Airfield (ward)

Airfield was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering from 1978 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used at the 1998 elections. It returned three councillors to Havering London Borough Council. The ward covered the eastern part of South Hornchurch, including much of the Airfield housing estate built on the site of RAF Hornchurch. The ward was only represented by Labour Party councillors.

Airfield
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Airfield ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Major settlements	South Hornchurch
Former electoral ward
Created	1978
Abolished	2002
Councillors	3
Created from	Elm Park, South Hornchurch and Rainham
Replaced by	Elm Park, Hacton and South Hornchurch
ONS code	02BBFA

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
1978–1982	Stephen Clarke		Labour
1978–1982	Thomas Mitchell		Labour
1978–1982	Sydney Jack		Labour
1982–2002	Raymond Emmett		Labour
1982–1990	Jack Hoepelman		Labour
1982–1990	Rosina Purnell		Labour
1994–1998	May Whitelock		Labour
1998–2002	Benjamin Norwin		Labour

Havering council elections

1998 election

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

1998 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,172
	Labour	Christopher Purnell	1,093
	Labour	Benjamin Norwin	991
	Residents	Dorothy Gray	636
	Conservative	John Carter	482
	Conservative	Charles Morris	454
	Conservative	Nicholas Hughes	424
	Third Way	Jeannie Trueman	273
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1994 election

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

1994 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	2,051
	Labour	Christopher Purnell	1,960
	Labour	May Whitelock	1,925
	Conservative	Norman Forster	657
	Conservative	Charles Morris	655
	Conservative	Ian Woodward	616
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Philbrooks	400
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Weaver	379
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Weaver	351
	Third Way	Oliver Tillett	142
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1990 election

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

1990 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	2,056
	Labour	Christopher Purnell	1,978
	Labour	May Whitelock	1,913
	Conservative	Patricia Dregent	1,088
	Conservative	Peter McComish	1,035
	Conservative	Dominic Swan	1,031
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Little	385
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Gaspard	371
	Liberal Democrats	Bernadette Oddy	342
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1986 election

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

1986 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,459
	Labour	Rosina Purnell	1,456
	Labour	Jack Hoepelman	1,454
	Conservative	Charles Morris	897
	Conservative	Margaret Munday	815
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	800
	Alliance	Alan Hudson	702
	Alliance	Ralph Gordon	684
	Alliance	Harry Rivers	668
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1982 election

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

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,046
	Labour	Jack Hoepelman	1,036
	Labour	Rosina Purnell	993
	Conservative	Patrick Curtin	958
	Conservative	Martin Sinclair	940
	Conservative	Margaret Munday	922
	Alliance	Thomas Mitchell	792
	Alliance	Cynthia Matthews	771
	Alliance	Gordon Smith	693
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1978 election

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

1978 Havering London Borough Council election: Airfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Clarke	1,479
	Labour	Thomas Mitchell	1,461
	Labour	Sydney Jack	1,396
	Conservative	Edward Hoad	990
	Conservative	Martin Shipp	962
	Conservative	Margaret Munday	947
	Ind. Residents	Andrew Carew	524
	Ind. Residents	Brenda Hammond	440
	Ind. Residents	Joan Lewis	403
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.