Gidea Park (ward)

Gidea Park
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Gidea Park ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created	1978
Abolished	2002
Councillors	2

Gidea Park was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1965 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections. It returned two councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

1978–2002 Havering council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.

1998 election

1994 election

1992 by-election

The by-election took place on 10 September 1992, following the resignation of Alice Smith.^[1]

1992 Gidea Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marjorie Ramsey	851	51.2
	Residents	Ian Wilkes	427	25.7
	Labour	Francis Bland	365	22.0
	Ind. Conservative	Malcom Brace	18	1.1
Turnout				29.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990 election

1988 by-election

1986 election

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[2]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Cure	1,964
	Conservative	Alice Smith	1,862
	Alliance	Margaret Lakeman	477
	Alliance	Terence Archer	472
	Labour	Christine Blake	231
	Labour	Anthony Gordon	220
Turnout
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[3]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Johnston	2,090
	Conservative	Alice Smith	1,998
	Labour	Judith Paul	428
	Labour	Anthony Gordon	419
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[4]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Johnston	1,661
	Conservative	Alice Smith	1,636
	Liberal	J. Gibbons	360
	Liberal	S. Gibbons	330
	Labour	E. Freeman	315
	Labour	J. Smith	315
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[5]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Johnston	1,730
	Conservative	N. Kemble	1,677
	Labour	P. Ridley	458
	Labour	A. Houghton	451
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 by-election

The by-election took place on 27 June 1968.

1968 Gidea Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. New	839
	Independent	E. Bates	183
	Labour	R. Whitworth	58
Turnout				20.1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[6]

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Clark	2,108
	Conservative	John Johnston	2,069
	Independent	F. Chatfield	213
	Independent	L. Robertson	206
	Labour	A. Houghton	174
	Labour	A. Miles	164
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

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

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Johnson	1,596
	Conservative	John Whale	1,582
	Independent	E. Bates	349
	Labour	A. Houghton	347
	Labour	A. Mills	316
Turnout			2,188	39.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep (1994). "London Borough Council By-elections: May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
2. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.