Upminster 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.
List of councillors Term Councillor Party 1964–1968 T. Dix 1964–1968 Kenneth Hay 1964–1974 F. Morley 1968–1974 F. Everett 1968–1974 R. Manning Bruce Gordon-Picking 1974–1981 Rodney Chamberlain 1974–1978 L. Reilly 1978–1982 Joyce White 1981–1986 Geoffrey Lewis 1982–1990 Norman Kemble 1982–1990 Jean Frost 1990–2006 Owen Ware 1990–2023 Linda Hawthorn 1990–2010 Muriel Mylod 2006–2018 Linda Van den Hende 2010–2022 Ron Ower 2018–present Christopher Wilkins 2022–present Oscar Ford 2023–2026 Jacqueline Williams 2026–present Michael Fisher
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 and the Upminster ward was unaltered. 2026 election The election took place on 7 May 2026.
2023 by-election The by-election took place on 10 August 2023, following the death of Linda Hawthorn.
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. 2018 election The election took place on 3 May 2018.
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.
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. The boundaries of the ward were subject to a very minor boundary change on 1 April 1994 that did not affect the population. 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.
1981 by-election The by-election took place on 12 March 1981, following the resignation of Rodney Chamberlain.
1978 election The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1964–1978 Havering council elections
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.
1971 election The election took place on 13 May 1971.
1968 election
1964 election The election took place on 7 May 1964.
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