The 1971 Havering Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of

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, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council.

Electoral arrangements

The election used the wards from the 1964 election for a third time. Councillors were elected for a three-year term for the final time, with a four-year term from the next election in 1974 and subsequent elections. Polling took place on 13 May 1971.

Results

General election of councillors

The Labour Party regained the twenty seats that had been lost in 1968 and won the

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ward for the first time, gaining three further seats. This gave 30 seats in total with 28 needed for a majority. All transfers of power were from Conservative to Labour, except for the one seat in Hylands that went back from Independent Residents to Labour (having switched the other way in 1968).

Aldermanic election

In addition to the 55 elected councillors, there were nine

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on the council. Four aldermen elected in 1968 continued to serve until 1974 and the other five retired before the 1971 election. Aldermen elected in 1971, to retire in 1977: Five aldermen were elected by the council in 1971 to serve until 1977. All five aldermen were for the Labour Party. The aldermen on the council divided five Labour and four Conservative after the 1971 election.

Ward results

Bedfords

Central

Collier Row

Cranham

Elm Park

Emerson Park

Gidea Park

Gooshays

Hacton

Harold Wood

Heath Park

Heaton

Hilldene

Hylands

Mawney

Oldchurch

Rainham

St Andrew's

South Hornchurch

Upminster

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1971 and 1974 elections: * 1971 Collier Row by-election * 1971 Gooshays by-election * 1971 Heaton (Havering) by-election * 1971 Hilldene by-election * 1971 Emerson Park by-election * 1972 Central (Havering) by-election * 1973 Cranham by-election

Notes

References

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1971 London Borough council elections