South Hornchurch (ward)

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	Map showing South Hornchurch ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

South Hornchurch
South Hornchurch
Electoral ward; for the Havering London Borough Council
	South Hornchurch ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	10,884 (2021)
Electorate	7,402 (2022)
Major settlements	South Hornchurch
Area	2.503 square kilometres (0.966 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	1965–2022: 3; 2022–present: 2;
Councillors	Natasha Summers; Graham Williamson;
GSS code	E05000321 (2002–2022); E05013984 (2022–present);

South Hornchurch 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. 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.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor
1964–1968	C. Seager	Labour
1964–1968	A. Booton	Labour
1964–1968	E. Hillman	Labour
1968–1971	J. Collins	Conservative
1968–1971	J. Smith	Conservative
1968–1971	C. Sherman	Conservative
1971–1974	H. Bygate	Labour
1971–1978	H. Rivers	Labour
1971–1978	J. Whysall	Labour
1974–1978	S. Clarke	Labour
1978–2008	Leonard Long	Residents
1978–1982	Michael Burke	Residents
1978–1982	Ronald Whittaker	Residents
1982–1986	Ann Cockerton	Conservative
1982–1986	James Allum	Conservative
1986–1998	Roger Newnham	Residents
1986–2002	Reginald Whitney	Residents
1998–2002 2006–2010	Thomas Binding	Labour
2002–2006	Malvin Brown	Residents
2006–2010	John Clark	Conservative
2008–2022	Michael-Deon Burton^[b]	Independent
		Ind. Residents
		Conservative
2010–2014	Rebbecca Bennett	Conservative
2010–2014	Denis Breading	Labour
2014–2018	Philip Martin	UKIP
2014–present	Graham Williamson	Ind. Residents
2018–present	Natasha Summers	Ind. Residents

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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1968

1971

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

2022

Labour
Conservative
Res/Ind
UKIP

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

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[1]

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ind. Residents	Natasha Summers	1,023	44.8
	Ind. Residents	Graham Williamson	1,019	44.7
	Labour	Julia Pearman	669	29.3
	Labour	Mirza Akhtar	664	29.1
	Conservative	Michael-Deon Burton	573	25.1
	Conservative	Andromahi Themistocli	500	21.9
	Green	Kim Arrowsmith	116	5.1
Turnout				31.8%
Majority			350	15.4
	Ind. Residents win (new boundaries)
	Ind. Residents win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Havering council elections

South Hornchurch ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002. Territory was gained in the northeast from the abolished Airfield ward and some territory was transferred to Elm Park ward in the northwest.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[2] Michael-Deon Burton stood as an independent candidate at the election and joined the Conservative Party immediately after the election.^[3]

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ind. Residents	Natasha Summers	1,362	39.5
	Independent	Michael-Deon Burton	1,312	38.1
	Ind. Residents	Graham Williamson	1,286	37.3
	Labour	Patricia Brown	1,043	30.3
	Labour	Trevor McKeever	1,019	29.6
	Labour	Nicholas West	939	27.3
	Ind. Residents	Phillip Bowen	811	23.5
	Conservative	George Brind	634	18.4
	Conservative	Grant Rose	561	16.3
	Conservative	Tammy Farquhar	422	12.2
	UKIP	Jane Fellowes	315	9.1
	Green	Mohammad Ali	165	4.8
Turnout				32.43%
Majority
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	Independent gain from UKIP		Swing
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[4]

2014 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Residents	Michael-Deon Burton	1,738
	UKIP	Philip Martin	1,500
	Ind. Residents	Graham Williamson	1,336
	Residents	Mark Logan	1,264
	Labour	Patricia Brown	870
	Labour	Pervez Badruddin	867
	Labour	Christopher Freeman	710
	Conservative	Patricia Clark	567
	Conservative	Warren Camilleri	468
	Conservative	Tammey Oddy	296
	Green	Kuan Phillips	275
Turnout
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Labour		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[5]

2010 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Rebbecca Bennett	1,947
	Ind. Residents	Michael-Deon Burton	1,942
	Labour	Denis Breading	1,746
	Conservative	Daniel Hatch	1,659
	Ind. Residents	Keith Roberts	1,651
	Labour	Stephen Jaques	1,596
	Labour	Bryan Vincent	1,540
	Conservative	Vidyotama Persaud	1,483
	Ind. Residents	Graham Williamson	1,453
	UKIP	James Fellowes	892
	Independent	Wendy Buck	449
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2008 by-election

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

2008 South Hornchurch by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael-Deon Burton	661	27.0	+7.9
	BNP	Anthony Steff	518	21.2	+21.2
	Conservative	Christopher Ryan	438	17.9	−4.7
	Labour	Graham Carr	416	17.0	−5.9
	Independent	Reg Whitney	287	11.7	−12.8
	UKIP	Craig Litwin	64	2.6	+2.6
	English Democrat	Peter Thorogood	28	1.1	+1.1
	Residents	Malvin Brown	17	0.7	−4.5
	Independent	Mark Whitehead	17	0.7	+0.7
Majority			143	5.8
Turnout			2,446	23.8
	Independent gain from Residents		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[6]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	Leonard Long	878	24.5
	Labour	Thomas Binding	821	22.9
	Conservative	John Clark	812	22.6
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	788
	Residents	Wendy Clark	757
	Conservative	Patricia Clark	742
	Labour	David Leigh	741
	Labour	Rosina Purnell	733
	Independent	Wendy Buck	687	19.1
	Independent	Michael-Deon Burton	656
	Independent	June Walker	623
	Conservative	Ronald Gadd	620
	Green	Susan Gower	204	5.7
	Green	Guy Gower	191
	Residents	Malvin Brown	186	5.2
Turnout				34.0
	Residents hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[7]

2002 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	1,804
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	1,776
	Residents	Malvin Brown	1,539
	Labour	Christopher Purnell	1,368
	Labour	Jean Mitchell	1,149
	Labour	Michael Wood	1,139
	Conservative	John Carter	889
	Conservative	John Clark	869
	Conservative	Patricia Clark	847
Turnout
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Havering council elections

South Hornchurch ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[8]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	1,134
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	1,012
	Labour	Thomas Binding	964
	Residents	Wendy Clark	951
	Labour	Leslie Reid	927
	Labour	David Burn	892
	Conservative	Dennis Bull	391
	Conservative	Guy Gower	331
	Conservative	Iris Cotier	317
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[9]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	2,029
	Residents	Roger Newnham	1,855
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	1,794
	Labour	Alan Fenn	1,245
	Labour	Sylvia Harrison	1,229
	Labour	Barbara Nunn	1,209
	Conservative	Patricia Field	350
	Conservative	Daniel Regan	327
	Conservative	Joyce Weaver	304
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[10]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	2,227
	Residents	Roger Newnham	2,016
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	1,939
	Labour	Alan Fenn	1,332
	Labour	Sylvia Harrison	1,293
	Labour	Linda Pearce	1,257
	Conservative	Leslie Adler	662
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[11]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	1,732
	Residents	Roger Newnham	1,555
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	1,486
	Labour	Henry Webb	1,084
	Labour	Anthony Hunt	1,083
	Labour	Michael Wood	997
	Conservative	John Clark	766
	Conservative	Robert Willoughby	760
	Conservative	Michael White	736
	Alliance	Michael Burke	338
	Alliance	Wendie Norris	296
	Alliance	David Bruck	286
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[12]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	1,029
	Conservative	Ann Cockerton	981
	Conservative	James Allum	979
	Residents	Peter Thwaites	912
	Residents	Ronald Whittaker	908
	Labour	Lucy Bolstridge	891
	Labour	Richard Desmond	890
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	874
	Labour	Keith Darvill	869
	Alliance	Harry Rivers	594
	Alliance	William Tyrell	590
	Alliance	Ivor Cameron	567
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[13]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	1,384
	Residents	Michael Burke	1,317
	Residents	Ronald Whittaker	1,299
	Labour	Harry Rivers	1,249
	Labour	Richard Desmond	1,201
	Labour	Lynne Cunningham	1,179
	Conservative	Ralph Pollard	889
	Conservative	Robin Hackshall	870
	Conservative	Mary Oxley	859
Turnout
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

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 Hornchurch Marshes and most of South Hornchurch, with some eastern sections in Rainham ward.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[14]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	H. Rivers	1,769
	Labour	J. Whysall	1,684
	Labour	S. Clarke	1,677
	Ind. Ratepayers	Leonard Long	946
	Ind. Ratepayers	L. Lowe	929
	Ind. Ratepayers	J. Oliver	915
	Conservative	D. Dryborough	767
	Conservative	D. White	767
	Conservative	B. Chamberlain	728
Turnout
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[15]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	H. Bygate	2,897
	Labour	H. Rivers	2,862
	Labour	J. Whysall	2,753
	Conservative	B. Boakes	931
	Conservative	J. Smith	929
	Conservative	J. Collins	922
	Ind. Ratepayers	G. Reynolds	344
	Ind. Ratepayers	A. Robertson	320
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[16]

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Collins	1,095
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,092
	Conservative	C. Sherman	1,090
	Labour	P. Ridley	993
	Labour	May Rudlin	964
	Ind. Residents	G. Reynolds	912
	Labour	A. Lesslie	895
	Ind. Residents	F. Banning	738
	Ind. Residents	R. Vickers	735
	Independent	L. Lowe	323
	Independent	L. Long	295
	Liberal	L. Blows	207
	Liberal	F. Tyson	182
	Liberal	J. South	175
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[17]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Seager	1,959
	Labour	A. Booton	1,932
	Labour	E. Hillman	1,925
	Independent	H. Webb	1,357
	Independent	R. Manning	1,340
	Independent	F. Parr	1,334
Turnout			3,371	39.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
^ Michael-Deon Burton changed parties in 2008 and 2018

References

^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Clemenson, Matthew (31 May 2018). "Havering councillor who joined Conservatives after being elected as independent speaks out after wave of abuse". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1] 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

[2] Michael-Deon Burton changed parties in 2008 and 2018

[2022_results-3] Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2018_results-4] Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[5] Clemenson, Matthew (31 May 2018). "Havering councillor who joined Conservatives after being elected as independent speaks out after wave of abuse". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

[2014_results-6] Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2010_results-7] Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2006_results-8] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2002_results-9] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1998_results-10] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1994_results-11] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1990_results-12] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1986_results-13] "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1982_results-14] "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1978_results-15] "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1974_results-16] "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1971_results-17] "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1968_results-18] "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1964_results-19] "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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v t e Electoral wards in the London Borough of Havering
1965	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
1978	Airfield Ardleigh Green Brooklands Chase Cross Collier Row Cranham East Cranham West Elm Park Emerson Park Gidea Park Gooshays Hacton Harold Wood Heath Park Heaton Hilldene Hylands Mawney Oldchurch Rainham Rise Park St Andrew's St Edward's South Hornchurch Upminster
2002	Brooklands Cranham Elm Park Emerson Park Gooshays Hacton Harold Wood Havering Park Heaton Hylands Mawneys Pettits Rainham and Wennington Romford Town St Andrew's South Hornchurch Squirrel's Heath Upminster
2022	Beam Park Cranham Elm Park Emerson Park Gooshays Hacton Harold Wood Havering-atte-Bower Heaton Hylands and Harrow Lodge Marshalls and Rise Park Mawneys Rainham and Wennington Rush Green and Crowlands South Hornchurch Squirrels Heath St Alban's St Andrew's St Edward's Upminster