# Squirrels Heath (ward)

Squirrels Heath (from 2002 to 2022 Squirrel's Heath) is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering. The ward was first used in the 2002 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.
2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Squirrels Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Vickery | 2,383 | 54.4 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Prince | 2,331 | 53.2 | |
| | Conservative | Michael White | 2,295 | 52.4 | |
| | Residents | Karen Bryan | 1,124 | 25.7 | |
| | Residents | Robert Perry | 967 | 22.1 | |
| | Residents | Colin Rushworth | 897 | 20.5 | |
| | Labour | Mary Burke | 871 | 19.9 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Meyer | 741 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Purnell | 714 | 16.3 | |
| | Independent | Melvin Wallace | 237 | 5.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Clarke | 235 | -3.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Hibbs-Brown | 184 | 4.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Stafford | 161 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.54% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,171 | 26.7 | |
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## 2002–2022 Havering council elections
### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Squirrel's Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Melvin Wallace | 2,507 | 67.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael White | 2,409 | 64.9 |
| | Conservative | Damian White | 2,392 | 64.4 |
| | Labour | Joseph MacVeigh | 801 | 21.6 |
| | Labour | Sophia Mousoulides | 793 | 21.4 |
| | Labour | John McCole | 751 | 20.2 |
| | Green | Victoria Wiseman | 519 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madge Mulliner | 337 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,591 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
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### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Squirrels Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Melvin Wallace | 2,147 |
| | Conservative | Damian White | 2,057 |
| | Conservative | Michael White | 2,015 |
| | UKIP | Eric Munday | 1,299 |
| | UKIP | Lynden Thorpe | 1,291 |
| | UKIP | Jacqueline Walsh | 1,289 |
| | Labour | Florence Brindley | 603 |
| | Labour | Joseph Macveigh | 564 |
| | Labour | Patrick Quinn | 545 |
| | Residents | Raymond Coomer | 431 |
| | Residents | Isabelle Alexander | 401 |
| | Residents | David Godwin | 311 |
| | Green | Michael Hughes | 255 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madge Mulliner | 103 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Havering London Borough Council election: Squirrels Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lynden Thorpe | 4,081 |
| | Conservative | Eric Munday | 4,021 |
| | Conservative | Michael White | 3,699 |
| | Labour | Anne-Marie Ducker | 1,292 |
| | Labour | Craig Bourne | 1,241 |
| | Residents | John Shrimpton | 1,113 |
| | Residents | Ann Webster | 1,112 |
| | Labour | Olanipe Fayokun | 1,101 |
| | Residents | Colin Maston | 1,046 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 2007 by-election

The by-election took place on 23 August 2007, following the death of Edward Cahill.
2007 Squirrel's Heath by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lynden Thorpe | 1,828 |
| | Residents | Denis Stevens | 310 |
| | Labour | Peter Mcinerney | 210 |
| | Liberal | Gregory Campbell | 170 |
| | UKIP | Terry Murray | 134 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Squirrel's Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Cahill | 2,614 | 64.5 |
| | Conservative | Eric Munday | 2,487 | |
| | Conservative | Michael White | 2,423 | |
| | Residents | John Shrimpton | 512 | 12.6 |
| | Residents | Colin Maston | 486 | |
| | Residents | Timothy Williams | 474 | |
| | Labour | Eric Lovett | 440 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Vineet Gupta | 414 | |
| | Labour | Harry Webb | 401 | |
| | UKIP | Robert Gracie | 270 | 6.7 |
| | Independent | Gregory Campbell | 215 | 5.3 |
| | Independent | Ann Kent | 157 | |
| | Independent | Susan Francis | 130 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
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### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Havering London Borough Council election: Squirrel's Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Cahill | 2,993 | | |
| | Conservative | Eric Munday | 2,965 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael White | 2,917 | | |
| | Labour | David Harding | 836 | | |
| | Labour | Neil Brindley | 817 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen Jaques | 803 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Taylor | 593 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Turner | 584 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Spence | 535 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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