Hainault (ward)

Hainault is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1978, 2002 and 2018.

Hainault
Electoral ward for the Redbridge London Borough Council
Hainault ward boundaries since 2018
Borough	Redbridge
County	Greater London
Population	15,702 (2021)
Electorate	10,571 (2022)
Major settlements	Hainault
Area	5.643 square kilometres (2.179 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	3
Councillors	Shah Ali   Luthfa Rahman   Helen Mullis
ONS code	00BCGK (2002–2018)
GSS code	E05000506 (2002–2018) E05011245 (2018–present)

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
1964–1973 1978–1984	George Davies		Labour
1964–1968	Sydney Gleed		Labour
1964–1968	D. Smith		Labour
1968–1971	K. Kelly		Labour
1968–1971	A. Young		Labour
1971–1981	Glen Jarman		Labour
1971–1978	J. Ryder		Labour
1973–1978	W. Finesilver		Labour
1978–1982	Timothy Ridoutt		Labour
1981–1994	Alan Hughes		Labour
1982–1986	Raymond Clark		Labour
1984–1989	David Jones		Labour
1986–1994	Peter McEwen		Labour
1989–1997	Linda Perham		Labour
1994–2002	John Fairley-Churchill		Labour
1994–2002	Edmund Peake		Labour
1997–2006	Richard Newcombe		Labour
2002–2014	Ted Griffin[a]		Conservative
			UKIP
2002–2006	Arthur Leggatt		Conservative
2006–2010	Julian Leppert		BNP
2006–2010	Brian Waite		Conservative
2010–2014	Thomas Gray		Conservative
2010–2014	David Poole		Conservative
2014–2022	Roy Emmett		Labour
2014–2022	Mark Santos		Labour
2014–2022	Joe Hehir		Labour
2022–2025	Sam Gould		Labour
2022–present	Shah Ali		Labour
2022–present	Luthfa Rahman		Labour
2025–present	Helen Mullis		Labour

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

1964

1968

1971

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

2022

•   Labour
•   Conservative
•   BNP

Redbridge council elections since 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2018.

2025 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 May 2025, following the resignation of Sam Gould.^[1][2]

2025 Hainault by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Mullis	835	28.8
	Independent	Glen Haywood	834	28.8
	Reform UK	Raj Forhad	611	21.1
	Conservative	Teresa Blohm	421	14.5
	Green	Nirojan Raveendralingam	125	4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Davies	73	2.5
Turnout
	Labour hold

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[3]

2022 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Gould	1,764	50.7	0.6
	Labour	Shah Ali	1,633	46.9	7.9
	Labour	Luthfa Rahman	1,578	45.3	6.9
	Conservative	Donna Baker	1,510	43.4	2.4
	Conservative	Glen Haywood	1,490	42.8	2.2
	Conservative	Caroline Porter	1,448	41.6	1.5
	Ind. Network	Sam Ali	243	7.0	New
Turnout			3,480	32.9	2.5
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[4]

2018 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Emmett	1,905	54.76	N/A
	Labour	Mark Santos	1,815	52.17	N/A
	Labour	Joe Hehir	1,744	50.13	N/A
	Conservative	Sam Chapman	1,593	45.79	N/A
	Conservative	John Kissane	1,412	40.59	N/A
	Conservative	James Pepe	1,394	40.07	N/A
Turnout			3,479	35.38
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2018 Redbridge council elections

Hainault ward boundaries from 2002 to 2018

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

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[5]

2014 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Emmett	1,227
	Labour	Mark Santos	1,143
	Labour	Joe Hehir	1,035
	Conservative	David Poole	984
	UKIP	Ted Griffin	900
	Conservative	Melvyn Marks	895
	UKIP	Mark Aaron	894
	Conservative	Melinda Ponsonby	873
	UKIP	Kenny Thomas	818
	British Democratic	Julian Leppert	284
	Liberal Democrats	Ali Hifzur	156
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2010 election

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

2010 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Gray	2,006
	Conservative	Ted Griffin	1,835
	Conservative	David Poole	1,747
	Labour	Roy Emmett	1,684
	Labour	Mark Santos	1,533
	Labour	Valerie Sproit	1,444
	BNP	Russell Matthews	910
	BNP	Julian Leppert	894
	BNP	Victoria Moore	748
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Swallow	549
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Taylor	543
	Liberal Democrats	Deanna Seeff	530
	UKIP	Brian Waite	340
	UKIP	Alan Hughes	267
Turnout				58.1	+19.8
	Conservative gain from BNP		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[7]

2006 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Julian Leppert	1,150	31.8
	Conservative	Brian Waite	1,144	31.6
	Conservative	Ted Griffin	1,127
	Conservative	Arthur Leggatt	1,066
	Labour	Richard Newcombe	855	23.7
	Labour	Lawrence Leaf	837
	Labour	Mark Santos	828
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Yeoman	466	12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Black	428
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ilett	358
Turnout				38.3
	BNP gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[8]

2002 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ted Griffin	1,035	13.9
	Conservative	Arthur Leggatt	984	13.3
	Labour	Richard Newcombe	844	11.1
	Conservative	John Steinberg	820	11.0
	Labour	Royston Emmett	817	11.0
	Labour	Lesley Hilton	771	10.4
	BNP	Jason Douglas	675	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Black	562	7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ilett	456	6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ralph Stevens	429	5.8
Total votes			8,817	100
Turnout				35.6
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Redbridge council elections

Hainault ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[9]

1998 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Fairley-Churchill	1,070	59.62	2.20
	Labour	Richard Newcombe	1,056
	Labour	Edmund Peake	1,039
	Conservative	Sheila Moth	530	29.33	1.24
	Conservative	Sonia Macdonald	525
	Conservative	Barbara Wilson	502
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Black	221	11.06	3.42
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wright	192
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Prager	174
Registered electors			7,003		12
Turnout			1,892	27.02	18.64
Rejected ballots			8	0.42	0.30
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

1997 by-election

The by-election took place on 26 June 1997, following the resignation of Linda Perham.^[9]

1997 Hainault by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Newcombe	1,054	64.5	+7.5
	Conservative	Lee Scott	513	31.4	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Black	67	4.1	−11.1
Majority			541	33.1
Turnout			1,634	23.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[10]

1994 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Perham	1,755	57.42	6.02
	Labour	John Fairley-Churchill	1,721
	Labour	Edmund Peake	1,676
	Conservative	Winifred Axon	856	28.09	1.78
	Conservative	James Howes	838
	Conservative	Barbara Wilson	827
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Black	468	14.48	5.41
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wright	434
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Prager	398
Registered electors			7,015		249
Turnout			3,203	45.66	2.48
Rejected ballots			4	0.12	0.09
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[11]

1990 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Hughes	1,893	51.40
	Labour	Linda Perham	1,800
	Labour	Peter McEwen	1,779
	Conservative	Douglas Capmbell	1,062	29.87
	Conservative	Terry Montague	1,062
	Conservative	Michael Borrott	1,056
	Green	Emma Fletcher	343	9.66
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Everest	322	9.07
Registered electors			7,264
Turnout			3,497	48.14
Rejected ballots			1	0.03
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1989 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 May 1989, following the resigation of David Jones.^[12]

1989 Hainault by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Perham	1,742
	Conservative	Reginald Woda	970
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Ball	228
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[13]

1986 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Hughes	1,779
	Labour	David Jones	1,758
	Labour	Peter McEwen	1,672
	Conservative	Bernice Benton	805
	Conservative	Christine Knight	764
	Conservative	Ali Qureshi	600
	Alliance	Peter Briggs	463
	Alliance	Margaret Clarke	444
	Alliance	Laurence Porter	397
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1984 by-election

The by-election took place on 22 November 1984, following the death of George Davies.^[13]

1984 Hainault by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Jones	1,290
	Conservative	Philip Duly	487
	Alliance	Ernest Quilter	458
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[12]

1982 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Davies	1,438
	Labour	Alan Hughes	1,420
	Labour	Raymond Clark	1,406
	Conservative	David Edmonds	1,063
	Conservative	Douglas Herbert	1,050
	Conservative	Sydney Stevens	1,038
	Alliance	Ernest Quilter	487
	Alliance	Lily Smith	472
	Alliance	Peter Briggs
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1981 by-election

The by-election took place on 12 May 1981, following the resigation of Glen Jarman.^[12]

1981 Hainault by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Hughes	2,411
	Conservative	John Sharman	546
	Liberal	Victor Christensen	379
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[14]

1978 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Timothy Ridoutt	1,882
	Labour	George Davies	1,823
	Labour	Glen Jarman	1,814
	Conservative	Sydney Stevens	1,116
	Conservative	Douglas Herbert	1,080
	Conservative	Trevor Thomas	1,068
	National Front	John Hughes	199
	National Front	Gilbert Jennings	179
	Liberal	John Delves	159
	National Front	Frederick King	146
	Liberal	Stuart McDougall	98
	Communist	James Burns	78
Turnout
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Redbridge council elections

External image
Map showing Hainault ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[15]

1974 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Finesilver	2,133
	Labour	J. Ryder	2,078
	Labour	Glen Jarman	2,061
	Conservative	S. De Winter	669
	Conservative	U. Roberts	650
	Conservative	Arthur Leggatt	645
	Liberal	E. Flack	439
	Liberal	J. Freeman	427
	Liberal	D. Lawrence	399
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1973 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 November 1973.^[15]

1973 Hainault by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Finesilver	1,939
	Liberal	E. Flack	813
	Conservative	J. Lovell	523
Turnout				31.0%
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[16]

1971 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Davies	3,296
	Labour	Glen Jarman	3,251
	Labour	J. Ryder	3,173
	Conservative	J. Sweeney	722
	Conservative	S. Rose	710
	Conservative	R. Westrip	680
	Liberal	E. Flack	273
	Liberal	D. Lawrence	172
	Liberal	S. Wicks	157
	Communist	T. Ling	75
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[17]

1968 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Kelly	1,414
	Labour	George Davies	1,342
	Labour	A. Young	1,296
	Conservative	T. Ryan	1,087
	Conservative	P. Crighton	1,066
	Conservative	C. Annal	1,025
	Liberal	M. Dixon	461
	Liberal	F. Fuller	438
	Liberal	E. Flack	404
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[18]

1964 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Hainault

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Davies	2,685
	Labour	Sydney Gleed	2,668
	Labour	D. Smith	2,604
	Conservative	E. Low	453
	Conservative	J. Murphy	446
	Conservative	A. Ashton	422
	Liberal	P. Palmer	310
	Liberal	R. Scott	292
	Liberal	A. Yeoman	282
	Communist	P. Devine	161
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. Ted Griffin changed parties in 2014