Cranham West (ward)

Cranham West
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Cranham West ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	7,200 (1990 estimate)[1]
Electorate	6,008 (1978) 5,998 (1982) 5,930 (1986) 5,637 (1990) 5,491 (1994) 5,467 (1998)
Major settlements	Cranham and Upminster
Area	3.04 square kilometres (1.17 sq mi)
Former electoral ward
Created	1978
Abolished	2002
Councillors	2
Created from	Cranham
Replaced by	Cranham
ONS code	02BBFG

Cranham West was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1978 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used at the 1998 elections. It returned two councillors to Havering London Borough Council. It was replaced by the Cranham ward.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
1978–1990	Ronald Ower		Residents
1978–2002	Louisa Sinclair		Residents
1990–1994	Diane Jenkin		Residents
1994–2002	Joan Lewis		Residents

Havering council elections

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[2]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Louisa Sinclair	2,095
	Residents	Joan Lewis	1,997
	Labour	Tom Horlock	325
	Labour	Henry Miller	319
	Conservative	Jean Curtin	248
	Conservative	Patrick Curtin	239
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Thomas	34
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Thomas	16
Turnout
Majority
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[3]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Louisa Sinclair	2,272
	Residents	Joan Lewis	2,054
	Conservative	Martin Davis	497
	Labour	Tom Horlock	430
	Labour	Lesley Wheaton	388
Turnout
Majority
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[1]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Louisa Sinclair	1,953
	Residents	Diane Jenkin	1,862
	Conservative	Frank Hullyer	742
	Conservative	David Perreira	725
	Labour	Thomas Horlock	572
	Labour	George Saunders	492
Turnout
Majority
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[4]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ratepayers	Ronald Ower	1,763
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	1,763
	Conservative	Bernard Boakes	790
	Conservative	David Perreira	681
	Labour	Marjorie Ville	253
	Labour	Jennifer Hague	249
	Alliance	Martin Flower	197
	Alliance	Joan Holt	158
Turnout
Majority
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[5]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	1,687
	Ind. Ratepayers	Ronald Ower	1,671
	Conservative	Owen Collins	1,031
	Conservative	Marigold Reilly	875
	Alliance	Ralph Gordon	295
	Labour	Dereck Marston	188
	Labour	Edward Reeder	180
Turnout
Majority
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[6]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ratepayers	Ronald Ower	1,824
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	1,811
	Conservative	Mary Noyes	988
	Conservative	John Smith	877
	Labour	Susan Kortlandt	239
	Labour	Helena Cowin	230
Turnout
Majority
	Ind. Ratepayers win (new seat)
	Ind. Ratepayers win (new seat)

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.