# St Edward's (ward)

St Edward's is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering. The ward was originally created in 1978 and abolished in 2002. It was created again in 2022. It returns councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 1978–1998 | Lydia Hutton | Conservative |
| 1978–1986 | Roger Ramsey | Conservative |
| 1986–1994 | Ann Cockerton | Conservative |
| 1994–1998 | Charles Harrison | Liberal Democrats |
| 1998–2002 | Raymond Connelly | Conservative |
| 1998–2002 | Wendy Thompson | Conservative |
| 2022–present | Joshua Chapman | Conservative |
| 2022–present | David Taylor | Conservative |
| 2022–present | Nisha Patel | Conservative |

## 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.
2022 Havering London Borough Council election: St Edward's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joshua Chapman | 1,108 | 47.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Taylor | 1,003 | 42.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nisha Patel | 952 | 40.5 | N/A |
| | Residents | Ann Kendrick | 662 | 28.2 | N/A |
| | Residents | Alexander Stilwell | 602 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alexander Leatherbarrow | 594 | 25.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Deborah Williams | 589 | 25.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Abiodun Adesanya | 588 | 25.0 | N/A |
| | Residents | David Tyler | 526 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Karen Kruzycka | 210 | 8.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 120 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kerrie Sait | 92 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.87% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | 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) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## 1978–2002 Havering council elections
### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Havering London Borough Council election: St Edward's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Raymond Connelly | 560 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Thompson | 526 |
| | Residents | George Montgomery | 447 |
| | Labour | George Taylor | 445 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eden Mulliner | 436 |
| | Labour | Caroline Warren | 435 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Williams | 421 |
| | Residents | Pamela Wilkes | 378 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Havering London Borough Council election: St Edward's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lydia Hutton | 821 | 35.45 | 22.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Harrison | 820 | 36.07 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Tegg | 805 | | |
| | Conservative | Ann Cockerton | 776 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Flynn | 642 | 28.48 | 13.75 |
| | Labour | Patricia Brown | 641 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,075 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,363 | 46.56 | 0.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.21 | 0.52 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Havering London Borough Council election: St Edward's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lydia Hutton | 1,272 | 57.77 |
| | Conservative | Ann Cockerton | 1,225 | |
| | Labour | Michael Hann | 940 | 42.23 |
| | Labour Co-op | John Bowyer | 885 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,075 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,343 | 46.17 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.73 |
| | 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: St Edward's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lydia Hutton | 1,020 |
| | Conservative | Ann Cockerton | 992 |
| | Labour | John John | 543 |
| | Labour | Joseph Moore | 473 |
| | Alliance | Betty McDowell | 390 |
| | Alliance | Peter Osborne | 363 |
| | Green | May Burgess | 87 |
| 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: St Edward's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lydia Hutton | 1,329 |
| | Conservative | Roger Ramsey | 1,324 |
| | Alliance | Keith Penfold | 476 |
| | Alliance | Michael Long | 465 |
| | Labour | Patrick Gilley | 348 |
| | Labour | Frederick Kaler | 328 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Havering London Borough Council election: St Edward's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lydia Hutton | 1,631 | | |
| | Conservative | Roger Ramsey | 1,549 | | |
| | Labour | Jeannette Bowyer | 635 | | |
| | Labour | Albert Mills | 556 | | |
| 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) |