Cranham (ward)

Cranham is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering. The ward was originally created in 1965 and abolished in 1978. It was created again in 2002 and was revised in 2022. It returns councillors to Havering London Borough Council. The ward has been dominated by councillors standing as Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association candidates.^[b]

Cranham
Electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Cranham ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	12,987 (2021)[a]
Electorate	9,840 (2022)
Major settlements	Cranham and Upminster
Area	6.557 square kilometres (2.532 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965–1978 (first creation) 2002 (second creation)
Number of members	3
Councillors	Gillian Ford   John Tyler   Philip Ruck
Created from	Cranham East, Cranham West and Emerson Park in 2002
ONS code	00ARGD (2002–2022)
GSS code	E05000307 (2002–2022) E05013968 (2022–present)

Havering council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022. The part of Cranham north of the Southend Arterial Road was transferred to Harold Wood ward.

2022 election

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

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Gillian Ford	3,107	80.5
	Residents	John Tyler	2,807	72.8
	Residents	Philip Ruck	2,636	68.3
	Conservative	Tracey McEvoy	535	13.9
	Conservative	Danny Weedon	496	12.9
	Labour	Kate Darvill	449	11.6
	Conservative	Poh Foong	435	11.3
	Labour	David Dawson	338	8.8
	Labour	Jeffery Stafford	306	7.9
	Green	David Hughes	289	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Susanne Brown	121	3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Sait	55	1.4
Turnout				40.83
Majority			2,101	54.4
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)
	Residents win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Havering council elections

Cranham ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002. The ward of Cranham was recreated, covering parts of northern Upminster and Cranham with the Dury Falls estate area of Hornchurch.

2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 9 May 2019, following the death of Clarence Barrett.^[2]

2019 Cranham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Linda Van den Hende	2,421
	Green	Peter Caton	312
	Conservative	Ben Sewell	257
	Labour	Adam Curtis	219
	UKIP	Ben Buckland	208
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Clarke	120
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing

2018 election

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

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Gillian Ford	2,932	68.0
	Residents	Clarence Barrett	2,817	65.3
	Residents	John Tyler	2,502	58.0
	Conservative	Paul Connew	974	22.6
	Conservative	Henry Frost	769	17.8
	Conservative	Poh Foong	593	13.8
	Labour	Kate Darvill	475	11.0
	Labour	John McKernan	415	9.6
	Green	Peter Caton	325	7.5
	Labour	John Millard	287	6.7
	UKIP	Helen Johnson	274	6.4
Turnout				43.09%
Majority			1,528
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

2014 election

2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	June Alexander	3,243	55.7	+3.6
	Residents	Gillian Ford	3,159
	Residents	Clarence Barrett	3,090
	UKIP	Mark O'Neill	1,014	17.4	+11.4
	Conservative	Pamela Freer	857	14.7	−13.2
	Labour	Lisa Hitchin	1,413	6.2%	−1.8
	Labour	Patrick Chalk	353
	Green	Peter Caton	343	5.9	+0.7
	Labour	John Mckernan	338
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[4]

2010 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Gillian Ford	4,160
	Residents	June Alexander	4,120
	Residents	Clarence Barrett	3,923
	Conservative	Jacqueline Long	2,202
	Conservative	Pamela Freer	2,085
	Conservative	Terence Monk	1,993
	Labour	John Mckernan	635
	Labour	Patrick Chalk	625
	UKIP	Sunita Webb	482
	Labour	Diane Diane	445
	Green	Peter Caton	412
	Independent	Maureen Doman	94
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[5]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	June Alexander	3,109	63.9
	Residents	Gillian Ford	3,023
	Residents	Clarence Barrett	3,014
	Conservative	Catherine Bull	1,012	20.8
	Conservative	Terence Monk	913
	Conservative	Marc Hand	838
	Labour	Margaret Lindsay	378	7.8
	Labour	Patrick Chalk	375
	Labour	John McKernan	356
	Green	David Voak	269	5.5
	National Liberal	Graham Littlechild	99	2.0
	National Liberal	Joan Morrison	86
	National Liberal	Edgar Smith	75
Turnout				48.1
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[6] As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day.

2002 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Gillian Ford	4,060
	Residents	June Alexander	4,042
	Residents	Louisa Sinclair	4,004
	Conservative	David Charles	1,048
	Conservative	Lesley Kelly	900
	Conservative	Marjorie Ramsey	883
	Labour	Peter Campbell	616
	Labour	John McKernan	615
	Labour	Margaret Lindsay	590
	Green	John Robinson	306
Turnout
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)

1964–1978 Havering council elections

External image
Map showing Cranham ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

The initial version of the ward included parts of northern Upminster and Cranham with Great Warley and North Ockendon. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Havering electoral division from 1965 and then the Upminster division from 1973.

1974 election

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

1974 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ratepayers	Rowland Knell	2,811
	Ind. Ratepayers	Jean Mitchell	2,723
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	2,714
	Conservative	Mary Noyes	1,494
	Conservative	Peter Gardner	1,445
	Conservative	John Smith	1,317
	Labour	Tom Horlock	824
	Labour	M. Rufus	811
	Labour	M. Ajustron	706
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

1973 by-election

The by-election took place on 24 May 1973.^[7]

1973 Cranham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ratepayers	Rowland Knell	1,708
	Conservative	Mary Noyes	707
	Labour	S. Jack	633
	Liberal	A. Rabone	154
Turnout				27.8%
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

1971 election

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

1971 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ratepayers	Louisa Sinclair	2,875
	Ind. Ratepayers	W. Topp	2,856
	Ind. Ratepayers	A. Good	2,835
	Conservative	D. Walker	1,096
	Labour	S. Jack	1,086
	Conservative	R. Baker	1,061
	Labour	I. Barber	1,053
	Conservative	J. Cooke	1,044
	Labour	P. O'Donoghue	1,037
Turnout
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing
	Ind. Ratepayers hold		Swing

1968 election

1968 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Residents	W. Topp	2,653
	Ind. Residents	J. Squire	2,628
	Ind. Residents	Louisa Sinclair	2,606
	Conservative	R. Baker	1,781
	Conservative	L. Bonner	1,749
	Conservative	D. Cranna	1,749
	Labour	S. Jack	478
	Labour	E. Goggin	474
	Labour	N. Plant	471
	Liberal	W. Wallace	216
	Liberal	P. Atkinson	215
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.^[9]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election: Cranham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Good	2,586
	Independent	M. Ansell	2,515
	Independent	F. Powell	2,429
	Labour	W. Gillman	1,137
	Conservative	G. Panormo	1,017
	Conservative	D. Walker	1,004
	Labour	V. Walton	994
	Labour	R. Whitworth	979
Turnout			4,591	45.3
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
2. Upminster and Cranham Ratepayers' Association in elections before 1978.