# Rise Park (ward)

Rise Park was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1978 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returned councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 1978–1980 | Evan Davies | Conservative |
| 1978–1994 | Christopher Kemp | Conservative |
| 1980–1986 | Anthony Spencer | Conservative |
| 1986–2000 | Norman Symonds | Conservative |
| 1994–1998 | John Stevart | Conservative |
| 1998–2002 | Joseph Webster | Conservative |
| 2000–2002 | Gordon Scott-Morris | Conservative |

## Havering council elections
### 2000 by-election

The by-election took place on 15 June 2000, following the death of Norman Symonds.
2000 Rise Park by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Scott-Morris | 990 | 58.1 | +12.5 |
| | Residents | John Shrimpton | 541 | 31.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Leonard Street | 138 | 8.1 | −14.9 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Peter Alder | 34 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,703 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Havering London Borough Council election : Rise Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Norman Symonds | 1,025 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Webster | 920 |
| | Residents | John Shrimpton | 706 |
| | Residents | Michael Winter | 702 |
| | Labour | Alan Fenn | 516 |
| | Labour | Joseph Macveigh | 465 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
Rise Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Symonds | 1,149 | 42.88 | 7.54 |
| | Conservative | John Stevart | 1,105 | | |
| | Labour | Pamela Craig | 1,039 | 38.74 | 3.88 |
| | Labour | William Milbank | 996 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Deeks | 534 | 18.38 | 3.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eden Mulliner | 431 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,849 | | 119 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,774 | 47.42 | 1.37 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Rise Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Kemp | 1,394 | 50.42 |
| | Conservative | Norman Symonds | 1,394 | |
| | Labour | Neil Brindley | 983 | 34.86 |
| | Labour | Pamela Craig | 945 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Deeks | 407 | 14.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalyn Einchcomb | 407 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,968 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,912 | 48.79 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.07 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Havering London Borough Council election : Rise Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Christopher Kemp | 1,316 |
| | Conservative | Norman Symonds | 1,291 |
| | Labour | David Ainsworth | 518 |
| | Labour | Anthony Larkin | 514 |
| | Alliance | John John | 439 |
| | Alliance | Peter Dorrington | 378 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Havering London Borough Council election : Rise Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Christopher Kemp | 1,824 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Spencer | 1,792 |
| | Labour | David Ainsworth | 562 |
| | Labour | Keith Miller | 485 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1980 by-election

The by-election took place on 18 September 1980, following the death of Evan Davies.
1980 Rise Park by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Anthony Spencer | 891 |
| | Labour | Anthony Gordon | 622 |
| | Liberal | Terry Hurlstone | 440 |
| | Ind. Ratepayers | Clifford Edwards | 119 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Rise Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Evan Davies | 1,876 | | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Kemp | 1,716 | | |
| | Labour | Alfred Capon | 545 | | |
| | Labour | Sheila Hills | 497 | | |
| | Liberal | Terry Hurlstone | 282 | | |
| | Liberal | Caroline Hurlstone | 278 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |