Emerson Park (ward)

Emerson Park 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 councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

Emerson Park
Electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Emerson Park ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	9,535 (2021)[a]
Electorate	7,241 (2022)
Major settlements	Emerson Park
Area	3.752 square kilometres (1.449 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	1965–2022: 3 2022–present: 2
Councillors	Laurance Garrard   David Godwin
GSS code	E05013970 (2022–present)

Havering council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[1]

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Emerson Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Laurance Garrard	1,512	52.5
	Residents	David Godwin	1,498	52.0
	Conservative	Dominic Swan	947	32.9
	Conservative	Noshaba Khiljee	835	29.0
	Labour	Anil Gupta	331	11.5
	Labour	Michael McCarthy	331	11.5
	Independent	Sharon Heron	104	3.6
	Independent	Victoria Hogan	95	3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Coles	64	2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Potter	44	1.5
Turnout				41.11%
Majority			558	19.1
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Havering council elections

Emerson Park ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[2]

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Emerson Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Edward Ramsey	1,857	46.1
	Conservative	Robert John Perry	1,790	44.4
	Conservative	Matthew James Sutton	1,495	37.1
	Residents	Laurance Robert Garrard	1,491	37.0
	Residents	David Godwin	1,434	35.6
	Residents	John Stone	1,393	34.6
	Labour	Anil Kumar Gupta	570	14.1
	Labour	Susan Tracy Bearman	553	13.7
	Labour	Edwyn Dominic Mayhew	448	11.1
	UKIP	David James Johnson	269	6.7
	Green	Ian Michael Pirie	187	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Richard Potter	89	2.2
Turnout				41.18%
Majority			4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

2014 election

2010 election

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[3]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Emerson Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Ramsey	2,495	61.8
	Conservative	Steven Kelly	2,373
	Conservative	Paul Rochford	2,291
	Residents	Jacqueline Long	679	16.8
	Residents	John Corrigan	675
	Residents	Giovanni Anastasi	597
	Labour	Terence Hughes	470
	Labour	Frances Chalk	470	11.6
	Labour	Sean Willis	425
	UKIP	Sunita Seenath	214	5.3
	Independent	Julia Fraser	179	4.4
	Independent	Robert Samson	151
	Independent	Gregory Segal	100
Turnout				41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002 election

1978–2002 Havering council elections

Emerson Park ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[4]

1982 Havering London Borough Council election: Emerson Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Moultrie	2,178
	Conservative	William Sibley	2,103
	Alliance	Malcolm Inman	753
	Alliance	Frederick Trotman	733
	Labour	Arthur Oliver	316
	Labour	Dereck Smith	269
Turnout
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[5]

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Moultrie	2,323
	Conservative	William Sibley	2,241
	Labour	John Scott	524
	Labour	Glyn Harris	479
	Ind. Residents	Lynn Lewis	249
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

External image
Map showing Emerson Pakr ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1975 by-election

The by-election took place on 18 September 1975, following the death of Dennis Peters.^[5]

1975 Emerson Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard Trott	2,118
	Labour	John Scott	325
	Liberal	Keith Brewington	251
	Ind. Ratepayers	Ian Wilkes	80
Turnout				25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[6]

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Moultrie	2,774
	Conservative	William Sibley	2,728
	Conservative	Dennis Peters	2,718
	Labour	P. Saunders	667
	Labour	M. Hoepelman	634
	Labour	G. Harris	632
	Liberal	C. Hamilton	403
	Ind. Ratepayers	J. Whitton-Williams	370
	Liberal	D. de Sarandy	368
	Ind. Ratepayers	P. Whitton-Williams	363
	Ind. Ratepayers	I. Wilkes	357
	Liberal	D. Kruger	346
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 by-election

The by-election took place on 25 November 1971.^[6]

1971 Emerson Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Kemp	1,088
	Labour	I. Whysall	437
	Ind. Ratepayers	J. Bates	241
	Liberal	B. Sell	128
Turnout				17.9%
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[7]

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Moultrie	2,339
	Conservative	E. Gallant	2,317
	Conservative	William Sibley	2,303
	Labour	J. Gillman	1135
	Labour	G. Mulhern	1116
	Labour	D. Ramstead	1099
	Ind. Ratepayers	J. Bates	382
	Ind. Ratepayers	I. Wilkes	346
	Ind. Ratepayers	G. Morris	340
	Liberal	J. Bastick	287
	Liberal	A. Chudley	279
	Liberal	S. Howard	266
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[8]

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Carnaby	3,446
	Conservative	E. Gallant	3,392
	Conservative	N. Kemble	3,313
	Liberal	P. Ratchford	643
	Liberal	J. Bastick	614
	Labour	B. Whitworth	465
	Labour	A. Mais	439
	Labour	R. Whitworth	435
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[9]

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Moultrie	2,312
	Conservative	E. Foye	2,305
	Conservative	William Sibley	2,271
	Labour	S. Mugaseth	1,225
	Labour	P. Rudlin	1,222
	Labour	V. Murphy	1,207
	Liberal	W. West	828
	Liberal	O. Hill	722
	Liberal	A. Watts	712
Turnout			4,341	46.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

1. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
8. "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
9. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.