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“Zero Conservative councillors were elected across Havering for the first time since 1964.”
—Andrew RosindellReform UKReform / Romford·Engagements·03 Jun 2026Factual · historical current chronological
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
Multiple sources confirm that zero Conservative councillors were elected in the 2026 Havering local elections. The BBC's election results page shows Conservatives: 0 seats (-23). The Evening Standard reports: "The Conservative Party, which had been the official opposition in the east London borough, suffered a complete wipeout, failing to secure a single seat for the first time in the borough's 60-year history." The official Havering Council results PDF shows no Conservative candidate marked as "Elected" in any ward. Reform UK won 39 of 55 seats, with Residents' Associations taking 14 and Labour 2.
Regarding "first time since 1964": The London Borough of Havering was created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held on 7 May 1964 (operating initially as a shadow authority before formally coming into power on 1 April 1965). In that inaugural 1964 election, the Conservatives won 16 of 55 seats. According to the Havering Fabians' historical record of election results from 1964 to 2018, the Conservatives won seats in every subsequent election through 2018 (e.g., 25 seats in 2018). The Standard's characterization — "the first time in the borough's 60-year history" — aligns precisely with "for the first time since 1964," since 1964 was the borough's first election and the Conservatives had never before been shut out.
The claim is accurate: zero Conservative councillors were elected in Havering in 2026, and this had not happened in any Havering council election since the borough's inaugural election in 1964.
Sources:
- BBC News, "Havering: Find out which party won in the local elections 2026" — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3dy9l5vzgo
- BBC News, "Havering election result - Local Elections 2026" — https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2026/england/councils/E09000016
- The Standard, "London local elections: What are the results in Havering?" — https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-local-election-results-havering-b1281552.html
- London Borough of Havering, "Local Election 2026 Results" — https://www.havering.gov.uk/news/article/1761/local-election-2026-results
- London Borough of Havering, "Havering Local Election Results 7 May 2026" (PDF) — https://www.havering.gov.uk/downloads/file/7412/havering-local-election-results-7-may-2026
- Wikipedia, "1964 Havering London Borough Council election" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Havering_London_Borough_Council_election
- Wikipedia, "Havering London Borough Council" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havering_Council
- Havering Fabians, "Havering Election Results 1964–2018" (PDF) — https://haveringfabians.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/havering-elections-from-1964-to-2018-.pdf
From speech
Q7. I wonder if the Prime Minister has had the chance to study the election results in Havering: zero Labour councillors were elected in Romford, zero Conservative councillors were elected across Havering for the first time since 1964 and it is the first Reform UK London borough. That shows people’s disillusionment with the political establishment. In his final days as Prime Minister, can he do something for the people of Romford and give us the accident and emergency unit at Queen’s hospital that the right hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) said he would deliver, but failed to do?
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