South Hornchurch 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. There was a revision of ward boundaries in 1978, 2002 and 2022. The revision in 2022 reduced the number of councillors from three to two.
The 1965, 1978 and 2002 versions of the ward covered a large area of southern Hornchurch extending northwards from the River Thames, including the industrialised Hornchurch Marshes area. Since 2022 the ward has corresponded with the South Hornchurch neighbourhood.
List of councillors Term Councillor Party 1964–1968 C. Seager 1964–1968 A. Booton 1964–1968 E. Hillman 1968–1971 J. Collins 1968–1971 J. Smith 1968–1971 C. Sherman 1971–1974 H. Bygate 1971–1978 H. Rivers 1971–1978 J. Whysall 1974–1978 S. Clarke 1978–2008 Leonard Long 1978–1982 Michael Burke 1978–1982 Ronald Whittaker 1982–1986 Ann Cockerton 1982–1986 James Allum 1986–1998 Roger Newnham 1986–2002 Reginald Whitney Thomas Binding 2002–2006 Malvin Brown 2006–2010 John Clark 2008–2022 Michael-Deon Burton 2010–2014 Rebbecca Bennett 2010–2014 Denis Breading 2014–2018 Philip Martin 2014–2026 Graham Williamson 2018–2026 Natasha Summers 2026–present Luke Barry 2026–present Angelica Ola
Summary Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
Havering council elections since 2022 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2022. South Hornchurch lost territory in the south to Rainham and Wennington and the new ward of Beam Park. The number of councillors representing the ward was reduced from three to two.
2026 election The election took place on 7 May 2026.
2022 election The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2002–2022 Havering council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 2002. Territory was gained in the northeast from the abolished Airfield ward and some territory was transferred to Elm Park ward in the northwest. 2018 election The election took place on 3 May 2018. Michael-Deon Burton stood as an independent candidate at the election and joined the Conservative Party immediately after the election.
2014 election The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2010 election The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2008 by-election The by-election took place on 3 July 2008, following the death of Leonard Long.
2006 election The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2002 election The election took place on 2 May 2002. As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day.
1978–2002 Havering council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978. Some territory in the northeast was transferred to the new Airfield ward. 1998 election The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.
1994 election The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1990 election The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1986 election The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1982 election The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1978 election The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1964–1978 Havering council elections
The ward established in 1965 covered the area from the southern boundary of the Elm Park estate the River Thames including the Hornchurch Marshes and most of South Hornchurch, with some eastern sections in Rainham ward. 1974 election The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1971 election The election took place on 13 May 1971.
1968 election The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1964 election The election took place on 7 May 1964.
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