- Source: 1974 Havering London Borough Council election
The 1974 Havering Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.
Electoral arrangements
The 1974 election was the last to use the twenty wards established with the borough in 1965, with new boundaries in use for the 1978 election. Councillors were elected for a three-year term to end in 1977, but this was extended for a year to end in 1978. Subsequent elections were for a four-year term. It was the last election to be followed by an aldermanic election, with the role of alderman eliminated in 1978.
Polling took place on 2 May 1974.
Results
= General election of councillors
=Seats changed hands in only three wards. In Mawney ward one seat went from Labour to Conservative. The three seats in Harold Wood ward, that were gained by Labour in the 1971 election, went back to the Conservatives. In Upminster ward the three seats held by Independent Ratepayers were gained by the Conservatives. Labour lost their majority on the council which was now in no overall control.
= Aldermanic election
=In addition to the 55 elected councillors, there were nine aldermen on the council. Five aldermen elected in 1971 continued to serve until 1977 and the other four retired before the 1974 election. Four aldermen were elected by the council in 1974 to serve until 1977.
Aldermen elected in 1974, to retire in 1977:
This was the last election of aldermen with all nine having their term extended by one year to go out of office in 1978. The aldermen on the council divided five Labour, three Conservative and one Residents Association after the 1974 election.
Ward results
= Bedfords
== Central
== Collier Row
== Cranham
== Elm Park
== Emerson Park
== Gidea Park
== Gooshays
== Hacton
== Harold Wood
== Heath Park
== Heaton
== Hilldene
== Hylands
== Mawney
== Oldchurch
== Rainham
== St Andrew's
== South Hornchurch
== Upminster
=By-elections
The following by-elections took place between the 1974 and 1978 elections:
1975 Hilldene by-election
1975 Emerson Park by-election
Notes
References
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- 1974 Havering London Borough Council election
- Havering London Borough Council
- Havering London Borough Council elections
- 1968 Havering London Borough Council election
- 1978 Havering London Borough Council election
- 1971 Havering London Borough Council election
- Central (Havering ward)
- Heaton (Havering ward)
- Harold Wood (ward)
- London boroughs
