Heaton (Havering ward)

Electoral ward in Havering, Greater London, United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heaton 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.

BoroughHavering
CountyGreater London
Population17,211 (2021)[a]
Electorate11,525 (2022)
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Heaton
Electoral ward
for the Havering London Borough Council
Heaton ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughHavering
CountyGreater London
Population17,211 (2021)[a]
Electorate11,525 (2022)
Major settlementsHarold Hill
Area3.041 square kilometres (1.174 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–1978: 2
  • 1978–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Mandy Anderson
  •   Keith Darvill
  •   Frankie Walker
GSS codeE05013975 (2022–present)
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The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1978, 2002 and 2022. The revision in 1978 increased the number of councillors from two to three. The ward has covered western parts of the London County Council-built Harold Hill estate that was completed in 1958.[b] It has been dominated by the Labour Party throughout its existence. Notable councillors have been Michael Ward, who was MP for Peterborough and Keith Darvill, who was MP for Upminster.

List of councillors

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Term Councillor Party
1964–1968 W. Morley Labour
1964–1971 Michael Ward Labour
1968–1971 D. Burn Labour
1971–1978 Jocelyn Spindler Labour
1971–2006 Denis O'Flynn Labour
2010–2014 Labour
2018–2022 Labour
1978–1982 Robert Harris Labour
1978–1994 Geoffrey Otter Labour
1980–1982 Michael Blake Labour
1982–2001 Ruby Latham Labour
1994–1998 Ghassan Karian Labour
1998–2002 Ken Clark Labour
2001–2002 Sean Willis Labour
2002–present Keith Darvill Labour
2002–2006 Wilf Mills Labour
2006–2010 Christine Fox Conservative
2006–2010 Gary Adams Conservative
2010–2014 Paul Mcgeary Labour
2014–2016 Philip Hyde[c] UKIP
Independent
2014–2018 Ian de Wulverton UKIP
2018–2022 Ramota Lawal Labour
2022–present Mandy Anderson Labour
2022–present Frankie Walker Labour
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Havering council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022.

2026 election

The election will take place on 7 May 2026.[1][2][3]

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2026 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Amin Khuram
Reform Kevin Ayres
Green Carole Beth
Reform Iurie Bivol
Labour Co-op Keith Darvill
Residents Rose Dawson
Conservative James Gallagher
Conservative Sultana Jahan
Green Daljit Jutla
Labour Co-op Aishwarya Kumar
Green Aziz Mogaji
Conservative Kingsley Momodu
Liberal Democrats Kerrie Sait
Residents Nicky Saunter
Residents Alex Vella
Labour Co-op Frankie Walker
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2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[4]

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2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mandy Anderson 1,267 48.7
Labour Keith Darvill 1,200 46.1
Labour Frankie Walker 1,153 44.3
Conservative Oluwatoyin Ajidele 775 29.8
Conservative Edward Green 645 24.8
Conservative Richard Rimkus 598 23.0
Ind. Residents Martin Glenn 563 21.6
Ind. Residents Wendy Brice-Thompson 548 21.0
Ind. Residents Mary Bakoulas 463 17.8
Residents Bill Lavender 308 11.8
Residents Lesley Tyler 292 11.2
Turnout 23.79
Majority 378 14.5
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
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2002–2022 Havering council elections

Heaton 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.[5]

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2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Darvill 1,109 35.7
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,063 34.2
Labour Ramota Lawal 1,050 33.8
Conservative Wendy Brice-Thompson 904 29.1
Independent Christopher Cooper 843 27.1
Conservative Keith Wells 829 26.7
Conservative Garry Pain 723 23.3
Independent Philip Hyde 673 21.7
UKIP Ian de Wulverton 557 17.9
UKIP Brian Parker 367 11.8
UKIP John Thurtle 296 9.5
Liberal Democrats John Deeks 105 3.4
Turnout 30.18
Majority 146
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
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2016 by-election

The by-election took place on 5 May 2016, following the resignation of Phillip Hyde.

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2016 Heaton by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,122 30.1 +0.4
Conservative Keith Wells 951 25.5 +6.8
UKIP John Thurtle 864 23.3 −14.9
Independent Christopher Cooper 515 13.8 +13.8
Green Peter Caton 107 2.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles 86 2.3 +2.3
BNP Denise Underwood 73 2.0 −11.7
National Front Kevin Layzell 14 0.4 +0.4
Majority 171
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
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2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[6] Philip Hyde sat as an independent councillor from 2015.[7]

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2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Philip Hyde 1,549
UKIP Ian de Wulverton 1,506
Labour Keith Darvill 1,206
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,165
Labour Paul McGeary 1,135
Conservative Robert Binion 761
Conservative Wesley Smith 636
Conservative Matthew Sutton 606
BNP Kevin Layzell 556
Turnout 37
UKIP gain from Labour Swing
UKIP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
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2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[8]

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2010 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Darvill 1,823
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,739
Labour Paul Mcgeary 1,696
Conservative Christine Fox 1,614
Conservative Patricia Clark 1,566
Conservative Christopher Ryan 1,521
BNP Michael Braun 954
BNP William Whelpley 945
UKIP Ian De Wulverton 810
Residents Mark Kettley 459
Residents Anne Anne 363
Residents Peter Willers 306
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[9]

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2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Fox 930 29.7
Labour Keith Darvill 902 28.8
Conservative Gary Adams 899
Labour Ken Clark 884
Labour Caroline Wood 811
Conservative Gary Murphy 794
BNP Anthony Easton 595 19.0
UKIP Colin Rout 568 18.1
UKIP Lawrence Webb 431
UKIP Ian de Wulverton 401
Independent Terence Burland 139 4.4
Independent Damian Wakeman 122
Turnout 32.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[10] As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day.

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2002 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Darvill 1,434
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,402
Labour Wilf Mills 1,353
Conservative Keith Wells 1,087
Conservative Mark Joy 1,069
Conservative Edward Bates 1,060
Ind. Working Class Henry Wilson 991
Ind. Working Class Neil Stanton 941
Ind. Working Class John Morley 933
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
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1978–2002 Havering council elections

Heaton ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

2001 by-election

The by-election took place on 25 January 2001, following the death of Ruby Latham.

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2001 Heaton by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean Willis 582 46.2 −14.4
Conservative Edward Bates 240 19.0 −1.5
Residents Eric Staggs 139 11.0 +11.0
Independent Neil Stanton 135 10.7 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Henry Wilson 91 7.2 +7.2
UKIP Terry Murray 74 5.9 +5.9
Majority 342 27.2
Turnout 1,261 15.2
Labour hold Swing
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1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[11]

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1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Clark 1,159
Labour Ruby Latham 1,149
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,143
Conservative Richard Wilson 392
Residents Winifred Davies 361
Residents David Evans 357
Conservative David Eden 343
Residents Peter Galloway 333
Conservative Jeanne Eden 321
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[12]

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1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis O'Flynn 2,192
Labour Ruby Latham 2,187
Labour Ghassan Karian 2,124
Conservative David Ratcliffe 629
Conservative Hazel Tebbutt 619
Conservative Richard Richardson 603
Liberal Democrats John Porter 403
Liberal Democrats Sarah Wilding 352
Liberal Democrats Susan Williams 350
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[13]

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1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruby Latham 2,529
Labour Denis O'Flynn 2,465
Labour Geoffrey Otter 2,380
Conservative David Ralcliffe 928
Conservative Clive Milton 922
Conservative Dirk Russell 828
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[14]

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1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,768
Labour Geoffrey Otter 1,678
Labour Ruby Latham 1,471
Conservative Gareth Fox 760
Conservative Garry Hillier 707
Conservative Paul Piddington 622
Alliance Harold Offen 506
Alliance Lesley Durso 452
Alliance Henry Blackborow 403
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[15]

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1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,260
Labour Geoffrey Otter 1,227
Labour Ruby Latham 1,186
Conservative Helen Forster 857
Conservative Stephen Brabner 854
Alliance Barry Keates 836
Conservative Pamela Light 794
Alliance John Kiff 767
Alliance Donald Rogerson 748
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1980 by-election

The by-election took place on 15 May 1980, following the resignation of Robert Harris.[15]

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1980 Heaton by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Blake 2,040
Conservative Anthony Spencer 471
Liberal Edward Freeman 233
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
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1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[16]

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1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Harris 1,632
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,567
Labour Geoffrey Otter 1,465
Conservative Nigel Boyle 972
Conservative John Hann 956
Conservative Julian Chiningworth 942
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
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1964–1978 Havering council elections

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1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[17]

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1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jocelyn Spindler 1,301
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,278
Conservative D. Cure 373
Conservative R. Forster 353
Liberal B. Maynard 184
Liberal A. Rabone 152
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
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1971 by-election

The by-election took place on 8 July 1971.[17]

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Heaton by-election, 8 July 1971
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,014
Conservative A. North 170
Liberal B. Grant 38
Turnout 17.8%
Labour hold Swing
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1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[18]

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1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jocelyn Spindler 2,234
Labour Michael Ward 2,211
Conservative D. Cure 286
Conservative E. Souter 279
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[19]

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1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Ward 955
Labour D. Burn 922
Conservative C. Kemp 709
Conservative D. Cure 683
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[20]

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1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Heaton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Morley 1,642
Labour Michael Ward 1,615
Conservative P. Foulger 206
Conservative M. Line 176
Communist V. Carpenter 62
Turnout 1,888 29.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. [b]
    The remainder of the estate has been represented by councillors elected from the Gooshays and Hilldene wards.
  3. [c]
    Philip Hyde changed parties in 2015

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