1990 Havering London Borough Council election


The 1990 Havering Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

Electoral arrangements

The 1990 election used the ward boundaries established in 1978 for the fourth time. 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors.
Polling took place on 3 May 1990.

Results

Labour replaced the Conservatives as the largest group on the council, six seats short of a majority. The Conservatives gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Chase Cross ward and three seats went the other way in Harold Wood. Labour gained two seats from the Conservatives in Collier Row, two seats in Hylands and one seat in Oldchurch. Residents gained three seats in Upminster from the Conservatives. This gave the Labour Party 25 councillors, the Conservative Party 19, the Residents Association 13 and the Liberal Democrats 6 councillors.
The council remained in no overall control.

Ward results

- Indicates an incumbent candidate
- Indicates an incumbent candidate who is running in a different ward

Elm Park

Hilldene

South Hornchurch

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1990 and 1994 elections: