Havering (electoral division)

Havering
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Havering
Population	252,860 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	162,724 (1964) 162,807 (1967) 166,892 (1968) 178,278 (1970)
Major settlements	Hornchurch, Romford, Upminster
Area	29,109.9 acres (117.804 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Hornchurch, Romford and Upminster

Havering was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected three councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970. Bill Fiske, the first leader of the Greater London Council, was elected from the division.

History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Havering.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hornchurch, Romford and Upminster. ^[1]

Elections

The Havering constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, ^[2] 1967 ^[3] and 1970. ^[4] Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting. ^[5] Bill Fiske, who was successful at the first election, was the first Leader of the Greater London Council.

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 162,724 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 80,168 people voting, the turnout was 49.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Havering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Fiske	36,280
	Labour	William Arthur Gillman	34,915
	Labour	Bertie Edwin Roycraft	32,150
	Conservative	N. L. Anfilogoff	29,590
	Conservative	Mrs E. H. Dean	29,394
	Conservative	E. T. Davies	28,835
	Liberal	D. M. Hardy	11,705
	Liberal	C. W. Brewster	10,437
	Liberal	G. M. Horey	8,930
	Communist	F. Barlow	4,000
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 162,807 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 83,534 people voting, the turnout was 51.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Havering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Brook-Partridge	44,535
	Conservative	David Thornton	43,899
	Conservative	Jeffrey Archer	43,379
	Labour	Bill Fiske	31,263
	Labour	W.A. Gillman	30,032
	Labour	M. J. Ward	29,567
	Liberal	B. A. Grant	6,336
	Liberal	A. C. Stubbs	5,232
	Liberal	J. W. South	4,670
	Communist	L. Cohen	2,982
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1968 by-election

A by-election was held on 12 December 1968, following the resignation of David Thornton. ^[6] The electorate was 166,892 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. With 7,811 voting, the turnout was 12.2%

Havering by-election, 1968

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Alfred Sibley	13,480
	Labour	B. K. Lowton	5,669
	Liberal	T. N. Willis	1,253
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 178,278 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 63,465 people voting, the turnout was 35.6%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Havering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Brook-Partridge	33,297
	Conservative	Trixie Gardner	32,227
	Conservative	Shelagh Roberts	31,642
	Labour	S. Dougherty	25,601
	Labour	P. Downham	25,460
	Labour	K. S. D'Cruze	25,307
	Liberal	M. Benson	3,449
	Liberal	J. R. Bastick	3,158
	Liberal	B. A. Grant	3,130
	Communist	C. R. Harper	837
	Union Movement	R. Harris	343
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Havering". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
6. "Greater London Council Election results: Havering". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2023.