=}}
{{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: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Bruce Gordon-Picking
| votes = 1,835
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Jean Frost
| votes = 1,821
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| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Norman Kemble
| votes = 1,807
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Ratepayers Association
| candidate = Geoffrey Lewis
| votes = 1,784
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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| candidate = Joan Lewis
| votes = 1,700
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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| candidate = Owen Ware
| votes = 1,639
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Tom Horlock
| votes = 401
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Margaret Pickford
| votes = 393
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| candidate = James Abrey
| votes = 392
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| party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
| candidate = Margery Ford
| votes = 366
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| party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
| candidate = Colin McArdle
| votes = 350
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| candidate = Douglas Peters
| votes = 333
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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: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Ratepayers Association
| candidate = Geoffrey Lewis
| votes = 2,090
| percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Norman Kemble
| votes = 2,016
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Jean Frost
| votes = 2,000
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Ratepayers Association
| candidate = Joan Lewis
| votes = 1,974
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Ratepayers Association
| candidate = Owen Ware
| votes = 1,926
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Doreen White
| votes = 1,894
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
| candidate = Martin Taylor
| votes = 464
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
| candidate = Anthony Gunton
| votes = 439
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| party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
| candidate = Rodney Dorken
| votes = 429
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = David Burn
| votes = 246
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Peter Baines
| votes = 237
| percentage =
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| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Glyn Harris
| votes = 226
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=1981 by-election=
The by-election took place on 12 March 1981, following the resignation of Rodney Chamberlain.
{{Election box begin |title=1981 Upminster by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Ratepayers Association
| candidate = Geoffrey Lewis
| votes = 2,202
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Normal Kemble
| votes = 1,185
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Keith Dutton
| votes = 317
| percentage =
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| party = Liberal Party (UK)
| candidate = Derek Brown
| votes = 203
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=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: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Gordon-Picking
|votes = 2,613
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Chamberlain
|votes = 2,547
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joyce White
|votes = 2,467
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ratepayers Association
|candidate = Geoffrey Lewis
|votes = 1,991
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ratepayers Association
|candidate = Carol Springthorpe
|votes = 1,943
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ratepayers Association
|candidate = Owen Ware
|votes = 1,920
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Megan Lamb
|votes = 449
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Moore
|votes = 365
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Nicholls
|votes = 351
|percentage =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|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/196759808 Map showing Upminster ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978]}}
For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Havering electoral division from 1965 and then the Upminster division from 1973.
=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: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Gordon-Picking
|votes = 2,334
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Chamberlain
|votes = 2,242
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Reilly
|votes = 2,080
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Ratepayers
|candidate = F. Everett
|votes = 1,906
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Ratepayers
|candidate = R. Manning
|votes = 1,752
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Ratepayers
|candidate = F. Morley
|votes = 1,736
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Murray
|votes = 399
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Scott
|votes = 333
|percentage =
|change =
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Thompson
|votes = 321
|percentage =
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|loser = Independent Ratepayers
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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: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent Ratepayers
|candidate = F. Everett
|votes = 2,245
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent Ratepayers
|candidate = F. Morley
|votes = 2,201
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent Ratepayers
|candidate = R. Manning
|votes = 2,196
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = O. Collins
|votes = 1,669
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Gordon-Picking
|votes = 1,635
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Reilly
|votes = 1,554
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Miller
|votes = 433
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Gibson
|votes = 412
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Hoepelman
|votes = 394
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Atkinson
|votes = 164
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Rabone
|votes = 160
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Kruger
|votes = 120
|percentage =
|change =
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=1968 election=
{{Election box begin | title= 1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Residents Association
|candidate = F. Everett
|votes = 2631
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Residents Association
|candidate = R. Manning
|votes = 2603
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Residents Association
|candidate = F. Morley
|votes = 2592
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = O. Collins
|votes = 1,755
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Ellis
|votes = 1,728
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Guest
|votes = 1,723
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Mansfield
|votes = 264
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Sparks
|votes = 216
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Booton
|votes = 212
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Rabone
|votes = 167
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Thame
|votes = 162
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Burnett
|votes = 153
|percentage =
|change =
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|winner = Independent Residents Association
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|winner = Independent Residents Association
|loser = Independent (politician)
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|winner = Independent Residents Association
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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: Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = T. Dix
|votes = 2,403
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kenneth Hay
|votes = 2,339
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = F. Morley
|votes = 2,270
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Ellis
|votes = 1,305
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = O. Collins
|votes = 1,241
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Dughes
|votes = 1,202
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Mills
|votes = 347
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Miles
|votes = 334
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Moore
|votes = 328
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,965
|percentage = 46.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
Notes
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{{Surrounds
| title= Electoral wards adjacent to Upminster
| Centre = Upminster
| N = Cranham
| NE = Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon
| E = Orsett
| SE = Ockendon
| S = Aveley and Uplands
| SW = Rainham and Wennington
| W = {{ubl|Hacton|
|Elm Park}}
| NW = St Andrew's
}}
{{Electoral wards in the London Borough of Havering}}
Category:Wards of the London Borough of Havering