Harold Wood (ward)

Harold Wood
Electoral ward
for the Havering London Borough Council
Map
Harold Wood ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughHavering
CountyGreater London
Population13,807 (2021)[a]
Electorate10,236 (2022)
Major settlementsHarold Wood
Area7.786 square kilometres (3.006 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Brian Eagling
  •   Martin Goode
  •   Darren Wise
GSS code
  • E05000312 (2002–2022)
  • E05013973 (2022–present)

Harold Wood 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 three councillors to Havering London Borough Council. The ward had boundary revisions in 1978, 1994, 2002 and 2022. The most notable councillor was Bob Neill who became a member of parliament.

List of councillors

Seat Councillor Took office Left office Party Election
1E. Gallant1964 (1964)1968 (1968) Conservative1964
2N. Kemble1964 (1964)1968 (1968) Conservative1964
3J. Smith1964 (1964)1971 (1971) Conservative1964, 1968
1J. Frost1968 (1968)1971 (1971) Conservative1968
2D. Owen1968 (1968)1971 (1971) Conservative1968
1T. Ward1971 (1971)1974 (1974) Labour1971
2R. Whitworth1971 (1971)1974 (1974) Labour1971
3Geoffrey Otter1971 (1971)1974 (1974) Labour1971
1David Forster1974 (1974)1986 (1986) Conservative1974, 1978, 1982
2Bob Neill1974 (1974)1990 (1990) Conservative1974, 1978, 1982, 1986
3Peter Marsden1974 (1974)1986 (1986) Conservative1974, 1978, 1982
1Pamela Light1986 (1986)1990 (1990) Conservative1986
3Harry Humphrey1986 (1986)1990 (1990) Conservative1986
1John Wilson1990 (1990)1994 (1994) Liberal Democrats1990
2Mark Wilson1990 (1990)1994 (1994) Liberal Democrats1990
3Kevyn Jones1990 (1990)1994 (1994) Liberal Democrats1990
1Jonathan Coles1994 (1994)2002 (2002) Liberal Democrats1994, 1998
2Caroline Hurlstone1994 (1994)1998 (1998) Liberal Democrats1994
3David Parker-Ross1994 (1994)1998 (1998) Liberal Democrats1994
2Brian Eagling1998 (1998)2002 (2002) Labour1998
3Caroline Wood1998 (1998)2002 (2002) Labour1998
1Steven Kelly2002 (2002)2006 (2006) Conservative2002
2Natasha Ratty2002 (2002)2006 (2006) Conservative2002
3Daryl Williams2002 (2002)2006 (2006) Conservative2002
1Lesley Kelly2006 (2006)2014 (2014) Conservative2006, 2010
2Pamela Light2006 (2006)2014 (2014) Conservative2006, 2010
3Jonathan Coles2006 (2006)2010 (2010) Liberal Democrats2006
3Brian Eagling2010 (2010)Incumbent Harold Wood Hill Park RA2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
1Darren Wise2014 (2014)Incumbent Harold Wood Hill Park RA2014, 2018, 2022
2Alex Donald2014 (2014)2018 (2018) Harold Wood Hill Park RA2014
2Martin Goode2018 (2018)Incumbent Harold Wood Hill Park RA2018, 2022

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
  •   Conservative
  •   Labour
  •   Liberal Democrats
  •   Residents

Havering council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022. The ward lost territory to Gooshays and Heaton, and gained territory from Cranham and Emerson Park.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Residents Brian Eagling 2,081 58.5 −10.2
Ind. Residents Martin Goode 1,884 53.0 −12.3
Ind. Residents Darren Wise 1,812 51.0 −11.9
Labour Carole Beth 667 18.8 +2.8
Labour Krystyna Koseda 613 17.2 +2.3
Labour Sally Onaiwu 580 16.3 +3.5
Conservative Tolulope Akinboboye 566 15.9 +2.7
Residents Daniel Lammin 484 13.6 N/A
Residents Katy Turner 472 13.3 N/A
Residents Adela Meer 430 12.1 N/A
Conservative Ruth Edes 426 12.0 −1.0
Conservative Godfrey Webster 405 11.4 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 145 4.1 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Sanderson 99 2.8 N/A
Turnout 35.6% −1.33
Majority 1,145 32.2 −14.7
Ind. Residents win (new boundaries)
Ind. Residents win (new boundaries)
Ind. Residents win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Havering council elections

Map
Harold Wood ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Brian Eagling 2,804 68.7
Residents Martin Goode 2,664 65.3
Residents Darren Wise 2,566 62.9
Labour Christine McGeary 651 16.0
Labour Patrick Murray 607 14.9
Conservative Michail Koufalitakis 539 13.2
Conservative Frederick Thompson 530 13.0
Labour Desmond Withrington 522 12.8
Conservative Ashok Kumar 448 11.0
UKIP Paul Thurtle 252 6.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 182 4.5
Turnout 36.93%
Majority 1,915
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]

2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Brian Eagling 2,736
Residents Darren Wise 2,294
Residents Alex Donald 2,221
UKIP John Thurtle 1,140
Conservative Lesley Kelly 854
Conservative Pamela Light 723
Conservative Robert Perry 661
Labour Siobhan McGeary 436
Labour Michael Hitchin 415
Labour Bakary Singhateh 346
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 202
Liberal Democrats Ian Sanderson 118
Liberal Democrats David Williams 82
TUSC Chris Rice 62
Turnout 46
Residents hold Swing
Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Residents gain from Conservative Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[4]

2010 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Brian Eagling 2,133
Conservative Lesley Kelly 1,958
Conservative Pamela Light 1,868
Residents Darren Wise 1,848
Residents Julia Rogers 1,819
Conservative John Clark 1,738
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 1,347
Liberal Democrats Pamela Coles 1,330
Liberal Democrats Ian Sanderson 1,074
Labour Ken Clark 962
Labour Ben Hetchin 848
Labour Sean Willis 812
UKIP Lawrence Webb 762
Independent Cyril Doman 117
Independent Cynthia Shellito 62
Turnout
Residents gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[5]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Kelly 1,047 24.7
Conservative Pamela Light 1,036
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 999 23.6
Liberal Democrats Pamela Coles 969
Residents Patrick Curtis 968 22.8
Conservative Garry Pain 936
Residents Ronald Ower 929
Residents Richard Harrington 821
Liberal Democrats Ian Sanderson 804
Labour Bunny Eagling 646 15.2
Labour Michael Hitchin 564
Labour Darren Wise 525
National Liberal David Durant 353 8.3
National Liberal Geoffrey Taylor 339
National Liberal Nicholas Causton 315
Green Maryla Hart 227 5.4
Turnout 40.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[6] As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day.

2002 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Kelly 1,664
Conservative Natasha Ratty 1,652
Conservative Daryl Williams 1,606
Labour Brian Eagling 1,507
Labour Caroline Wood 1,466
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 1,423
Labour Leonard Street 1,354
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Coles 1,300
Liberal Democrats Ian Sanderson 1,293
Turnout
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1994–2002 Havering council elections

The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994.[7]

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[8]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 1,079
Labour Brian Eagling 1,061
Labour Caroline Wood 1,054
Labour Neil Stanton 999
Liberal Democrats Ian Sanderson 947
Conservative Keith Taffs 888
Conservative Edward Bates 693
Conservative Malcolm Brace 679
Conservative Georgina Galpin 637
Residents Jeffrey Brockelbank 397
Residents Patrick Curtis 358
Residents Martin Davin 325
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[9]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 1,628 41.16 Decrease 5.11
Liberal Democrats Caroline Hurlstone 1,527
Liberal Democrats David Parker-Ross 1,505
Labour Keith Darvill 1,222 31.70 Increase 7.20
Labour Janet Davis 1,187
Labour Jennifer Hague 1,179
Conservative Jacqueline Owen 1,123 27.14 Decrease 2.09
Conservative Keith Wells 998
Conservative Anthony Bramwell 950
Registered electors 8,132 Increase 123
Turnout 3,883 47.75 Decrease 8.85
Rejected ballots 6 0.15 Increase 0.08
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–1994 Havering council elections

Map
Harold Wood ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[10]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib Dem Focus Team John Wilson 2,049 46.27
Lib Dem Focus Team Mark Wilson 2,041
Lib Dem Focus Team Kevyn Jones 1,974
Conservative Pamela Light 1,324 29.23
Conservative Godfrey Webster 1,260
Conservative Marjorie Ramsey 1,247
Labour Jennifer Hague 1,095 24.50
Labour Dereck Smith 1,064
Labour Barry Nottage 1,052
Registered electors 8,009
Turnout 4,533 56.60
Rejected ballots 3 0.07
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[11]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pamela Light 1,666
Conservative Harry Humphrey 1,618
Conservative Bob Neill 1,614
Labour William Harrison 977
Labour Neil Brindley 915
Labour Keith Darvill 908
Alliance Keith Plant 658
Alliance Derek Brown 601
Alliance Elaine Dorken 562
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[12] Bob Neill was also the Greater London Council member for Romford following the 1985 by-election.[13]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Forster 2,117
Conservative Bob Neill 2,037
Conservative Peter Marsden 1,976
Alliance Peter Fowler 799
Alliance Ronald Huckstep 755
Labour Joseph Moore 654
Alliance Graham Bridgeman-Clarke 630
Labour Sheila Hills 620
Labour Marjorie Ville 602
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Forster 2,393
Conservative Peter Marsden 2,287
Conservative Bob Neill 2,255
Labour John McCarthy 1,024
Labour Brian Morland 957
Labour Hubert Hull 942
Turnout
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

External images
image icon Map showing Harold Wood ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (north)
image icon Map showing Harold Wood ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (south)

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[15]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Forster 2,147
Conservative Bob Neill 2,130
Conservative Peter Marsden 2,093
Labour B. Whitworth 1,519
Labour Geoffrey Otter 1,497
Labour S. Jack 1,434
Liberal D. Hart 574
Liberal J. Alton 559
Liberal P. Hart 543
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[16]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Ward 1,845
Labour R. Whitworth 1,815
Labour Geoffrey Otter 1,788
Conservative A. Finn 1,684
Conservative R. Ramsey 1,676
Conservative C. Devlin 1,645
Ind. Ratepayers V. Mari 798
Ind. Ratepayers D. Warren 793
Ind. Ratepayers P. Morgan 763
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[17]

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Smith 2,789
Conservative J. Frost 2,715
Conservative D. Owen 2,659
Labour D. Edwards 1,005
Labour Geoffrey Otter 939
Labour R. Smith 818
Liberal A. Stubbs 460
Liberal M. Chambers 416
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[18]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Gallant 1,717
Conservative N. Kemble 1,696
Conservative J. Smith 1,680
Labour Pat Ridley 1,662
Labour Ken Weetch 1,650
Labour G. Otter 1,629
Liberal L. Harris 895
Liberal S. Gale 823
Liberal B. Potter 807
Turnout 4,256 50.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

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