# 2018 Havering London Borough Council election

The 2018 Havering London Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in Greater London. Elections were held for all 54 seats on the council. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Electoral arrangements

Ward boundaries established in 2002 were used for the fifth and final time, with new ward boundaries in use from the next election in 2022. 54 councillors were elected from 18 wards. Each ward returned three councillors.
Polling took place on 3 May 2018.

## Summary of results

The Conservative Party gained three seats, increasing its number of councillors to 25. It consolidated its position as the largest group on the council, but did not gain overall control.
Havering Residents Association lost two seats, reducing its number of councillors to 17. However, it remained the second largest party on the council. Of its 17 councillors, eight represent Hornchurch Residents' Association, six Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association and three Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Association.
The Labour Party gained four seats, increasing its number of councillors to five. It is now the third largest party on the council.
Rainham and Wennington Independent Residents Group held three seats and South Hornchurch Independent Residents Group held two. Together, they form the Independent Residents' Group. The Harold Hill Independent Party won one seat.
One independent candidate, Michael Deon-Burton, won a seat in South Hornchurch ward. However, shortly after being elected he joined the Conservative Party and was elected Deputy Mayor. Voters, councillors and defeated candidates protested the decision, and alleged that some other councillors who had been elected as Residents' Association candidates were now supporting the Conservative group.
The UK Independence Party lost all seven of its seats on the council.
Havering Council election result 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 25 | +3 | 46.3 | 37.1 | 75,088 | +9.4 |
| Havering Residents Association | 17 | -2 | 31.5 | 28.4 | 57,445 | +1.5 |
| Labour | 5 | +4 | 9.3 | 20.6 | 41,586 | +3.7 |
| Ind. Residents Group | 5 | ±0 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 6,838 | -1.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | -7 | | 3.2 | 6,399 | -16.7 |
| Harold Hill Ind. | 1 | +1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4,226 | n/a |
| Green | 0 | 0 | | 1.9 | 3,840 | +0.2 |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3,588 | +1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | ±0 | | 1.5 | 3,128 | +0.6 |
| BNP | 0 | ±0 | | 0.1 | 123 | n/a |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 50 | n/a |

## Ward results
### Brooklands

Brooklands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Benham | 2,342 | 55.6 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Ryan | 2,146 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | Viddy Persaud | 2,138 | 50.8 |
| | Labour | Angelina Leatherbarrow | 1,592 | 37.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Ritchie | 1,377 | 32.7 |
| | Labour | Taimaz Ranjbaran | 1,335 | 31.7 |
| | Green | Josephine Longhurst | 344 | 8.2 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Kimber | 290 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 240 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.51% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cranham

Cranham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | Gillian Ford | 2,932 | 68.0 |
| | Residents | Clarence Barrett | 2,817 | 65.3 |
| | Residents | John Tyler | 2,502 | 58.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Connew | 974 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | Henry Frost | 769 | 17.8 |
| | Conservative | Poh Foong | 593 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | Kate Darvill | 475 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | John McKernan | 415 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Peter Caton | 325 | 7.5 |
| | Labour | John Millard | 287 | 6.7 |
| | UKIP | Helen Johnson | 274 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.09% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,528 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |

### Elm Park

Elm Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | Barry Mugglestone | 2,160 | 57.6 |
| | Residents | Stephanie Nunn | 2,079 | 55.4 |
| | Residents | Sally Miller | 2,012 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | Simon Darvill | 776 | 20.7 |
| | Conservative | Alfie Cooper | 756 | 20.1 |
| | Labour | Carol Palmer | 732 | 19.5 |
| | Conservative | Barry Oddy | 648 | 17.3 |
| | Labour | Umair Saeed | 604 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Oddy | 549 | 14.6 |
| | UKIP | Philip Martin | 281 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Gerald Haines | 149 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shane Foster | 78 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,236 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |

### Emerson Park

Emerson Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Ramsey | 1,857 | 46.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Perry | 1,790 | 44.4 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Sutton | 1,495 | 37.1 |
| | Residents | Laurance Garrard | 1,491 | 37.0 |
| | Residents | David Godwin | 1,434 | 35.6 |
| | Residents | John Stone | 1,393 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Anil Gupta | 570 | 14.1 |
| | Labour | Susan Bearman | 553 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Edwyn Mayhew | 448 | 11.1 |
| | UKIP | David Johnson | 269 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Ian Pirie | 187 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Potter | 89 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Gooshays

Gooshays (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carole Beth | 1,100 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Paul McGeary | 973 | 29.3 |
| | Harold Hill Ind. | Jan Sargent | 956 | 28.8 |
| | Harold Hill Ind. | Sam Brown | 915 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | Adam Curtis | 910 | 27.4 |
| | Harold Hill Ind. | Lorraine Moss | 839 | 25.2 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Samuel | 693 | 20.8 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Webster | 619 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Swan | 593 | 17.8 |
| | UKIP | Ben Buckland | 479 | 14.4 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Webb | 383 | 11.5 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Rumble | 382 | 11.5 |
| | Residents | Isabelle Alexander | 197 | 5.9 |
| | Green | Katie Morant | 173 | 5.2 |
| | Residents | Lucia Wise | 160 | 4.8 |
| | Residents | Irene Eagling | 147 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Porter | 99 | 3.0 |
| | National Front | Kevin Layzell | 50 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.93% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |
| | Harold Hill Ind. gain from UKIP | Harold Hill Ind. gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Hacton

Hacton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | Raymond Morgon | 2,653 | 65.2 |
| | Residents | Louis Dodin | 2,483 | 61.0 |
| | Residents | Reginald Whitney | 2,286 | 56.1 |
| | Conservative | Carol Perry | 807 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Clark | 781 | 19.2 |
| | Conservative | Mazim Nwafor | 630 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Davis | 567 | 13.9 |
| | Labour | Sinead Earley | 533 | 13.1 |
| | Labour | Susan Jiggens | 522 | 12.8 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Long | 289 | 7.1 |
| | Green | David Beesley | 200 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Willmer | 102 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.93% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,479 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |

### Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.93% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,915 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |

### Havering Park

Havering Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raymond Best | 2,088 | 64.1 |
| | Conservative | John Crowder | 2,001 | 61.4 |
| | Conservative | Christine Vickery | 1,865 | 57.2 |
| | Labour | David Dawson | 802 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | Carol Singh | 687 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | Birendra Singh | 678 | 20.8 |
| | UKIP | David Rumble | 370 | 11.4 |
| | Green | Andrew Longhurst | 356 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hobday | 190 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,063 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Heaton

Heaton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Darvill | 1,109 | 35.7 |
| | Labour | Denis O'Flynn | 1,063 | 34.2 |
| | Labour | Ramota Lawal | 1,050 | 33.8 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Brice-Thompson | 904 | 29.1 |
| | Harold Hill Ind. | Christopher Cooper | 843 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | Keith Wells | 829 | 26.7 |
| | Conservative | Garry Pain | 723 | 23.3 |
| | Harold Hill Ind. | Philip Hyde | 673 | 21.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian de Wulverton | 557 | 17.9 |
| | UKIP | Brian Parker | 367 | 11.8 |
| | UKIP | John Thurtle | 296 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Deeks | 105 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |
The following by-election took place in the ward between the 2014 and 2018 elections:
* 2016 (Labour gain from UKIP)

### Hylands

Hylands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christine Smith | 2,527 | 56.6 |
| | Conservative | Andromahi Themistocli | 2,509 | 56.2 |
| | Conservative | Ciaran White | 2,425 | 54.3 |
| | Residents | Derek Ganly | 1,215 | 27.2 |
| | Residents | David Malillos-Cabezas | 1,138 | 25.5 |
| | Residents | Jody Ganly | 1,121 | 25.1 |
| | Labour | Neil Brindley | 667 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Tomlinson | 631 | 14.1 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Hassan | 602 | 13.5 |
| | Green | Amanda Haines | 203 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Brewington | 91 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,210 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Mawneys

Mawneys (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jason Frost | 2,446 | 66.1 |
| | Conservative | Dilipkumar Patel | 2,276 | 61.5 |
| | Conservative | Carol Smith | 2,227 | 60.2 |
| | Residents | Linda Trew | 631 | 17.1 |
| | Labour | Ian James | 623 | 16.8 |
| | Labour | Daniel Nichols | 593 | 16.0 |
| | Labour | Raymond Shaw | 505 | 13.7 |
| | Residents | Graham Trew | 492 | 13.3 |
| | UKIP | Nina Bailey | 354 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Mott | 145 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.90% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,596 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pettits

Pettits (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philippa Crowder | 2,143 | 52.9 |
| | Conservative | Osman Dervish | 1,933 | 47.7 |
| | Conservative | Robby Misir | 1,893 | 46.8 |
| | Residents | Denis Stevens | 1,461 | 36.1 |
| | Residents | John Clarke | 1,215 | 30.0 |
| | Residents | Samantha Lammin | 1,185 | 29.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Wheelband | 630 | 15.6 |
| | Labour | Christopher Purnell | 577 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Wood | 521 | 12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bower | 191 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.56% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rainham and Wennington

Rainham and Wennington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Residents | Jeffrey Tucker | 1,387 | 40.0 |
| | Ind. Residents | David Durant | 1,011 | 29.2 |
| | Ind. Residents | Tony Durdin | 981 | 28.3 |
| | Independent | Sue Ospreay | 913 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | Fay Hough | 907 | 26.2 |
| | Labour | Kim Arrowsmith | 841 | 24.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Freeman | 753 | 21.7 |
| | Independent | Keith Roberts | 710 | 20.5 |
| | Independent | Jacqueline McArdle | 653 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | John Clark | 557 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | Billy Kensit | 357 | 10.3 |
| | UKIP | Julian Clark | 351 | 10.1 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Rosindell | 332 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Azzees Minott | 191 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35,15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | |
| | Ind. Residents hold | Ind. Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Ind. Residents hold | Ind. Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Ind. Residents hold | Ind. Residents hold | Swing | |

### Romford Town

Romford Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joshua Chapman | 2,617 | 56.6 |
| | Conservative | Judith Holt | 2,462 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | Nisha Patel | 2,102 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | Neil Cassidy | 1,478 | 31.9 |
| | Labour | Emma Hamblett | 1,443 | 31.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Yore | 1,288 | 27.8 |
| | Green | David Hughes | 422 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kerrie Salt | 345 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Clarke | 344 | 7.4 |
| | UKIP | Tyrone Patten-Walsh | 344 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Sanderson | 323 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.06% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Andrews

St Andrew's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | Paul Middleton | 1,738 | 40.8 |
| | Residents | Gerald O'Sullivan | 1,705 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | John Mylod | 1,626 | 38.1 |
| | Residents | Bryan Vincent | 1,601 | 37.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Sutton | 1,491 | 35.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Rimkus | 1,438 | 33.7 |
| | Labour | Janet Davis | 709 | 16.6 |
| | Labour | Jeffery Stafford | 576 | 13.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Taffs | 546 | 12.8 |
| | UKIP | Malvin Brown | 369 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Danuta Gorzynska-Hart | 248 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Williams | 150 | 3.5 |
| | BNP | Denise Underwood | 123 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | |

### South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Residents | Natasha Summers | 1,362 | 39.5 |
| | Independent | Michael Deon-Burton | 1,312 | 38.1 |
| | Ind. Residents | Graham Williamson | 1,286 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | Patricia Brown | 1,043 | 30.3 |
| | Labour | Trevor McKeever | 1,019 | 29.6 |
| | Labour | Nicholas West | 939 | 27.3 |
| | Ind. Residents | Phillip Bowen | 811 | 23.5 |
| | Conservative | George Brind | 634 | 18.4 |
| | Conservative | Grant Rose | 561 | 16.3 |
| | Conservative | Tammy Farquhar | 422 | 12.2 |
| | UKIP | Jane Fellowes | 315 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Mohammad Ali | 165 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Ind. Residents hold | Ind. Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | |
| | Ind. Residents hold | Ind. Residents hold | Swing | |

### Squirrel's Heath

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 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Upminster

Upminster (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | Linda Hawthorn | 3,142 | 65.5 |
| | Residents | Ronald Ower | 3,109 | 64.8 |
| | Residents | Christopher Wilkins | 2,908 | 60.6 |
| | Conservative | Susan Connew | 1,147 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative | Danny Weedon | 776 | 16.2 |
| | Conservative | Anastasia Ravenall | 743 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Julia Darvill | 517 | 10.8 |
| | Labour | Patrick Chalk | 459 | 9.6 |
| | Labour | John Sullivan | 418 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Melanie Collins | 358 | 7.5 |
| | UKIP | James Fellowes | 177 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Carter | 148 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,761 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |

## By-elections

The following by-election took place between the 2018 and 2022 elections:
* 2019 Cranham by-election