# Bedfords (ward)

Bedfords was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1965 to 1978. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1974 elections. It returned two councillors to Havering London Borough Council. The ward covered Rise Park and Havering-atte-Bower. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Havering electoral division from 1965 and then the Romford division from 1973. The ward was only represented by Conservative Party councillors. It was named after Bedfords Park.

## List of councillors

The ward was represented by two councillors.
| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 1964–1968 | Evan Davies | Conservative |
| 1974–1978 | Evan Davies | Conservative |
| 1964–1968 | Stanley Shute | Conservative |
| 1968–1978 | C. Kemp | Conservative |
| 1968–1974 | F. Orrin | Conservative |

## Havering council elections
### 1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Bedfords (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Evan Davies | 1,441 |
| | Conservative | C. Kemp | 1,351 |
| | Liberal | T. Hurlstone | 764 |
| | Liberal | G. Jacobs | 585 |
| | Labour | E. Taylor | 466 |
| | Labour | D. Ainsworth | 449 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.
1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Bedfords (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | C. Kemp | 1,349 |
| | Conservative | F. Orrin | 1,289 |
| | Labour | A. Mills | 928 |
| | Labour | Denis O'Flynn | 908 |
| | Independent | J. Squire | 411 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1968 by-election

The by-election took place on 27 June 1968. The by-election followed Evan Davies and Stanley Shute becoming aldermen on the council.
1968 Bedfords by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | F. Orrin | 968 |
| | Conservative | C. Kemp | 967 |
| | Ind. Residents | L. Jackson | 137 |
| | Labour | A. Mills | 128 |
| | Labour | C. Connor | 123 |
| | Ind. Residents | R. Vickers | 123 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Bedfords (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Evan Davies | 2,013 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Shute | 1,998 |
| | Labour | H. Packham | 333 |
| | Labour | A. Mills | 321 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.
1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Bedfords (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Evan Davies | 1,600 | | |
| | Conservative | Stanley Shute | 1,587 | | |
| | Labour | H. Sherlock | 765 | | |
| | Labour | F. Wood | 748 | | |
| | Independent | T. Hunt | 299 | | |
| | Independent | D. Bates | 281 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,683 | 43.3 | |
| | 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) |