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 forms a 17-councillor group on

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. 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

where they are the second largest party and opposition group.

2010 election

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

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.

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 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 mixed member proportional representation, a form of additional member system, with 14 directl ...

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

References

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