Rainham and Wennington (ward)

Rainham and Wennington is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Havering. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns three councillors to Havering London Borough Council. There was a revision of ward boundaries in 2022.

Rainham and Wennington
Electoral ward for the Havering London Borough Council
Rainham and Wennington ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Havering
County	Greater London
Population	13,567 (2021)[a]
Electorate	9,662 (2022)
Major settlements	Rainham and Wennington
Area	15.34 square kilometres (5.92 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	3
Member(s)	Susan Ospreay   Jacqueline McArdle   Sarah Edwards
GSS code	E05000318 (2002–2022) E05013979 (2022–present)

At the first five general borough elections the ward returned councillors standing as "Independent Residents Association" candidates who were not aligned with the Havering Residents Association council grouping that most residents association councillors in Havering have joined. By-elections in 2003 and 2004 were won by the Labour Party candidates but they did not retain their seats at the next election in 2006. The election in 2022 was won for the first time by three Conservative Party candidates. However, in the aftermath of the 2022 Wennington wildfire all three switched parties and joined the Havering Residents Association group on the council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2002–2022	Jeffrey Tucker		Ind. Residents
2002–2004	Wayne Redgrave		Ind. Residents
2002–2003	Brian Clarke		Ind. Residents
2003–2006	Harry Webb		Labour
2004–2006	Anthony Ellis		Labour
2006–2010	Coral Jeffery		Ind. Residents
2006–2010	Mark Stewart		Ind. Residents
2010–2014	Mark Logan		Ind. Residents
2010–2022	David Durant		Ind. Residents
2014–2022	Keith Roberts		Ind. Residents
2022–present	Susan Ospreay[b]		Conservative
			Residents
2022–present	Jacqueline McArdle[c]		Conservative
			Residents
			Conservative
2022–present	Sarah Edwards[d]		Conservative
			Residents

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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1

1.5

2

2.5

3

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

2022

•   Independent Residents
•   Conservative

Havering council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022. The ward gained the Hornchurch Marshes and Frog Island area that was previously part of the South Hornchurch ward.

2022 election

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

2022 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham and Wennington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Ospreay	1,443	44.5
	Conservative	Jacqueline McArdle	1,295	40.0
	Conservative	Sarah Edwards	1,206	37.2
	Ind. Residents	Jeffrey Tucker	1,194	36.9
	Ind. Residents	David Durant	955	29.5
	Labour	Simon Darvill	881	27.2
	Ind. Residents	Henry Tebbutt	848	26.2
	Labour	Mohammed Ambia	827	25.5
	Labour	Antonia Osammor	825	25.5
	Green	Susan Adebayo	242	7.5
Turnout				35.1
Majority			12	0.3
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Following the 2022 Wennington wildfire, the three Conservative Party councillors for the ward switched to the Havering Residents Association.^[2]

2002–2022 Havering council elections

Rainham and Wennington 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.^[3]

2018 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham and Wennington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Residents	Jeffrey Tucker	1,387	40.0
	Ind. Residents	David Durant	1,011	29.2
	Ind. Residents	Tony Durdin	981	28.3
	Independent	Susan Ospreay	913	26.3
	Labour	Fay Hough	907	26.2
	Labour	Kim Arrowsmith	841	24.3
	Labour	Christopher Freeman	753	21.7
	Independent	Keith Roberts	710	20.5
	Independent	Jacqueline McArdle	653	18.8
	Conservative	John Clark	557	16.1
	Conservative	Billy Kensit	357	10.3
	UKIP	Julian Clark	351	10.1
	Conservative	Eileen Rosindell	332	9.6
	Green	Azzees Minott	191	5.5
Turnout				35,15%
Majority			68
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[4]

2014 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham and Wennington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Residents	Jeffrey Tucker	1,982
	Ind. Residents	David Durant	1,395
	Ind. Residents	Keith Roberts	1,390
	UKIP	Michael Smith	1,284
	Labour	Anthony Ellis	973
	Labour	Alan Vickers	752
	Labour	Martin Earley	698
	Conservative	Ruth Camilleri	350
	Conservative	Bernadette Oddy	300
	Conservative	Stuart Farquhar	263
	Green	Maria Paterlini-Phillips	206
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Coles	74
Turnout				39
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[5]

2010 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham and Wennington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Residents	Jeffrey Tucker	3,406
	Ind. Residents	Mark Logan	1,779
	Ind. Residents	David Durant	1,707
	Labour	Anthony Ellis	1,621
	Independent	Coral Jeffery	1,599
	Conservative	Sharon Edwards	1,166
	Conservative	Paul Cockling	1,105
	Independent	Mark Stewart	1,075
	Labour	Martin Earley	1,042
	Labour	Michael Hitchin	1,008
	Conservative	Matthew Walsh	903
Turnout
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[6]

2006 Havering London Borough Council election: Rainham and Wennington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Residents	Jeffrey Tucker	2,211	59.2
	Ind. Residents	Coral Jeffery	1,900
	Ind. Residents	Mark Stewart	1,685
	Labour	Tony Ellis	870	23.3
	Conservative	George Daniels	651	17.4
	Labour	Kathleen Vann	587
	Labour	Denis O'Flynn	545
Turnout				36.9
	Ind. Residents hold		Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Labour		Swing

2004 by-election

The by-election was held on 15 July 2004 following the resignation of Wayne Redgrave.^[6]

2004 Rainham and Wennington by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Ellis	805	31.2	−4.1
	Conservative	Maureen Carter	776	30.1	+0.8
	BNP	Mark Blunden	549	21.3	+21.3
	Ind. Residents	Graham Croft	265	10.3	−12.2
	National Liberal	David Durant	93	3.6	−0.7
	Green	Martin Mannion	89	3.5	−2.3
Majority			29	1.1
Turnout			2,577	28.5
	Labour gain from Ind. Residents		Swing

2003 by-election

The by-election was held on 3 April 2003, following the resignation of Brian Clarke.^[6]

2003 Rainham and Wennington by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Webb	771	35.3	+2.3
	Conservative	Maureen Carter	640	29.3	+15.8
	Ind. Residents	Anthony Turvey	491	22.5	−31.1
	Green	David Peacock	127	5.8	+5.8
	National Liberal	David Durrant	93	4.3	+4.3
	UKIP	Terry Murray	62	2.8	+2.8
Majority			131	6.0
Turnout			2,184	23.6
	Labour gain from Ind. Residents		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[7] 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: Rainham and Wennington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Residents	Jeffrey Tucker	2,248
	Ind. Residents	Wayne Redgrave	2,086
	Ind. Residents	Brian Clarke	2,020
	Labour	Harry Webb	1,383
	Labour	Anthony Ellis	1,373
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,287
	Conservative	Maureen Carter	565
	Conservative	George Daniels	521
	Conservative	Dean Fackerell	480
Turnout
	Ind. Residents win (new seat)
	Ind. Residents win (new seat)
	Ind. Residents win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
2. Susan Ospreay changed parties in 2022
3. Jacqueline McArdle changed parties in 2022 and 2024
4. Sarah Edwards changed parties in 2022