Havering and Redbridge (London Assembly constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox London Assembly constituency Havering and Redbridge is a territorial constituency represented on the London Assembly by one Assembly Member (AM). The constituency was created in 2000 at the same time as the London Assembly and has elections every four years. It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Havering and the London Borough of Redbridge. The current assembly member is Keith Prince of the Conservative Party who was first elected in 2016.

Constituency profile

Created in 2000, Havering and Redbridge has elected only Conservative AMs to date. The current AM is Keith Prince, first elected in 2016.

The Conservative win upon its creation in 2000 was somewhat unexpected, as at that point, the vast majority of the area it covers (excluding two Redbridge wards that fall under the Chingford and Woodford Green parliamentary seat) was represented by Labour MPs. However, the Romford and Upminster constituencies were among the very small number of seats that the Conservatives gained from Labour at the subsequent general election of 2001.

In line with this, the Conservative majority increased here in 2004, while the trend towards the Conservatives in this area of London continued in the 2005 general election result, which saw the Conservatives winning increased majorities in the two seats they already held, whilst also gaining the constituencies of Hornchurch and Ilford North from Labour. Consequently, this London Assembly seat became very safe for the Conservatives in the 2008 election, where they got more than twice as many votes as Labour.

The seat has, however, become extremely marginal in recent years, following a swing of almost 12% to Labour in the 2012 election. This swing against the Conservatives preluded Labour gaining a majority on Redbridge Council in 2014 for the first time since its creation, the Conservatives losing overall control on Havering Council and Labour gaining the Ilford North seat back from the Conservatives at the 2015 general election. The seat became slightly more marginal in 2016, but it was not enough for Labour to gain it. The Conservatives increased their majority in 2021, and held the seat again in 2024.

Assembly members

Year		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2000	Roger Evans	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2016	Keith Prince	Conservative

Mayoral election results

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the constituency at each mayoral election.

Year		Mayoral candidate	Party
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2000	Ken Livingstone	Independent
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2004	Steven Norris	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2008	Boris Johnson	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2012	Boris Johnson	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2016	Zac Goldsmith	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2021	Shaun Bailey	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	2024	Susan Hall	Conservative

Assembly election results

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2021 London Assembly election: Havering and Redbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Judith Garfield	61,941	36.9
		Melanie Collins	13,685	8.1
		Thomas Clarke	8,150	4.8
		Richard Tice	5,143	3.1
		Andy Walker	1,856	1.1
Majority			15,327	9.1
Total formal votes			168,043
Informal votes			2,741
Turnout			170,784
	hold		Swing

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2016 London Assembly election: Havering and Redbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ivana Bartoletti	63,045	36.9
		Lawrence Webb	26,788	15.7
		Lee Burkwood	9,617	5.6
		Ian Sanderson	7,105	4.1
Majority			1,438	0.8
Total formal votes			171,038	99.0
Informal votes			1768	1.0
Turnout			172,806	45.0
	hold		Swing

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2012 London Assembly election: Havering and Redbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mandy Richards	49,346	34.8
		Lawrence Webb	9,471	6.7
	Residents' Association of London	Malvin Brown	8,239	5.8
		Farrukh Islam	6,435	4.5
		Robert Taylor	5,234	3.7
		Haroon Said	5,207	3.7
		Mark Twiddy	2,573	1.8
		Richard Edmonds	1,936	1.4
Majority			3,939	2.8
Total formal votes			141,726	98.6
Informal votes			1,993	1.4
Turnout			143,759	36.9
	hold		Swing

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2008 London Assembly election: Havering and Redbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Balvinder Saund	35,468	21.1
		Farrukh Islam	12,443	7.4
		Lawrence Webb	12,203	7.3
		Ashley Gunstock	9,126	5.4
		Leo Brookes	6,487	3.9
	()	Paula Warren	5,533	3.3
		Peter Thorogood	3,450	2.1
		Carole Vincent	1,473	0.9
Majority			43,025	25.6
Turnout			167,922	45.5
	hold		Swing

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2004 London Assembly election: Havering and Redbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Darvill	28,017	21.7
		Lawrence Webb	18,297	14.2
		Matthew Lake	13,646	10.6
	Residents' Association of London	Malvin Brown	6,925	5.4
		Ashley Gunstock	6,009	4.7
		Abdurahman Jafar	5,185	4.0
		Juliet Hawkins	2,917	2.3
		David Stephens	2,031	1.6
		Peter Thorogood	1,597	1.2
Majority			16,706	12.9
Turnout			129,347	36.9
	hold		Swing

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2000 London Assembly election: Havering and Redbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Robbins	32,650	30.0
		Geoffrey Seeff	14,028	12.9
		Ian Wilkes	12,831	11.8
		Ashley Gunstock	6,803	6.2
		George Taylor	1,744	1.6
Majority			8,269	7.5
Turnout			108,975	30.8