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.

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

Summary Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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.

2022 election The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2018 election The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2002–2018 Redbridge council elections

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

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.

1978–2002 Redbridge council elections

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

1998 election The election took place on 7 May 1998.

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

1994 election The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1990 election The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1989 by-election The by-election took place on 4 May 1989, following the resignation of David Jones.

1986 election The election took place on 8 May 1986.

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

1982 election The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1981 by-election The by-election took place on 12 May 1981, following the resignation of Glen Jarman.

1978 election The election took place on 4 May 1978.

1964–1978 Redbridge council elections

1974 election The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1973 by-election The by-election took place on 1 November 1973.

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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