St Andrew's 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 three councillors to

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. The ward covers

Hornchurch Hornchurch is a suburban town in East London in the London Borough of Havering. It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross. It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. It historically formed a large ancient par ...

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

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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,

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and part of Abbs Cross Lane to the west, the District line of the London Underground to the south and the

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to the east. It includes Hornchurch town centre and the residential areas immediately to the north and south of it. Hornchurch tube station is on the boundary to the south and Upminster Bridge tube station is brought into the ward including the residential streets immediately to the south. The small section of northeastern Elm Park was removed from the ward.

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. The St Andrew's ward occupied a triangle of land between the

Romford to Upminster Line Romford is a large town in east London, England, located northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Havering, the town is one of the major metropolitan centres of Greater London identified in the London Plan. Historically part ...

in the north to the

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in the south, and from the

in the east to

Harrow Lodge Park Harrow Lodge Park is a large public park in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering. It was created by Hornchurch Urban District Council, partly on land donated by Costain Group, Richard Costain and Sons Ltd., the developers of Elm Park, Elm ...

in the west. It included central

and parts of the

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 ...

and

Upminster Bridge Upminster Bridge is a crossing of the River Ingrebourne carrying the A124 road between the suburbs of Hornchurch and Upminster in northeast London, England. The bridge is known to have existed since at least 1375 and the current brick bridge was ...

areas. From 6 May 2010 the ward formed part of the Hornchurch and Upminster UK Parliament constituency.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2010 election

For the election on 6 May 2010, which took place on the same day as the

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, the turnout was 68.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected.

2009 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 June 2009, following the resignation of David Charles of the Conservative Party. John Wood of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected.

2007 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 June 2007, following the resignation of Brenda Riddle of the Hornchurch Residents Association. Michael Winter of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected.

2006 election

For the election on 4 May 2006 the turnout was 40.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected.

2002 election

For the election on 2 May 2002 the turnout was 38.3%. As an experiment, it was a

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election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day. Three Hornchurch Residents Association members were elected.

1978–2002 Havering council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978. From 1979 the ward was part of the

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constituency for elections to the

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and from 1999 to 2020 the

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constituency.

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 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 September 1978, following the death of David Biddlecombe.

1978 election

For the election on 4 May 1978 the electorate was 9,027 and turnout was 44%.

1964–1978 Havering council elections

St Andrew's ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Havering on 1 April 1965. For elections to Westminster it was part of the

constituency and for elections to the

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it was part of the

Havering The London Borough of Havering () in East London, England, forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 259,552 inhabitants; the principal town is Romford, while other communities include Hornchurch, Upminster, Collier Row and Rainham, Lo ...

electoral division from 1965 and then the

electoral division from 1973.

1974 election

For the 2 May 1974 election the electorate was 9,436 and there was a turnout of 42.5%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a four-year term at this and subsequent elections.

1971 election

For the 13 May 1971 election the electorate was 9,441 and there was a turnout of 42.7%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1968 by-election

On 27 June 1968 there was a by-election. Turnout was 27.7%. The by-election followed Sidney Legg becoming an alderman on the council.

1968 election

At the 9 May 1968 election the electorate was 8,479 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. Turnout was 45.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 election

It was first used in the 1964 election to

, with an electorate of 8,695 returning three councillors. On 7 May 1964 election there was a turnout of 47.2%. The councillors did not formally take up office until 1 April 1965, for a three-year term.

Notes

References

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