Rainham (ward)

Rainham was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1965 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections. It returned councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

Rainham
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Rainham ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Major settlements	Rainham, Wennington
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2002
Councillors	3

1978–2002 Havering council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978. There was a very minor adjustment of the ward boundaries on 1 April 1994.^[1]

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.^[2]

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Ellis	1,742
	Labour	Harry Webb	1,657
	Labour	Brian Kent	1,569
	Residents	Malvin Brown	956
	Conservative	Nicola Everett	480
	Conservative	Coral Sinclair	415
	Conservative	Geoffrey Woods	412
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[3]

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Ellis	2,270	65.30	30.48
	Labour	Harry Webb	2,248
	Labour	Brian Kent	2,191
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Oddy	1,231	34.70	11.28
	Liberal Democrats	John Green	1,173
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Merritt	1,160
Registered electors			9,411		158
Turnout			3,761	39.96	5.90
Rejected ballots			14	0.37	0.32
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour hold

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[4]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib Dem Hotline Team	Brian Kent	1,976	45.98
	Lib Dem Hotline Team	Barry Oddy	1,965
	Lib Dem Hotline Team	Thomas Parker	1,887
	Labour	Patricia Emmitt	1,522	34.82
	Labour	Harry Webb	1,464
	Labour	Christine Watson	1,428
	Conservative	Janet Prince	510	11.81
	Conservative	Hazel Tebbutt	494
	Conservative	Linda White	494
	Green	Frederick Gibson	176	4.17
	Friends of Rainham Marshes	Rosalyn Jenkins	152	3.22
	Friends of Rainham Marshes	Raymond Purse	119
Registered electors			9,253
Turnout			4,243	45.86
Rejected ballots			2	0.05
	Lib Dem Hotline Team hold		Swing
	Lib Dem Hotline Team hold		Swing
	Lib Dem Hotline Team hold		Swing

1989 by-election

The by-election took place on 20 April 1989, following the resignations of Mary Ball and Laraine Saunders.^[4]

1989 Rainham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Oddy	994
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Kent	976
	Labour	Henry Webb	684
	Labour	Patricia Emmell	670
	Independent Liberal	Mary Ball	660
	Independent Liberal	Grant Bailey	587
	Conservative	Ian Woodward	293
	Conservative	Martin Sinclair	284
	SDP	Terence Matthews	80
	SDP	Harry Rivers	70
	Independent	Jackqucline Cosgrec	35
	Independent	Boris Curtis	23
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[5]

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Mark Long	2,551
	Alliance	Mary Ball	2,401
	Alliance	Laraine Saunders	2,278
	Labour	Patricia Emmett	799
	Labour	William Howard	772
	Labour	Christine Watson	722
	Conservative	Audrey North	401
	Conservative	William North	398
	Conservative	Lorraine Regan	347
Turnout
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing

1985 by-election

The by-election took place on 26 September 1985, following the resignation of Paul Long.^[5]

1985 Rainham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Mark Long	2,412
	Labour	Henry Webb	651
	Conservative	Audrey North	342
Turnout
	Alliance hold		Swing

1983 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 April 1983, following the death of Mary Davies.^[5]

1983 Rainham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Kathleen Gibson	1,930
	Residents	Henry Turner	607
	Labour	Christine Watson	582
	Conservative	William North	439
	Ecology	Diane Burgess	14
Turnout
	Alliance hold		Swing

1982 election

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

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

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
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[7]

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Henry Turner	1,756
	Residents	Donald Poole	1,667
	Residents	George Mooney	1,566
	Labour	Henry Webb	1,192
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,117
	Labour	Harry Moss	978
	Conservative	Audrey North	731
	Conservative	Kieran Humphries	703
	Conservative	David Cordell	687
Turnout
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[8]

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ratepayers	Henry Turner	2,185
	Ind. Ratepayers	Donald Poole	2,144
	Ind. Ratepayers	B. Hammond	2,065
	Labour	T. Mitchell	1,362
	Labour	H. Miller	1,343
	Labour	D. Ramstead	1,271
	Conservative	A. North	509
	Conservative	M. Reilly	457
	Conservative	N. Regnier	455
	Liberal	D. Thomson	306
	Liberal	J. Green	293
	Liberal	S. Garred	290
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[9]

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ratepayers	L. Waterman	2,488
	Ind. Ratepayers	Henry Turner	2,473
	Ind. Ratepayers	Donald Poole	2,411
	Labour	I. Whysall	2,124
	Labour	H. Wright	2,079
	Labour	H. Hull	2,017
	Conservative	A. North	538
	Conservative	I. Lamont	531
	Conservative	V. Manning	531
	Communist	T. Stapleton	98
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[10]

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Residents	Henry Turner	2,683
	Ind. Residents	Donald Poole	2,643
	Ind. Residents	L. Waterman	2,504
	Conservative	I. Lamont	823
	Labour	H. Bygate	591
	Labour	E. O'Donnell	578
	Labour	A. Bowers	575
	Communist	T. Stapleton	175
Turnout
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent		Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent		Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[11]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Turner	2,551
	Independent	Donald Poole	2,516
	Independent	A. Livingstone	2,511
	Labour	R. Cartwright	1,892
	Labour	C. Welch	1,855
	Labour	J. Pittaway	1,765
	Communist	F. Barlow	136
Turnout			4,551	44.7
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)