Havering Residents Association


Havering Residents Association is a group of residents' associations and registered political party in London, England. It is active in the London Borough of Havering and forms a 17-councillor group on Havering London Borough Council. At the 2014 London borough council elections they were the second largest party on Havering Council, largest elected residents group in London, and the fourth largest political party represented on all London borough councils. Not all residents groups in Havering are affiliated to the HRA, usually indicating this by standing as 'independent resident' candidates. In 2014 eight members of the Havering Residents Association group split off to form the East Havering Residents Group.

Havering London Borough Council

The residents association is represented on Havering London Borough Council where they are the second largest party and opposition group.

2010 election

At the 2010 London borough council elections the Havering Residents Association stood candidates in 15 of the 18 wards in Havering. 12 of the 45 candidates were elected as councillors.
The following were elected/stood in each ward of Havering:
Residents association2010 election results
Collier Row and Mawneys Residents Association0/3 Havering Park
0/3 Mawneys
Elm Park Residents Association0/3 Elm Park
Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Association0/3 Gooshays
1/3 Harold Wood
0/3 Heaton
Havering Residents Association0/3 Squirrel's Heath
0/3 Emerson Park
Hornchurch Residents Association3/3 Hacton
0/3 Hylands
2/3 St Andrew's
Romford Residents Association0/3 Pettits
0/3 Romford Town
Upminster and Cranham Residents Association3/3 Cranham
3/3 Upminster

They did not have candidates in Rainham and Wennington, or South Hornchurch where other residents groups had candidates. Councillors elected from those wards form a separate 'independent resident' group on Havering Council. No residents candidates stood in Brooklands.

2014 election

At the 2014 London borough council elections the Havering Residents Association stood candidates in 12 of the 18 wards, with 34 candidates of which 19 were elected.
Residents association2014 election results
Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Association0/2 Gooshays
3/3 Harold Wood
Havering Residents Association0/3 Squirrel's Heath
0/3 Emerson Park
Hornchurch Residents Association3/3 Elm Park
3/3 Hacton
1/3 Hylands
3/3 St Andrew's
Residents' Group0/1 Brooklands
Pettits Residents Association0/3 Pettits
Upminster and Cranham Residents Association3/3 Cranham
3/3 Upminster

2014 split

In 2014 eight members of the Havering Residents Association group, including the leader Clarence Barrett, split off to form East Havering Residents Group.

London Assembly

Havering Residents Association stood a candidate for the Havering and Redbridge constituency at the 2000 London Assembly elections and received 12,831 votes. They have not contested any further London Assembly elections.