St Andrew's (Havering ward)

St Andrew's is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

St Andrew's
Electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
The ward is named for St Andrew's Church
St Andrew's ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	14,654 (2021)[a]
Major settlements	Hornchurch
Area	2.904 square kilometres (1.121 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	3
Councillors	Paul Middleton   Gerald O'Sullivan   Bryan Vincent
GSS code	E05013982 (2022–present)

The ward covers Hornchurch town centre and adjacent residential areas. The ward was dominated by the Conservative Party at the first eight elections. Since 1994, the Hornchurch Residents Association has been the most successful party to stand candidates.

The ward is named for St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
1964–1968	Sidney Legg		Conservative
1964–1968	J. Macy		Conservative
1964–1990	Albert James		Conservative
1968–1978	Edward Hoad		Conservative
1968–1974	D. Peters		Conservative
1974–1978	David Biddlecombe		Conservative
1978–1994	Thomas Orrin		Conservative
1978–1990	Arthur Cotier		Conservative
1990–1994	Dennis Bull		Conservative
1990–1994	Pauline Orrin		Conservative
1994–2022	John Mylod[b]		Residents
			Conservative
1994–2006	Christopher Oliver		Residents
1994–1998	Graham Carr		Labour
1998–2006	Michael Winter		Residents
2007–2010			Residents
2006–2007	Brenda Riddle		Residents
2006–2009	David Charles		Conservative
2009–2018	John Wood		Residents
2010–2014	Garry Pain		Conservative
2014–2018	Reginald Whitney		Residents
2018–present	Paul Middleton		Residents
2018–present	Gerald O'Sullivan		Residents
2022–present	Bryan Vincent		Residents

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

1964

1968

1971

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

2022

•   Conservative
•   Residents
•   Labour

Havering council elections since 2022

St Andrew's ward boundaries since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022.^[1] The ward is bounded by the Romford-Upminster London Overground line to the north, The Ravensbourne and part of Abbs Cross Lane to the west, the District line of the London Underground to the south and the River Ingrebourne to the east. It includes Hornchurch town centre and the residential areas immediately to the north and south of it. Hornchurch tube station is on the boundary to the south and Upminster Bridge tube station is brought into the ward including the residential streets immediately to the south. The small section of northeastern Elm Park was removed from the ward.^[2][3]

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[4]

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Paul Middleton	2,855
	Residents	Gerald O'Sullivan	2,823
	Residents	Bryan Vincent	2,700
	Conservative	Henry Frost	747
	Conservative	John Mylod	735
	Conservative	Oliver Rose	702
	Labour	Nicholas Butler	624
	Labour	Joseph Jervis	534
	Labour	Abdal Miah	471
	Green	Martin Davis	295
Turnout
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Havering council elections

St Andrew's ward boundaries between 2002 and 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002.^[5] The St Andrew's ward occupied a triangle of land between the Romford to Upminster Line in the north to the District line in the south, and from the River Ingrebourne in the east to Harrow Lodge Park in the west.^[6] It included central Hornchurch and parts of the Elm Park and Upminster Bridge areas. From 6 May 2010 the ward formed part of the Hornchurch and Upminster UK Parliament constituency.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[7]

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Paul Middleton	1,738
	Residents	Gerald O'Sullivan	1,705
	Conservative	John Mylod	1,626
	Residents	Bryan Vincent	1,601
	Conservative	Christopher Sutton	1,491
	Conservative	Richard Rimkus	1,438
	Labour	Janet Davis	709
	Labour	Jeffery Stafford	576
	Labour	Keith Taffs	546
	UKIP	Malvin Brown	369
	Green	Danuta Gorzynska-Hart	248
	BNP	Denise Underwood	123
	Liberal Democrats	David Williams	119
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[8]

2014 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	John Wood	1,906
	Residents	John Mylod	1,894
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	1,572
	UKIP	Julian Clark	1,570
	Conservative	Malcolm Brace	976
	Conservative	Georgina Galpin	927
	Conservative	Edward Sepple	867
	Labour	Georgina Carr	575
	Labour	Barbara Bramley	568
	Labour	Keith Taffs	462
	Green	Danuta Gorzynska-Hart	312
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Coles	81
	National Liberal	Graham Davidson	50
	National Liberal	Graham Littlechild	43
	National Liberal	Madelaine Marsden	32
Turnout
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

2010 election

For the election on 6 May 2010, which took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election, the turnout was 68.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected.^[9]

2010 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Garry Pain	2,397
	Residents	John Mylod	2,394
	Residents	John Wood	2,370
	Conservative	Robert Perry	2,342
	Residents	Michael Winter	2,264
	Conservative	Gloria Passannante	1,977
	Labour	Georgina Carr	1,088
	Labour	Graham Bramley	1,032
	Labour	Janet Davis	997
	UKIP	Gregory Mangham	881
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Spence	636
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Coles	609
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Taffs	493
	Green	Danuta Gorzynska-Hart	357
	Independent	Leonard Swallow	122
	Independent	Frederick Jerrett	119
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

2009 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 June 2009, following the resignation of David Charles of the Conservative Party. John Wood of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected.^[9]

2009 St Andrew's by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	John Wood	1,413	32.0
	Conservative	Garry Pain	891	20.2
	BNP	Michael Joyce	771	17.5
	Labour	Graham Carr	455	10.3
	Say No to European Union	Lawrence Webb	433	9.8
	National Liberal	David Durant	291	6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Taffs	159	3.6
Turnout
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

2007 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 June 2007, following the resignation of Brenda Riddle of the Hornchurch Residents Association. Michael Winter of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected.^[9]

2007 St Andrew's by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Michael Winter	993
	Conservative	Gary Murphy	583
	BNP	Mark Logan	580
	Labour	Bryan Vincent	511
	National Liberal	David Durant	184
	UKIP	Lawrence Webb	169
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Kawa	80
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing

2006 election

For the election on 4 May 2006 the turnout was 40.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected.^[10]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	John Mylod	1,585
	Conservative	David Charles	1,535
	Residents	Brenda Riddle	1,527
	Conservative	Christopher Ryan	1,462
	Conservative	Gloria Passannante	1,388
	Residents	Michael Winter	1,379
	Labour	Georgina Carr	703
	Labour	Michael Davis	616
	Labour	Bryan Vincent	613
	Independent	Mark Logan	324
	Independent	Kevin Jones	304
	National Liberal	John Coles	300
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

2002 election

For the election on 2 May 2002 the turnout was 38.3%. As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day. Three Hornchurch Residents Association members were elected.^[11]

2002 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Christopher Oliver	2,069
	Residents	John Mylod	1,966
	Residents	Michael Winter	1,814
	Conservative	Carol Roberts	1,302
	Conservative	Robert Binion	1,115
	Labour	Terence Matthew	1,085
	Conservative	Jean Cockling	1,072
	Labour	Bryan Vincent	1,058
	Labour	Alan Scott	1,006
	UKIP	Terry Murray	232
	UKIP	Terry Murray	224
	National Liberal	Joseph Guiver	205
	UKIP	Lawrence Webb	204
Turnout
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Havering council elections

St Andrew's ward boundaries between 1978 and 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.^[12]

From 1979 the ward was part of the London East constituency for elections to the European Parliament and from 1999 to 2020 the London constituency.

1998 election

The election coincided with the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.^[13]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Christopher Oliver	1,423
	Residents	John Mylod	1,416
	Residents	Michael Winter	1,272
	Labour	Georgina Carr	960
	Labour	Graham Carr	948
	Labour	Terence Matthews	893
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	711
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	703
	Conservative	Richard Strauss	657
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[14]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	John Mylod	1,349
	Residents	Christopher Oliver	1,323
	Labour	Graham Carr	1,318
	Labour	Georgina Carr	1,313
	Labour	Benjamin Norwin	1,234
	Residents	Michael Winter	1,199
	Conservative	Dennis Bull	1,033
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	1,000
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	976
	Residents	Terence Matthews	331
	Residents	Cynthia Matthews	326
	Residents	Graham Watkins	280
Turnout
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[15]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Bull	1,555
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	1,459
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	1,440
	Residents	Cynthia Matthews	1,328
	Residents	Ian Grimble	1,320
	Labour	Georgina Carr	1,294
	Residents	Graham Watkins	1,276
	Labour	Keith Dutton	1,254
	Labour	Benjamin Norwin	1,184
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[16]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Cotier	1,421
	Conservative	Albert James	1,376
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	1,368
	Residents	Barbara Farrant	968
	Residents	Graham Watkins	930
	Residents	Stephen Whittaker	865
	Labour	Keith Dutton	762
	Labour	Margaret Hoepelman	721
	Alliance	Adrienne McCarthy	700
	Labour	Robert Kirchner	691
	Alliance	Brian McCarthy	672
	Alliance	Trevor Wood	613
	Green	Teresa Price	71
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[17]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

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
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 September 1978, following the death of David Biddlecombe.^[17]

1978 St Andrew's by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Cotier	1,195
	Ind. Ratepayers	Angela Meads	659
	Labour	George Saunders	593
	Liberal	Adrienne McCarthy	126
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 election

For the election on 4 May 1978 the electorate was 9,027 and turnout was 44%.^[18]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Albert James	2,063
	Conservative	David Biddlecombe	1,998
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	2,012
	Labour	Keith Dutton	906
	Labour	Margaret Hoepelman	850
	Labour	Margaret Jack	844
	Ind. Residents	Frank Everett	720
	Ind. Residents	Angela Meads	711
	Ind. Residents	Herbert Borley	169
	Liberal	John Green	169
	Liberal	Adrienne McCarthy	158
	Liberal	Trevor Wood	142
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1965–1978 Havering council elections

External image
Map showing St Andrew's ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

St Andrew's ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Havering on 1 April 1965. For elections to Westminster it was part of the Hornchurch constituency and for elections to the Greater London Council it was part of the Havering electoral division from 1965 and then the Hornchurch electoral division from 1973.

1974 election

For the 2 May 1974 election the electorate was 9,436 and there was a turnout of 42.5%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a four-year term at this and subsequent elections.^[19]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Biddlecombe	1,487
	Conservative	Albert James	1,448
	Conservative	Edward Hoad	1,445
	Labour	B. Taylor	1,136
	Labour	W. Russell	1,112
	Labour	B. Baker	1,096
	Residents	J. Woollard	1,079
	Residents	G. Lewis	1,068
	Residents	H. Stubbles	1,065
	Liberal	B. Grant	242
	Liberal	T. Rimmer	231
	Liberal	T. Wood	219
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 election

For the 13 May 1971 election the electorate was 9,441 and there was a turnout of 42.7%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.^[20]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Albert James	1,685
	Conservative	Edward Hoad	1,653
	Conservative	D. Peters	1,622
	Labour	K. Ince	1566
	Labour	M. Rudlin	1516
	Labour	B. Carroll	1501
	Ind. Ratepayers	M. Gay	575
	Ind. Ratepayers	P. Littlechild	545
	Ind. Ratepayers	A. Wright	529
	Liberal	B. Grant	174
	Liberal	T. Rimmer	170
	Liberal	W. Wallace	170
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 by-election

On 27 June 1968 there was a by-election. Turnout was 27.7%.^[20] The by-election followed Sidney Legg becoming an alderman on the council.^[21]

1968 St Andrew's by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Peters	1,258
	Ind. Ratepayers	Thomas Dix	668
	Labour	G. Saunders	279
	Liberal	B. Grant	141
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 election

At the 9 May 1968 election the electorate was 8,479 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. Turnout was 45.1%.^[22] The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sidney Legg	2,716
	Conservative	Edward Hoad	2,685
	Conservative	Albert James	2,609
	Liberal	B. Grant	544
	Liberal	M. Reeve	542
	Liberal	T. Rimmer	531
	Labour	G. Dodge	481
	Labour	G. Saunders	477
	Labour	D. Ramstead	462
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

It was first used in the 1964 election to Havering London Borough Council, with an electorate of 8,695 returning three councillors.^[23] On 7 May 1964 election there was a turnout of 47.2%. The councillors did not formally take up office until 1 April 1965, for a three-year term.

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: St Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sidney Legg	2,008
	Conservative	J. Macy	1,962
	Conservative	Albert James	1,933
	Labour	May Rudlin	1,453
	Labour	A. Winch	1,444
	Labour	H. Moss	1,436
	Liberal	T. Rimmer	643
	Liberal	R. Journet	633
	Liberal	G. Elliott	591
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
2. John Mylod changed parties in 2018

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