# 1982 Havering London Borough Council election

The 1982 Havering Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Electoral arrangements

The 1982 election used the ward boundaries established in 1978 for the second time. 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors.
Polling took place on 6 May 1982.

## Results

The Conservative Party was re-elected, the first time a party in Havering was elected for a consecutive term with a majority of seats. The Labour Party retained the twelve seats they had won in 1978 covering the Harold Hill estate and the Airfield ward in Hornchurch. The Liberal Party (standing as SDP–Liberal Alliance candidates) won their first seats in a Havering election, taking all three seats in Rainham from the Residents and the two in Chase Cross from the Conservatives. The Conservative Party gained two of the three seats in South Hornchurch from the Residents and one seat went the other way in Upminster ward. This gave the Conservative Party 37 councillors, one less than in 1978.

## Ward results
### Airfield

Airfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Raymond Emmett | 1,046 |
| | Labour | Jack Hoepelman | 1,036 |
| | Labour | Rosina Purnell | 993 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Curtin | 958 |
| | Conservative | Martin Sinclair | 940 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Munday | 922 |
| | Alliance | Thomas Mitchell | 792 |
| | Alliance | Cynthia Matthews | 771 |
| | Alliance | Gordon Smith | 693 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ronald Latchford | 1,607 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Trott | 1,576 |
| | Alliance | Aidan Corish | 374 |
| | Alliance | William Barrett | 351 |
| | Labour | Jethro Farrant | 636 |
| | Labour | Anthony Hunt | 554 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brooklands

Brooklands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Tebbutt | 1,271 |
| | Conservative | Roland Vials | 1,030 |
| | Labour | William Harrison | 697 |
| | Labour | Michael Blake | 690 |
| | Alliance | Charles Brooks | 520 |
| | Alliance | Linda Foord | 456 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Alliance | Eric Freeman | 941 |
| | Alliance | Leonard Parmenter | 912 |
| | Conservative | Philip Brown | 764 |
| | Conservative | William Odulate | 693 |
| | Labour | Terence Muldoon | 575 |
| | Labour | Henry Webb | 516 |
| | National Front | Madeline Caine | 35 |
| | National Front | Roy Allman | 34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Collier Row

Collier Row (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robin Adaire | 984 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Curtin | 904 |
| | Labour | Anthony Gordon | 728 |
| | Labour | Eileen Gordon | 669 |
| | Liberal Alliance FT | Edmund Longhorn | 596 |
| | Liberal Alliance FT | Angela Thompson | 503 |
| | Green | Andrew Smith | 40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Cranham East

Cranham East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Ind. Ratepayers | Rowland Knell | 1,561 |
| | Ind. Ratepayers | William Remfry | 1,496 |
| | Conservative | Peter Gardner | 804 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Marsden | 696 |
| | Labour | Betty O'Callaghan | 294 |
| | Labour | James Morton | 293 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Ind. Ratepayers hold | Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing |
| | Ind. Ratepayers hold | Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing |

### Cranham West

Cranham West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Ind. Ratepayers | Louisa Sinclair | 1,687 |
| | Ind. Ratepayers | Ron Ower | 1,671 |
| | Conservative | Owen Collins | 1,031 |
| | Conservative | Marigold Reilly | 875 |
| | Alliance | Ralph Gordon | 295 |
| | Labour | Dereck Marston | 188 |
| | Labour | Edward Reeder | 180 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Ind. Ratepayers hold | Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing |
| | Ind. Ratepayers hold | Ind. Ratepayers hold | Swing |

### Elm Park

Elm Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joan Arthur | 1,678 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Reilly | 1,620 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Woods | 1,608 |
| | Labour | George Saunders | 1,357 |
| | Labour | Sidney Jack | 1,274 |
| | Labour | Robert Kirchner | 1,257 |
| | Alliance | Winifred Clarke | 1,151 |
| | Alliance | Brian McCarthy | 1,119 |
| | Alliance | Cyril Wilkinson | 1.072 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jack Moultrie | 2,178 |
| | Conservative | William Sibley | 2,103 |
| | Alliance | Malcolm Inman | 753 |
| | Alliance | Frederick Trotman | 733 |
| | Labour | Arthur Oliver | 316 |
| | Labour | Dereck Smith | 269 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Cure | 1,964 |
| | Conservative | Alice Smith | 1,862 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Lakeman | 477 |
| | Alliance | Terence Archer | 472 |
| | Labour | Christine Blake | 231 |
| | Labour | Anthony Gordon | 220 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Gooshays

Gooshays (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ronald Lynn | 1,307 |
| | Labour | Ronald Whitworth | 1,211 |
| | Labour | Wilf Mills | 1,202 |
| | Alliance | Peter Osborne | 832 |
| | Conservative | Frank Buckland | 805 |
| | Alliance | Joyce Robertson | 794 |
| | Alliance | Ian Goldsmith | 792 |
| | Conservative | Frank Hullyer | 789 |
| | Conservative | Doris Hullyer | 778 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hacton

Hacton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Albert Davis | 1,593 |
| | Residents | Norman Miles | 1,462 |
| | Residents | Norman Richards | 1,412 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Bull | 1,364 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Ashby | 1,231 |
| | Conservative | Martin Smeaton | 1,165 |
| | Alliance | David Williams | 672 |
| | Alliance | John Hewitt | 654 |
| | Alliance | Mark Long | 626 |
| | Labour | William Howard | 596 |
| | Labour | Ernest Rawlins | 595 |
| | Labour | Arthur Eade | 576 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |

### Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Forster | 2,117 |
| | Conservative | Bob Neill | 2,037 |
| | Conservative | Peter Marsden | 1,976 |
| | Alliance | Peter Fowler | 799 |
| | Alliance | Ronald Huckstep | 755 |
| | Labour | Joseph Moore | 654 |
| | Alliance | Graham Bridgeman-Clarke | 630 |
| | Labour | Sheila Hills | 620 |
| | Labour | Marjorie Ville | 602 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Heath Park

Heath Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Smith | 1,766 |
| | Conservative | Eric Munday | 1,731 |
| | Alliance | Susan Brewington | 736 |
| | Alliance | John Bates | 712 |
| | Labour | John Bowyer | 363 |
| | Labour | Jeanette Bowyer | 354 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Heaton

Heaton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Denis O'Flynn | 1,260 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Otter | 1,227 |
| | Labour | Ruby Latham | 1,186 |
| | Conservative | Helen Forster | 857 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Brabner | 854 |
| | Alliance | Barry Keates | 836 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Light | 794 |
| | Alliance | John Kiff | 767 |
| | Alliance | Donald Rogerson | 748 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hilldene

Hilldene (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Dennis Cook | 1,380 |
| | Labour | Reg Whiting | 1,303 |
| | Labour | Bessie Whitworth | 1,258 |
| | Conservative | David Ratcliffe | 707 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Tonks | 657 |
| | Conservative | Shireen Sycamore | 652 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hylands

Hylands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Gerald Clarke | 1,498 |
| | Conservative | Olive Baruch | 1,354 |
| | Conservative | Irene Pearce | 1,344 |
| | Residents | Alan Prescott | 955 |
| | Residents | Colin Scott | 927 |
| | Residents | Brian Parker | 926 |
| | Labour | Stephen Clarke | 880 |
| | Labour | Colin Stickland | 871 |
| | Labour | Jess Taylor | 871 |
| | Alliance | Norma Kirkman | 569 |
| | Alliance | William Halliday | 568 |
| | Alliance | Brian Aldridge | 560 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Mawney

Mawney (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Roe | 1,734 |
| | Conservative | Winifred Whittingham | 1,726 |
| | Conservative | Meirion Owens | 1,676 |
| | Labour | George Cox | 1,126 |
| | Labour | Peter Johnson | 1,049 |
| | Labour | Cyril Whitelock | 1,005 |
| | Alliance | Pauline Longhorn | 727 |
| | Alliance | Mary Nudd | 695 |
| | Alliance | Keith Brewington | 594 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Derek Price | 812 |
| | Conservative | William Todd | 787 |
| | Labour | Ronald Baker | 513 |
| | Labour | Robert Kilbey | 450 |
| | Alliance | Paul Kelly | 415 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Snaith | 337 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rainham

Rainham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Alliance | Mary Ball | 2,154 |
| | Alliance | Mary Davies | 2,139 |
| | Alliance | Paul Long | 2,102 |
| | Residents | Henry Turner | 826 |
| | Residents | Donald Poole | 772 |
| | Conservative | William North | 763 |
| | Conservative | Audrey North | 734 |
| | Labour | Norma Emmerson | 716 |
| | Labour | Roy Matthews | 663 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Reilly | 631 |
| | Labour | Christine Watson | 593 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Alliance gain from Residents | Alliance gain from Residents | Swing |
| | Alliance gain from Residents | Alliance gain from Residents | Swing |
| | Alliance gain from Residents | Alliance gain from Residents | Swing |

### Rise Park

Rise Park (2) :
| 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 |

### St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur Cotier | 1,960 |
| | Conservative | Albert James | 1,951 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Orrin | 1,801 |
| | Alliance | Adrienne McCarthy | 1,099 |
| | Alliance | Martin Heazell | 1,018 |
| | Residents | Patrick Phelps | 963 |
| | Alliance | Trevor Wood | 936 |
| | Labour | Keith Dutton | 625 |
| | Labour | Margaret Jack | 555 |
| | Labour | Margaret Hoepelman | 530 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St Edward's

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 |

### South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Leonard Long | 1,029 |
| | Conservative | Ann Cockerton | 981 |
| | Conservative | James Allum | 979 |
| | Residents | Peter Thwaites | 912 |
| | Residents | Ronald Whittaker | 908 |
| | Labour | Lucy Bolstridge | 891 |
| | Labour | Richard Desmond | 890 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Orrin | 874 |
| | Labour | Keith Darvill | 869 |
| | Alliance | Harry Rivers | 594 |
| | Alliance | William Tyrell | 590 |
| | Alliance | Ivor Cameron | 567 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing |

### Upminster

Upminster (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Ratepayers | Geoffrey Lewis | 2,090 |
| | Conservative | Norman Kemble | 2,016 |
| | Conservative | Jean Frost | 2,000 |
| | Ratepayers | Joan Lewis | 1,974 |
| | Ratepayers | Owen Ware | 1,926 |
| | Conservative | Doreen White | 1,894 |
| | Alliance | Martin Taylor | 464 |
| | Alliance | Anthony Gunton | 439 |
| | Alliance | Rodney Dorken | 429 |
| | Labour | David Burn | 246 |
| | Labour | Peter Baines | 237 |
| | Labour | Glyn Harris | 226 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1982 and 1986 elections:
* 1983 Rainham by-election
* 1983 Ardleigh Green by-election
* 1983 Heath Park by-election
* 1983 Hylands by-election
* 1983 Mawney by-election
* 1985 Rainham by-election