Collier Row (ward)

Collier Row was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1965 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. There was a revision of ward boundaries in 1978. It returned councillors to Havering London Borough Council, with three elected before 1978 and two thereafter.

Collier Row
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Collier Row ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	7,387 (1991)
Electorate	8,226 (1964) 11,139 (1974) 5,824 (1978) 5,498 (1998)
Major settlements	Collier Row
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2002
Councillors	1965–1978: 3 1978–2002: 2

1978–2002 Havering council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[1]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Curtin	883
	Conservative	Geoffrey Starns	828
	Labour	Pat Ridley	820
	Labour	Comfort Usukumah	786
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[2]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stefan Koseda	1,543
	Labour	Pat Ridley	1,433
	Conservative	Eileen Bramwell	893
	Conservative	Patrick Curtin	839
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1990 election

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

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stefan Koseda	1,406
	Labour	Pat Ridley	1,314
	Conservative	Robin Adaire	1,373
	Conservative	Patrick Curtin	1,322
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[4]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[5]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Adaire	1,256
	Conservative	Norman Symonds	1,173
	Labour	Derek Marston	647
	Labour	Gordon Thompson	560
	Alliance	Roy Leighton	509
	Alliance	Edmund Longhorn	393
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[6]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Adaire	1,238
	Conservative	Norman Symonds	1,192
	Labour	Robert Kilbey	764
	Labour	Christine Blake	759
	Liberal	Eric Freeman	214
	Liberal	Keith Brewington	178
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

External images
Map showing Collier Row ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (west)
Map showing Collier Row ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (east)

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[7]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Kilbey	1,416
	Labour	Albert Mills	1,405
	Labour	A. Capon	1,402
	Conservative	F. Thompson	1,180
	Conservative	A. Maskall	1,171
	Conservative	G. Wright	1,135
	Liberal	E. Freeman	699
	Liberal	P. Smith	618
	Liberal	D. Rogerson	596
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 by-election

The by-election took place on 8 July 1971.^[7]

1971 Collier Row by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Albert Mills	1,248
	Conservative	E. Joslin	489
	Communist	H. Reeves	20
Turnout				16.0%
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[8]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Cole	2,522
	Labour	A. Capon	2,421
	Labour	Robert Kilbey	2,352
	Conservative	R. Adaire	2,352
	Conservative	E. Joslin	1,247
	Conservative	R. Daniels	1,229
	Communist	H. Reeves	96
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1969 by-election

The by-election took place on 16 October 1969.^[8]

1969 Collier Row by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Cole	1,365
	Conservative	N. Symonds	1189
	Communist	H. Reeves	75
Turnout				26.7%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[9]

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Higgs	2,146
	Conservative	E. Joslin	2,083
	Conservative	D. Keery	1,977
	Labour	L. Mills	1,265
	Labour	W. Cole	1,258
	Labour	J. Selby	1,200
	Communist	H. Reeves	188
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[10]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Collier Row (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Mills	1,907
	Labour	William Cole	1,883
	Labour	I. Barker	1,816
	Conservative	W. Falk	1,262
	Conservative	E. Joslin	1,159
	Conservative	D. Ratcliffe	1,129
	Independent	J. Higgs	446
Turnout			3,355	40.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

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