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{{Short description|1974 local election in England, UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name     = 1974 Havering London Borough Council election
| type              = parliamentary
| election_date     = {{Start date|1974|05|02|df=y}}
| previous_election = 1971 Havering London Borough Council election
| previous_year     = 1971
| next_election     = 1978 Havering London Borough Council election
| next_year         = 1978
| seats_for_election= All 55 seats to the Havering London Borough Council
| majority_seats    = 28

<!-- Labour -->
| image1            = <div style="width:115px;"><span style="line-height:150px; vertical-align:center; ext-align:center; color:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; font-size:38px;"> '''LAB''' </span></div>     
| party1            = Labour Party (UK)
| seats1            = 26
| seat_change1      = {{decrease}}4
| popular_vote1     = 
| percentage1       = 
| swing1            = 

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| image2            = <div style="width:115px;"><span style="line-height:150px; vertical-align:center; ext-align:center; color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; font-size:38px;"> '''CON''' </span></div>   
| party2            = Conservative Party (UK)
| seats2            = 20
| seat_change2      = {{increase}}7
| popular_vote2     = 
| percentage2       = 
| swing2            = 

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| image3            = <div style="width:115px;"><span style="line-height:150px; vertical-align:center; ext-align:center; color:{{party color|Independent Ratepayers}}; font-size:38px;"> '''RES''' </span></div>
| party3            = Residents Association
| seats3            = 9{{efn|Includes all candidates elected as (Independent) Residents or Ratepayers}}
| seat_change3      = {{decrease}}3
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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.{{efn|name="Order 1976"|Terms were extended by the London Councillors Order 1976.}} 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.<ref name="London 1974 election"/>

==Results==
===General election of councillors===
Seats changed hands in only three wards. In [[Mawney (ward)|Mawney]] ward one seat went from Labour to Conservative. The three seats in [[Harold Wood (ward)|Harold Wood]] ward, that were gained by Labour in the 1971 election, went back to the Conservatives. In [[Upminster (ward)|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.<ref name="London 1974 election">{{cite web|title=London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974|url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1974-5-2.pdf|website=London Datastore|publisher=Greater London Council|access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1974 London Borough of Havering local election results |url=https://www.havering.gov.uk/downloads/file/4297/1974-london-borough-of-havering-local-election-results |website=Havering Council |access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rallings |first1=Colin |last2=Thrasher |first2=Michael |title=London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010 |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Havering-1964-2010.pdf |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref>

===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:<ref>{{cite book |title=London Borough of Havering Aldermen 1964-1978 |date=September 2024 |publisher=Havering Local Studies Library}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2" | Party || Alderman 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || Jean Frost
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || Norman Kemble
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || Sydney Legg
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Residents Association}} || Frank Morley
|}

This was the last election of aldermen with all nine having their term extended by one year to go out of office in 1978.{{efn|name="Order 1976"}} The aldermen on the council divided five Labour, three Conservative and one Residents Association after the 1974 election.

==Ward results==
===Bedfords===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Bedfords (ward)|Bedfords]] (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Evan Davies	
  |votes      = 1,441
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = C. Kemp
  |votes      = 1,351 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = T. Hurlstone
  |votes      = 764
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = G. Jacobs
  |votes      = 585
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = E. Taylor
  |votes      = 466
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Ainsworth
  |votes      = 449
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===Central===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Central (Havering ward)|Central]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = G. Cox
  |votes      = 1,255
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Taylor
  |votes      = 1,174
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Parish
  |votes      = 1,117
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = W. Whittingham
  |votes      = 991
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = R. Ramsey
  |votes      = 986
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = N. Symonds
  |votes      = 986
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = T. Beaver
  |votes      = 480
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = E. Bates
  |votes      = 417
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = G. Donnelly
  |votes      = 401
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of Great Britain
  |candidate  = C. Harper
  |votes      = 58
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===Collier Row===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Collier Row (ward)|Collier Row]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Robert Kilbey
  |votes      = 1,416
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Albert Mills
  |votes      = 1,405
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. Capon
  |votes      = 1,402
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = F. Thompson
  |votes      = 1,180
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. Maskall
  |votes      = 1,171
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = G. Wright
  |votes      = 1,135
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = E. Freeman
  |votes      = 699
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Smith
  |votes      = 618
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Rogerson
  |votes      = 596
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{{Election box end}}

===Cranham===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Cranham (ward)|Cranham]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = Rowland Knell
  |votes      = 2,811
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = Jean Mitchell
  |votes      = 2,723
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = Louisa Sinclair
  |votes      = 2,714
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Mary Noyes
  |votes      = 1,494
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Peter Gardner
  |votes      = 1,445
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = John Smith
  |votes      = 1,317
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Tom Horlock
  |votes      = 824
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = M. Rufus
  |votes      = 811
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = M. Ajustron
  |votes      = 706
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===Elm Park===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Elm Park (ward)|Elm Park]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = G. Saunders
  |votes      = 1,531
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Hoepelman
  |votes      = 1,511
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Burn
  |votes      = 1,497
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Arthur
  |votes      = 1,060
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = K. Barlow
  |votes      = 1,044
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = T. Robinson
  |votes      = 975
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Residents Association 
  |candidate  = C. Cox
  |votes      = 827
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Residents Association 
  |candidate  = E. Cunnew
  |votes      = 734
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Residents Association 
  |candidate  = G. Ellis
  |votes      = 718
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = E. Blythe
  |votes      = 327
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = I. Kendall
  |votes      = 316
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Golledge
  |votes      = 277
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===Emerson Park===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Emerson Park (ward)|Emerson Park]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Jack Moultrie
  |votes      = 2,774
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = William Sibley
  |votes      = 2,728
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Dennis Peters
  |votes      = 2,718
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Saunders
  |votes      = 667
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = M. Hoepelman
  |votes      = 634
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = G. Harris
  |votes      = 632
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = C. Hamilton 
  |votes      = 403
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = J. Whitton-Williams
  |votes      = 370
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. de Sarandy
  |votes      = 368
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = P. Whitton-Williams
  |votes      = 363
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = I. Wilkes
  |votes      = 357
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Kruger
  |votes      = 346
  |percentage = 
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 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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===Gidea Park===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Gidea Park (ward)|Gidea Park]] (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK) 
  |candidate  = J. Johnston
  |votes      = 1,661
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK) 
  |candidate  = A. Smith 
  |votes      = 1,636
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Gibbons
  |votes      = 360
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Gibbons
  |votes      = 330
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = E. Freeman
  |votes      = 315
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Smith
  |votes      = 315
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===Gooshays===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Gooshays (ward)|Gooshays]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Frank Coffin
  |votes      = 1,907
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = G. Dodge
  |votes      = 1,834
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Wilf Mills
  |votes      = 1,722
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Cutcher
  |votes      = 560
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = C. Mawson
  |votes      = 499
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Marsden
  |votes      = 489
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Ingle
  |votes      = 253
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = M. Ingle
  |votes      = 236
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Wright
  |votes      = 222
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===Hacton===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Hacton (ward)|Hacton]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = A. Davis
  |votes      = 1,724
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = N. Miles
  |votes      = 1,679
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = N. Richards
  |votes      = 1,647
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = E. Rawlins
  |votes      = 929
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = E. Jones
  |votes      = 928
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = H. Hull
  |votes      = 911
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = K. Humphries
  |votes      = 652
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = C. Stancombe
  |votes      = 626
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. Plain
  |votes      = 609
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = G. Burnett
  |votes      = 139
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Burnett
  |votes      = 139
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = K. Penfold
  |votes      = 126
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===Harold Wood===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Harold Wood (ward)|Harold Wood]] (3)}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Forster
  |votes      = 2,147
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = R. Neill
  |votes      = 2,130
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Marsden
  |votes      = 2,093
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = B. Whitworth
  |votes      = 1,519
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Geoffrey Otter
  |votes      = 1,497
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Jack
  |votes      = 1,434
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Hart
  |votes      = 574
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Alton
  |votes      = 559
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Hart
  |votes      = 543
  |percentage = 
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 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) 
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 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) 
 |loser = Labour Party (UK) 
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{{Election box gain with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) 
 |loser = Labour Party (UK) 
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{{Election box end}}

===Heath Park===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Heath Park (ward)|Heath Park]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. Gladwin
  |votes      = 2,593
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = L. Hutton
  |votes      = 2,540
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = W. Smith
  |votes      = 2,471
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = K. Brewington
  |votes      = 787
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Brewington
  |votes      = 773
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = I. Barwin
  |votes      = 722
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = K. Dutton
  |votes      = 695
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Laws
  |votes      = 680
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Dattner
  |votes      = 677
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}

===Heaton===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Heaton (Havering ward)|Heaton]] (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Jocelyn Spindler
  |votes      = 1,301
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Denis O'Flynn
  |votes      = 1,278
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Cure
  |votes      = 373
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = R. Forster
  |votes      = 353
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = B. Maynard
  |votes      = 184 
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. Rabone
  |votes      = 152
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box end}}

===Hilldene===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Hilldene (ward)|Hilldene]] (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Ron Whitworth
  |votes      = 1,558
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = May Rudlin
  |votes      = 1,524
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = W. Thompson
  |votes      = 341
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = R. Brabner
  |votes      = 325
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box end}}

===Hylands===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Hylands (ward)|Hylands]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = V. Birnie
  |votes      = 1,421
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Osborne
  |votes      = 1,417
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. Prescott
  |votes      = 1,415
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Jimmy Greaves]]
  |votes      = 1,387
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Jean Frost
  |votes      = 1,327
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = F. Roberts
  |votes      = 1,262
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = B. Percy-Davis 
  |votes      = 964
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = B. McCarthy
  |votes      = 543
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. Kendall
  |votes      = 490
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Hewitt
  |votes      = 489
  |percentage = 
  |change     =
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{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}

===Mawney===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Mawney (ward)|Mawney]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Ruby Latham
  |votes      = 1,279
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = V. Bush 
  |votes      = 1,243
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = L. Mills
  |votes      = 1,241
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = E. Joslin
  |votes      = 1,228
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Brabner
  |votes      = 1,190
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = H. Moss
  |votes      = 1,183
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = P. Burrell
  |votes      = 516
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = R. Packer
  |votes      = 427
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = B. Skilton
  |votes      = 389
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK) 
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{{Election box gain with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) 
 |loser = Labour Party (UK) 
 |swing = 
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK) 
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{{Election box end}}

===Oldchurch===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Oldchurch (ward)|Oldchurch]] (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = R. Baker
  |votes      = 1,389
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Riley
  |votes      = 1,366
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Swift
  |votes      = 837
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = W. Todd
  |votes      = 817
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK) 
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{{Election box end}}

===Rainham===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Rainham (ward)|Rainham]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = H. Turner
  |votes      = 2,185
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = D. Poole
  |votes      = 2,144
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = B. Hammond 
  |votes      = 2,065
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = T. Mitchell 
  |votes      = 1,362
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = H. Miller 
  |votes      = 1,343
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Ramstead 
  |votes      = 1,271
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. North 
  |votes      = 509
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = M. Reilly
  |votes      = 457
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = N. Regnier
  |votes      = 455
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Thomson
  |votes      = 306
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Green
  |votes      = 293
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Garred
  |votes      = 290
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Independent Ratepayers
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{{Election box end}}

===St Andrew's===
{{Election box begin | title=[[St Andrew's (ward)|St Andrew's]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = David Biddlecombe
  |votes      = 1,487
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Albert James
  |votes      = 1,448
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Edward Hoad
  |votes      = 1,445
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = B. Taylor
  |votes      = 1,136
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = W. Russell
  |votes      = 1,112
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = B. Baker 
  |votes      = 1,096
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Residents Association
  |candidate  = J. Woollard
  |votes      = 1,079
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Residents Association
  |candidate  = G. Lewis
  |votes      = 1,068
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Residents Association
  |candidate  = H. Stubbles
  |votes      = 1,065
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = B. Grant
  |votes      = 242
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = T. Rimmer
  |votes      = 231
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = T. Wood
  |votes      = 219
  |percentage = 
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 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}

===South Hornchurch===
{{Election box begin | title= [[South Hornchurch (ward)|South Hornchurch]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = H. Rivers 
  |votes      = 1,769
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Whysall
  |votes      = 1,684
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = S. Clarke
  |votes      = 1,677
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = L. Long
  |votes      = 946
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = L. Lowe
  |votes      = 929
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = J. Oliver
  |votes      = 915
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. Dryborough
  |votes      = 767
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = D. White
  |votes      = 767
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = B. Chamberlain
  |votes      = 728
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
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{{Election box end}}

===Upminster===
{{Election box begin | title= [[Upminster (ward)|Upminster]] (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Bruce Gordon-Picking
  |votes      = 2,334
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = R. Chamberlain
  |votes      = 2,242
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = L. Reilly
  |votes      = 2,080
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = F. Everett
  |votes      = 1,906
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = R. Manning
  |votes      = 1,752
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Ratepayers
  |candidate  = Frank Morley
  |votes      = 1,736
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = C. Murray
  |votes      = 399
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = J. Scott
  |votes      = 333
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = L. Thompson
  |votes      = 321
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
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{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box gain with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |loser = Independent Ratepayers 
 |swing = 
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{{Election box gain with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |loser = Independent Ratepayers 
 |swing = 
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{{Election box gain with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |loser = Independent Ratepayers 
 |swing = 
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{{Election box end}}

==By-elections==
The following by-elections took place between the 1974 and 1978 elections:
*[[1975 Hilldene by-election]]
*[[1975 Emerson Park by-election]]

==Notes==
{{noteslist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{London elections}}
{{Greater London elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1974}}

[[Category:Council elections in the London Borough of Havering|1974]]
[[Category:1974 London Borough council elections]]