Heath Park (ward)

Heath Park 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 in the 1998 elections. It covered the Heath Park area. There was a revision of ward boundaries in 1978. It returned three councillors to Havering London Borough Council until 1978 and then two councillors.

Heath Park
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Heath Park ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Electorate	6,563 (1998)
Major settlements	Heath Park
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2002
Councillors	1965–1978: 3 1978–2002: 2
ONS code	02BBFP

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: Heath Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Munday	1,270
	Conservative	Michael White	1,212
	Labour	John McCole	701
	Labour	Richard Packer	646
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Turner	279
	Liberal Democrats	Madge Mulliner	237
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1994 election

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

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Edwards	1,384	47.16
	Conservative	Eric Munday	1,288
	Labour	John McCole	928	32.33
	Labour	Iain Stanford	903
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Turner	581	20.51
Registered electors			6,506
Turnout			2,823	43.39
Rejected ballots			4	0.14
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990 election

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

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Edwards	1,767	60.68
	Conservative	Eric Munday	1,721
	Labour	Diane Tomlinson	1,173	39.32
	Labour Co-op	Jeannette Bowyer	1,086
Registered electors			6,565
Turnout			3,078	46.88
Rejected ballots			18	0.58
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986 election

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

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Edwards	1,347
	Conservative	Eric Munday	1,330
	Labour	Jeannette Bowyer	552
	Labour	Robert Tomlinson	530
	Alliance	Susan Brewington	432
	Alliance	Geoffrey Howard	421
	Green	Alan Burgess	122
	Green	Diane Burgess	119
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983 by-election

The by-election took place on 10 November 1983, following the death of William Smith.^[4]

1983 Heath Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Edwards	977
	Alliance	Peter Shave	290
	Labour	Joseph Moore	248
	Ecology	Diana Burgess	83
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982 election

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

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 election

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

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Munday	1,993
	Conservative	William Smith	1,954
	Labour	Dennis Cook	575
	Labour	Pearl Saunders	566
	Liberal	Susan Brewington	219
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

External images
Map showing Heath Park ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (north)
Map showing Heath Park ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (south)

1974 election

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

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gladwin	2,593
	Conservative	L. Hutton	2,540
	Conservative	William Smith	2,471
	Liberal	K. Brewington	787
	Liberal	Susan Brewington	773
	Liberal	I. Barwin	722
	Labour	K. Dutton	695
	Labour	J. Laws	680
	Labour	D. Dattner	677
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 election

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

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Brown	2,673
	Conservative	A. Gladwin	2,645
	Conservative	L. Hutton	2,641
	Labour	A. Mills	952
	Labour	H. Packham	947
	Labour	J. Smith	933
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1970 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 June 1970.^[8] The by-election followed William Smith becoming an alderman on the council.

1970 Heath Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gladwin	1,462
	Labour	R. Kilbey	339
Turnout				17.4%
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 election

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

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Smith	3,441
	Conservative	L. Hutton	3,406
	Conservative	K. Brown	3,394
	Independent	E. Bates	557
	Labour	W. Mills	384
	Labour	J. Holt	355
	Labour	S. Horler	337
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

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

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Heath Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Allam	2,541
	Conservative	L. Hutton	2,516
	Conservative	William Smith	2,480
	Labour	Ruby Latham	757
	Labour	D. Libman	728
	Labour	M. Riordan	704
	Liberal	H. Barber	691
	Liberal	R. Smith	665
	Liberal	D. Mills	624
Turnout			3,954	45.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

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