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Harold Wood
Harold Wood
Electoral ward; for the Havering London Borough Council
	Harold Wood ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	13,807 (2021)
Electorate	10,236 (2022)
Major settlements	Harold Wood
Area	7.786 square kilometres (3.006 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	3
Councillors	Brian Eagling; Martin Goode; Darren Wise;
GSS code	E05013973 (2022–present)

Harold Wood 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.

Havering council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022.

2022 election

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

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Brian Eagling	2,081	58.5	−10.2
	Residents	Martin Goode	1,884	53.0	−12.3
	Residents	Darren Wise	1,812	51.0	−11.9
	Labour	Carole Beth	667	18.8	+2.8
	Labour	Krystyna Koseda	613	17.2	+2.3
	Labour	Sally Onaiwu	580	16.3	+3.5
	Conservative	Tolulope Akinboboye	566	15.9	+2.7
	Residents	Daniel Lammin	484	13.6	N/A
	Residents	Katy Turner	472	13.3	N/A
	Residents	Adela Meer	430	12.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ruth Edes	426	12.0	−1.0
	Conservative	Godfrey Webster	405	11.4	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Coles	145	4.1	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sanderson	99	2.8	N/A
Turnout				35.6%	−1.33
Majority			1,145	32.2	−14.7
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Havering council elections

Harold Wood ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[2]

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	Brian Eagling	2,804	68.7
	Residents	Martin Goode	2,664	65.3
	Residents	Darren Wise	2,566	62.9
	Labour	Christine McGeary	651	16.0
	Labour	Patrick Murray	607	14.9
	Conservative	Michail Koufalitakis	539	13.2
	Conservative	Frederick Thompson	530	13.0
	Labour	Desmond Withrington	522	12.8
	Conservative	Ashok Kumar	448	11.0
	UKIP	Paul Thurtle	252	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Coles	182	4.5
Turnout				36.93%
Majority			1,915
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[3]

2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	Brian Eagling	2,736
	Residents	Darren Wise	2,294
	Residents	Alex Donald	2,221
	UKIP	John Thurtle	1,140
	Conservative	Lesley Kelly	854
	Conservative	Pamela Light	723
	Conservative	Robert Perry	661
	Labour	Siobhan McGeary	436
	Labour	Michael Hitchin	415
	Labour	Bakary Singhateh	346
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Coles	202
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sanderson	118
	Liberal Democrats	David Williams	82
	TUSC	Chris Rice	62
Turnout				46%
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[4]

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[5]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lesley Kelly	1,047	24.7
	Conservative	Pamela Light	1,036
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Coles	999	23.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Coles	969
	Residents	Patrick Curtis	968	22.8
	Conservative	Garry Pain	936
	Residents	Ronald Ower	929
	Residents	Richard Harrington	821
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sanderson	804
	Labour	Bunny Eagling	646	15.2
	Labour	Michael Hitchin	564
	Labour	Darren Wise	525
	National Liberal	David Durant	353	8.3
	National Liberal	Geoffrey Taylor	339
	National Liberal	Nicholas Causton	315
	Green	Maryla Hart	227	5.4
Turnout				40.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[6]

1994–2002 Havering council elections

The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994.^[7]

1998 election

1994 election

1978–1994 Havering council elections

Harold Wood ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994

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

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[8]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Forster	2,393
	Conservative	Peter Marsden	2,287
	Conservative	Robert Neill	2,255
	Labour	John McCarthy	1,024
	Labour	Brian Morland	957
	Labour	Hubert Hull	942
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[9]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	D. Forster	2,147
	Conservative	R. Neill	2,130
	Conservative	P. Marsden	2,093
	Labour	B. Whitworth	1,519
	Labour	Geoffrey Otter	1,497
	Labour	S. Jack	1,434
	Liberal	D. Hart	574
	Liberal	J. Alton	559
	Liberal	P. Hart	543
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[10]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	T. Ward	1,845
	Labour	R. Whitworth	1,815
	Labour	Geoffrey Otter	1,788
	Conservative	A. Finn	1,684
	Conservative	R. Ramsey	1,676
	Conservative	C. Devlin	1,645
	Ind. Ratepayers	V. Mari	798
	Ind. Ratepayers	D. Warren	793
	Ind. Ratepayers	P. Morgan	763
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.^[11]

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Smith	2,789
	Conservative	J. Frost	2,715
	Conservative	D. Owen	2,659
	Labour	D. Edwards	1,005
	Labour	Geoffrey Otter	939
	Labour	R. Smith	818
	Liberal	A. Stubbs	460
	Liberal	M. Chambers	416
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[12]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Harold Wood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Gallant	1,717
	Conservative	N. Kemble	1,696
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,680
	Labour	Pat Ridley	1,662
	Labour	Ken Weetch	1,650
	Labour	G. Otter	1,629
	Liberal	L. Harris	895
	Liberal	S. Gale	823
	Liberal	B. Potter	807
Turnout			4,256	50.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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.
^ 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.
^ "The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. 1 May 1993. Retrieved 25 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.