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St Andrew's (Havering Ward)
St Andrew's 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 covers Hornchurch town centre and adjacent residential areas. The ward was dominated by the Conservative Party at the first eight elections. Since 1994, the Hornchurch Residents Association has been the most successful party to stand candidates. The ward is named for St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch. List of councillors Summary Councillors elected by party at each general borough election. Havering council elections since 2022 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022. The ward is bounded by the Romford-Upminster London Overground line to the north, The Ravensbourne and part of Abbs Cross Lane to the west, the District line of the London Underground to the south and the River Ingrebourne to the east. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havering London Borough Council
Havering London Borough Council, also known as Havering Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Havering in Greater London, England. It is a London boroughs#London borough councils, London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under no overall control since 2014; after the 2022 Havering London Borough Council election, 2022 election, it was run by a coalition of the Havering Residents Association and Labour Party (UK), Labour; since 2024, it has been run solely by the HRA. The council is based at Havering Town Hall in Romford. History The London Borough of Havering and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held 1964 Havering London Borough Council election, in 1964. For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's two outgoing authorities, being the municipal borough, borough council of Municipal Borough of Romford, Romford and the Urban district (England and Wale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Havering London Borough Council Election
The 2018 Havering London Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in Greater London. Elections were held for all 54 seats on the council. This was on the same day as other local elections. Electoral arrangements Ward boundaries established in 2002 were used for the fifth and final time, with new ward boundaries in use from the next election in 2022. 54 councillors were elected from 18 wards. Each ward returned three councillors. Polling took place on 3 May 2018. Summary of results The Conservative Party gained three seats, increasing its number of councillors to 25. It consolidated its position as the largest group on the council, but did not gain overall control. Havering Residents Association lost two seats, reducing its number of councillors to 17. However, it remained the second largest party on the council. Of its 17 councillors, eight represent Hornchurch Residents' Association, six Upminster and Cranham Resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Havering London Borough Council Election
The 1990 Havering Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control. Electoral arrangements The 1990 election used the ward boundaries established in 1978 for the fourth time. 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors. Polling took place on 3 May 1990. Results Labour replaced the Conservatives as the largest group on the council, six seats short of a majority. The Conservatives gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Chase Cross ward and three seats went the other way in Harold Wood. Labour gained two seats from the Conservatives in Collier Row, two seats in Hylands and one seat in Oldchurch. Residents gained three seats in Upminster from the Conservatives. This gave the Labour Party 25 councillors, the Conservative Party 19, the Residents Association 13 and the Liberal Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Havering London Borough Council Election
The 1994 Havering Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control. Electoral arrangements 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors. The 1994 election used the 1978 wards with some boundary revisions that became effective 1 April 1994. The most significant change was Cranham East which lost Great Warley. Gooshays and Harold Wood gained and lost some territory as the borough boundary was aligned to the M25 motorway. Polling took place on 5 May 1994. Results Labour remained the largest group on the council, gaining five seats and one short of a majority. Labour gained three seats from the Conservatives in Brooklands, Mawney and St Andrew's wards. Two seats were gained from the Liberal Democrats in Rainham. The Residents Association also made gains from the Conservatives with two seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Havering London Borough Council Election
The 1998 Havering London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control. Electoral arrangements 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors. The 1998 election was the last to use the wards established in 1978 (and subject to minor revision in 1994) with new boundaries in use for the next election in 2002. Councillors were elected for a four-year term. Polling took place on 7 May 1998. Results Labour remained the largest group on the council, losing two seats to become three short of a majority. The Labour Party lost two seats to the Conservatives in Collier Row ward, two seats to the Liberal Democrats in Oldchurch ward and one to the Residents Association in St Andrew's ward. Two seats were gained by Labour from the Liberal Democrats in Harold Wood ward. The Conservatives gaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Greater London Authority Referendum
The 1998 Greater London Authority referendum was held in Greater London on 7 May 1998. The referendum asked whether there was support for creating a Greater London Authority composed of a directly elected Mayor of London and a London Assembly to scrutinise the Mayor's actions. Voter turnout was low, at just 34.1%. The referendum was held under the Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998 provisions. Polling day coincided with the 1998 London local elections. Background Labour's 1997 general election manifesto, '' New Labour, New Life for Britain,'' mentioned establishing a directly mayor and authority. This would be the first London-wide government since the abolition of the Greater London Council. The government published a green paper with the title ''New Leadership for London'' in July 1997. This laid out the principles of the GLA: a strong mayor and a "strategic" assembly. The full proposals were confirmed in a March 1998 white paper entitled ''A'' ''Mayor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London (European Parliament Constituency)
London was a European Parliament constituency, constituency of the European Parliament from 1999 until the Brexit, UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020. Between 2009 and 2020, it returned eight Members of the European Parliament, MEPs, using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. Boundaries The constituency corresponded to the Greater London region of England, in the south east of the United Kingdom. History Prior to 1999, London was represented by a number of single-member constituencies. These were London Central (European Parliament constituency), London Central, London East (European Parliament constituency), London East, London North (European Parliament constituency), London North, London North East (European Parliament constituency), London North East, London North West (European Parliament constituency), London North West, London South East (European Parliament constituency), London South East, London South Inner (European Parl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission. The Parliament is composed of 720 members (MEPs), after the June 2024 European elections, from a previous 705 MEPs. It represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India), with an electorate of around 375 million eligible voters in 2024. Since 1979, the Parliament has been directly elected every five years by the citizens of the European Union through universal suffrage. Voter turnout in parliamentary elections decreased each time after 1979 until 2019, when voter turnout increased by eight percentage points, and rose above 50% for the first time since 1994. The voting age is 18 in all EU member states e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London East (European Parliament Constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used plurality voting system, first-past-the-post for the Elections in the European Union, European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituency, European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each. The constituency of London East was one of them. It consisted of the List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, Westminster Parliament constituencies of Barking (UK Parliament constituency), Barking, Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency), Dagenham, Hornchurch (UK Parliament constituency), Hornchurch, Ilford North (UK Parliament constituency), Ilford North, Ilford South (UK Parliament constituency), Ilford South, Newham North East (UK Parliament constituency), Newham North East, Romford (UK Parliament constituency), Romford, Upminster (UK Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Havering London Borough Council Election
The 2002 Havering Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control. New ward boundaries were in use for the first time and the number of councillors reduced from the previous election. As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on polling day. Electoral arrangements New ward boundaries were used for the first time. Prior to the 2002 election the council had 63 councillors. From the 2002 election, 54 councillors were elected from 18 wards. Each ward returned three councillors. Six of the wards were new, including a recreated Cranham ward which had been abolished in 1978. The remaining wards shared the names of previously used wards but with new boundaries. Councillors were elected for a four-year term with the next election scheduled for 2006. As an experiment, it was a postal voting elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Voting
Postal voting is voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors (and typically returned) by Mail, post, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling place, polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system. In an election, postal votes may be available on demand or limited to individuals meeting certain criteria, such as a proven inability to travel to a designated polling place. Most electors are required to apply for a postal vote, although some may receive one by default. In some elections postal voting is the only voting method allowed and is referred to as all-postal voting. With the exception of those elections, postal votes constitute a form of early voting and may be considered an absentee ballot. Typically, postal votes must be mailed back before the scheduled election day. However, in some jurisdictions return methods may allow for dropping off the ballot in person via secure Ballot box, drop boxes or at voting centers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Havering London Borough Council Election
Elections for Havering London Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. In London council elections, the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years. In this election, the Conservatives took control of the council after gaining 8 seats. Electoral arrangements New ward boundaries established in 2002 were used for the second time. 54 councillors were elected from 18 wards. Each ward returned three councillors. Polling took place on 4 May 2006. Summary of results Ward results Brooklands Cranham Elm Park Emerson Park Gooshays Hacton Harold Wood Havering Park Heaton Hylands Mawneys Pettits Rainham and Wennington The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
