Gidea Park (ward)

Gidea Park
Former electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Gidea Park ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created	1978
Abolished	2002
Councillors	2

Gidea Park 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 two councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

1978–2002 Havering council elections

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

1964–1978 Havering council elections

1968 by-election

The by-election took place on 27 June 1968.

Gidea Park by-election, 27 June 1968

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. O. New	839
	Independent	E. Bates	183
	Labour	R. E. Whitworth	58
Turnout				20.1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 election

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. J. Clark	2,108
	Conservative	J. Johnston	2,069
	Independent	F. Chatfield	213
	Independent	L. H. Robertson	206
	Labour	A. S. Houghton	174
	Labour	A. C. Miles	164
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Gidea Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. R. G. Johnson	1,596
	Conservative	J. M. Whale	1,582
	Independent	E. Bates	349
	Labour	A. S. Houghton	347
	Labour	A. Mills	316
Turnout			2,188	39.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)