| Election Name: | 1974 Havering London Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| 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 |
| Image1: | LAB |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 20 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Image3: | RES |
| Party3: | Residents Association |
| Seats3: | 9 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
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.
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.
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.[1] [2] [3]
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:[4]
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Frost | ||
| Norman Kemble | ||
| Sydney Legg | ||
| 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. The aldermen on the council divided five Labour, three Conservative and one Residents Association after the 1974 election.
The following by-elections took place between the 1974 and 1978 elections: