Havering Residents Association (HRA) is a group of residents' associations and registered

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, England. It is active in the

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and as of 2023 forms a 21-councillor group on

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. At the 2022 London borough council elections they were the largest party on Havering Council, largest elected residents group in Greater London, and the fourth largest political party represented on all London borough councils. Not all residents groups in Havering are affiliated with 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.

History

The political party has its origins in the Hornchurch Ratepayers' Association which contested elections to

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since it was created in 1926. In 1911 and 1925 the association had opposed the creation of the urban district, fearing increased taxation. The association controlled the council after the first election. In 1934 Hornchurch expanded to include Cranham and Upminster, which brought another predecessor within the district, the Upminster and Cranham Ratepayers' Association. It had been active since at least 1923 when the chairman of the association wrote a letter to ''The Times'' to complain about delays in construction of the Southend Arterial Road. Following the Second World War the council was dominated by the major political parties, but from 1961 to 1965 it was in no-overall control with the ratepayers as the largest group. Three Conservative Party councillors elected to

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for the Rainham & Wennington ward subsequently switched to Havering Residents Association as they felt unsupported following the

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Havering London Borough Council

The residents association is represented on

where they are the largest group and run the council. Between 2022 and 2024, they ran the council in coalition with the Labour group.

2010 election

Havering London UK local election 2010 map

At the

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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: 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

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At the

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the Havering Residents Association stood candidates in 12 of the 18 wards, with 34 candidates of which 19 were elected. The following were elected/stood in each ward of Havering: They did not have candidates in Brooklands, Havering Park, Heaton or Mawneys. In Rainham and Wennington 'independent resident' candidates stood and were elected.

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.

2018 election

Havering London UK local election 2018 map

At the

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the Havering Residents Association stood candidates in 12 of the 18 wards, with 35 candidates of which 17 were elected. The following were elected/stood in each ward of Havering: They did not have candidates in Brooklands, Havering Park or Heaton wards. In Rainham and Wennington 'independent resident' candidates stood and were elected.

2022 election

The wards in Havering were redrawn for the 2022 London borough council elections. The Havering Residents Association stood candidates in 17 of the 20 wards, with 44 candidates of which 18 were elected. The following were elected/stood in each ward of Havering: They did not have candidates in Beam Park, Rainham & Wennington or South Hornchurch wards. Since the election, there have been defections bringing the number of HRA councillors to 26.

London Assembly

Havering Residents Association stood a candidate for the Havering and Redbridge constituency at the

2000 London Assembly election The first elections for members of the London Assembly were held on 4 May 2000, alongside the first mayoral election. The assembly elections used the additional member system, a form of mixed member proportional representation, with 14 directly ...

s and received 12,831 votes. They have not contested any further

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elections.

References

{{reflist Locally based political parties in England Politics of the London Borough of Havering Politics of the London Borough of Redbridge