South Hornchurch is an electoral ward in the

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. 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

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. There was a revision of ward boundaries in 1978, 2002 and 2022. The revision in 2022 reduced the number of councillors from three to two. The 1965, 1978 and 2002 versions of the ward covered a large area of southern Hornchurch extending northwards from the

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, including the industrialised

Hornchurch Marshes Hornchurch Marshes is an area of the London Borough of Havering, adjacent to the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. Susceptible to flooding from three adjacent rivers, it was the southernmost marshland section of the ancient paris ...

area. Since 2022 the ward has corresponded with the

South Hornchurch South Hornchurch is a locality to the south of Hornchurch in London Borough of Havering, east London. It is a suburban development situated 13.6 miles (21.8 km) east of Charing Cross. The area is a relatively recent addition, compared with t ...

neighbourhood.

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. South Hornchurch lost territory in the south to Rainham and Wennington and the new ward of

Beam Park Beam Park is a new neighbourhood in the south of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Havering. It is named after the River Beam which forms the boundary between the boroughs. It is part of the London Riverside o ...

. The number of councillors representing the ward was reduced from three to two.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2002–2022 Havering council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002. Territory was gained in the northeast from the abolished

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ward and some territory was transferred to

Elm Park Elm Park is a suburban planned community in East London and part of the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is identified as a district centre in the London Plan with several streets of shops and a priority f ...

ward in the northwest.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. Michael-Deon Burton stood as an independent candidate at the election and joined the Conservative Party immediately after the election.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the

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2008 by-election

The by-election took place on 3 July 2008, following the death of Leonard Long.

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. As an experiment, it was a

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election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day.

1978–2002 Havering council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978. Some territory in the northeast was transferred to the new

ward.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the

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1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

1964–1978 Havering council elections

The ward established in 1965 covered the area from the southern boundary of the Elm Park estate the River Thames including the

and most of

, with some eastern sections in Rainham ward.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

Notes

References

{{Electoral wards in the London Borough of Havering Wards of the London Borough of Havering 1965 establishments in England Constituencies established in 1965