St Andrew's 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 three councillors to Havering London Borough Council.

The ward covers Hornchurch town centre and adjacent residential areas. The ward was dominated by the Conservative Party at the first eight elections. Since 1994, the Hornchurch Residents Association has been the most successful party to stand candidates.

The ward is named for St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch.

List of councillors Term Councillor Party 1964–1968 Sidney Legg 1964–1968 J. Macy 1964–1990 Albert James 1968–1978 Edward Hoad 1968–1974 D. Peters 1974–1978 David Biddlecombe 1978–1994 Thomas Orrin 1978–1990 Arthur Cotier 1990–1994 Dennis Bull 1990–1994 Pauline Orrin 1994–2022 John Mylod 1994–2006 Christopher Oliver 1994–1998 Graham Carr 1998–2006 Michael Winter 2007–2010 2006–2007 Brenda Riddle 2006–2009 David Charles 2009–2018 John Wood 2010–2014 Garry Pain 2014–2018 Reginald Whitney 2018–2026 Paul Middleton 2018–2026 Gerry O'Sullivan 2022–2026 Bryan Vincent 2026–present Robert Attree 2026–present Malvin Brown 2026–present George Cowie

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. The ward is bounded by the Romford-Upminster London Overground line to the north, The Ravensbourne and part of Abbs Cross Lane to the west, the District line of the London Underground to the south and the River Ingrebourne to the east. It includes Hornchurch town centre and the residential areas immediately to the north and south of it. Hornchurch tube station is on the boundary to the south and Upminster Bridge tube station is brought into the ward including the residential streets immediately to the south. The small section of northeastern Elm Park was removed from the ward.

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. The St Andrew's ward occupied a triangle of land between the Romford to Upminster Line in the north to the District line in the south, and from the River Ingrebourne in the east to Harrow Lodge Park in the west. It included central Hornchurch and parts of the Elm Park and Upminster Bridge areas. From 6 May 2010 the ward formed part of the Hornchurch and Upminster UK Parliament constituency.

2018 election The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2010 election For the election on 6 May 2010, which took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election, the turnout was 68.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected.

2009 by-election The by-election took place on 4 June 2009, following the resignation of David Charles of the Conservative Party. John Wood of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected.

2007 by-election The by-election took place on 14 June 2007, following the resignation of Brenda Riddle of the Hornchurch Residents Association. Michael Winter of the Hornchurch Residents Association was elected.

2006 election For the election on 4 May 2006 the turnout was 40.8%. Two Hornchurch Residents Association members and one Conservative Party member were elected.

2002 election For the election on 2 May 2002 the turnout was 38.3%. As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on election day. Three Hornchurch Residents Association members were elected.

1978–2002 Havering council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Havering in 1978.The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

From 1979 the ward was part of the London East constituency for elections to the European Parliament and from 1999 to 2020 the London constituency.

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 by-election The by-election took place on 14 September 1978, following the death of David Biddlecombe.

1978 election For the election on 4 May 1978 the electorate was 9,027 and turnout was 44%.

1964–1978 Havering council elections

St Andrew's ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Havering on 1 April 1965. For elections to Westminster it was part of the Hornchurch constituency and for elections to the Greater London Council it was part of the Havering electoral division from 1965 and then the Hornchurch electoral division from 1973.

1974 election For the 2 May 1974 election the electorate was 9,436 and there was a turnout of 42.5%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a four-year term at this and subsequent elections.

1971 election For the 13 May 1971 election the electorate was 9,441 and there was a turnout of 42.7%. Three Conservative Party members were elected. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1968 by-election On 27 June 1968 there was a by-election. Turnout was 27.7%. The by-election followed Sidney Legg becoming an alderman on the council.

1968 election At the 9 May 1968 election the electorate was 8,479 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. Turnout was 45.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 election It was first used in the 1964 election to Havering London Borough Council, with an electorate of 8,695 returning three councillors. On 7 May 1964 election there was a turnout of 47.2%. The councillors did not formally take up office until 1 April 1965, for a three-year term.

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