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Havering London Borough Council elections

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Havering London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

A map showing the wards of Havering from 2002 to 2022

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority ahead of the new system coming into full effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

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Election		Labour	Conservative	Ind./Res.	Lib Dems	BNP	UKIP
1964	No overall control	27	16	12	-	-	-
1968	Conservative	7	35	13	-	-	-
1971	Labour	30	13	12	-	-	-
1974	No overall control	26	20	9	-	-	-
1978	Conservative	12	38	13	-	-	-
1982	Conservative	12	37	9	5	-	-
1986	No overall control	20	28	10	5	-	-
1990	No overall control	25	19	13	6	-	-
1994	No overall control	31	11	17	4	-	-
1998	No overall control	29	14	17	3	-	-
2002	No overall control	9	26	18	1	-	-
2006	Conservative	2	34	16	1	1	-
2010	Conservative	5	33	16	-	-	-
2014	No overall control	1	22	24	-	-	7
2018	No overall control	5	25	24	-	-	-
2022	No overall control	9	23	23	-	-	-

Council elections

1964 Havering London Borough Council election
1968 Havering London Borough Council election
1971 Havering London Borough Council election
1974 Havering London Borough Council election
1978 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by eight)^[2]
1982 Havering London Borough Council election
1986 Havering London Borough Council election
1990 Havering London Borough Council election
1994 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}
1998 Havering London Borough Council election
2002 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by nine)^[3]^[4]
2006 Havering London Borough Council election
2010 Havering London Borough Council election
2014 Havering London Borough Council election
2018 Havering London Borough Council election
2022 Havering London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)^[5]

Borough result maps

2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map

Wards

Main article: List of electoral wards in Havering

Wards were established for Havering when it came into existence on 1 April 1965. The first elections of ward councillors took place in 1964.^[6] These boundaries were also used for the 1968, 1971 and 1974 elections. For the 1978 elections the ward boundaries were revised.^[2] These boundaries were then also used at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 elections.

For the May 1994 elections there were minor adjustments to London borough boundaries, which affected the area and population of some Havering wards.^[7]^[8] These boundaries were also used at the 1998 elections. The ward boundaries were revised at the May 2002 elections.^[4] These boundaries were also used at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 elections. The current ward boundaries came into effect at the May 2022 elections.^[9]