Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council elections

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Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Labour 1964–present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.[6]

1968-1971

There were no by-elections.[7]

1971-1974

Chadwell Heath by-election, 14 October 1971[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers' Association P. G. Jarvis 1,108 68.4
Labour H. W. Pope 492 30.4
Communist D. Connor 20 1.2
Majority 616 38.0
Turnout 9,731 16.6
Independent hold Swing
Gascoigne by-election, 2 December 1971[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. H. Shaw 1,442 93.2
Liberal M. F. Taylor 106 6.8
Majority 1,336 86.4
Turnout 8,882 17.4
Labour hold Swing
River by-election, 4 May 1972[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Blackburn 1,263
Labour E. J. White 1,226
Conservative Mrs. A. E. Horrell 209
Conservative T. A. Woodcock 201
Majority
Turnout 8,589 17.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1974-1978

There were no by-elections.[3]

1978-1982

Cambell by-election, 29 March 1979[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric R. Harris 1,019 48.4
Conservative Brian Cook 906 43.0
National Front John J. Benjafield 106 5.0
Liberal Daniel J. Felton 76 3.6
Majority 113 5.4
Turnout 7,354 28.7
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Bertie E. Roycraft.

Gascoigne by-election, 3 May 1979[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James L. Jones 2,258 54.7
Conservative Stanley Bray 1,255 30.4
Liberal David A. Spender 614 14.9
Majority 1,003 24.3
Turnout 6,865 60.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Julia H. Engwell.

Triptons by-election, 4 December 1980[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan D. Stevens 859 68.3
Liberal Edward A. Bullock 234 18.6
Conservative Sylvia M. L. Jones 120 9.5
National Front Ronald A. Ferrett 44 3.5
Majority 625 49.7
Turnout 7,244 17.4
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William E. Bellamy.

1982-1986

Manor by-election, 15 July 1982[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour BrianP. Walker 625 60.6
Conservative Leonard Nelson 205 19.9
SDP–Liberal Alliance David J. Kingaby 202 19.6
Majority 420 40.7
Turnout 4,930 21.1
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert E. Ball.

Chadwell Heath by-election, 5 May 1983[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ratepayer Albert Gibbs 1,184 50.8
Conservative Norman C. Houlder 490 21.0
Labour William L. Summers 390 16.7
SDP–Liberal Alliance David J. Kingaby 266 11.4
Majority 694 29.8
Turnout 6,866 34.1
Independent hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. William Hibble.

Longbridge by-election, 9 June 1983[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Constance W. Foster 2,372 50.4
Liberal Daniel J. Felton 1,346 28.6
Labour James L. Jones 984 20.9
Majority 1,026 21.8
Turnout 7,275 64.8
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. Reed.

1986-1990

Gascoigne by-election, 18 September 1986[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Susan P. Vickers 1,450 73.8
Labour David E. Geary 466 23.7
Conservative Richard P. Hall 49 2.5
Majority 984 50.1
Turnout 6,264 31.5
Liberal hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alan R. Beadle.

Fanshawe by-election, 10 March 1988[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond B. Parkin 910 77.3
Conservative William C. Preston 247 21.0
Communist Alfred F. Ott 20 1.7
Majority 663 56.3
Turnout 6,666 17.7
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ernest A. Turner.

Marks Gate by-election, 10 March 1988[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen M. Worby 477 64.0
Conservative Terence A. Malladine 268 36.0
Majority 209 28.0
Turnout 2,098 35.5
Labour gain from Independent Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Donald I. Pepper.

River by-election, 3 November 1988[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Inder S. Jamu 542 49.2
Conservative Marcus G. S. Needham 294 26.7
Liberal Democrat Susan J. Bertram 266 24.1
Majority 248 22.5
Turnout 5,073 21.7
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patricia A. Twomey.

Abbey by-election, 8 June 1989[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad A. R. Fani 1,158 59.8
Conservative Nicholas L. T. Smith 524 27.1
Liberal Democrat Martin F. Taylor 253 13.1
Majority 634 32.7
Turnout 6,793 28.6
Labour hold Swing by

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Abdul M. Khokhar.

1990-1994

Alibon by-election, 13 February 1992[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia A. Twomey 661 56.3
Conservative Margaret Jones 264 22.5
Liberal Democrat Sean P. Healy 249 21.2
Turnout 26.1
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Trevor A. Watson.

Chadwell Heath by-election, 2 April 1992[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Ronald J. Curtis 1,107 49.3
Labour Violet M. Gasson 819 36.5
Conservative John F. Graham 318 14.2
Turnout 33.3
Residents hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Raymond Gowland.

1994-1998

Manor by-election, 9 November 1995[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Conyard 657 86.7
Liberal Democrat David A. Oram 101 13.3
Majority 556 73.4
Turnout 16.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alastair Hannah-Rogers.

Parsloes by-election, 9 November 1995[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steven P. Gill 604 57.1
Independent Labour John W. Broughton 360 34.1
Liberal Democrat Alan H. G. Cooper 93 8.8
Majority 244 23.0
Turnout 22.3
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Joseph A. Butler.

1998-2002

Goresbrook by-election, 13 May 1999[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Liam A. Smith 834 56.4 +22.5
Labour William F. L. Barnes 646 43.6 -22.5
Majority 188 12.8
Turnout 1,480
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Terence P. Power.

Eastbury by-election, 14 October 1999[15][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Alan H. G. Cooper 949 70.8 +19.7
Labour David S. Miles 342 25.5 -23.4
Conservative Brian Cook 50 3.7 +3.7
Majority 607 45.3
Turnout 1,341 31.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen W. Churchman.

Marks Gate by-election, 27 September 2001[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael A. McCarthy 443 56.6 -23.0
Conservative Terence J. Justice 290 37.0 +37.0
Liberal Democrat Jonathan M. Lopez-Real 27 3.4 -17.0
Green Geoffrey A. Hunwicks 23 2.9 +2.9
Majority 153 19.6
Turnout 783 20.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Colin T. W. Pond.

2002-2006

Longbridge by-election, 6 February 2003[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anton C. Clark 1,186 61.0 +21.6
Labour Simon J. Bremner 578 29.7 -12.5
Liberal Democrat Jonathan M. Lopez-Real 180 9.3 -9.1
Majority 608 31.3
Turnout 1,944 26.8 -2.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Susan Bramley.

Eastbrook by-election, 3 April 2003 (2)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert C. Little 847
Labour Raymond B. Parkin 839
Conservative Susan M. Connelly 778
Conservative Kerry J. Smith 768
Liberal Democrat Karen Perry 110
Liberal Democrat Tony H. Perry 96
Green Melissa Serpico 50
Green Francis Koch-Krase 43
Turnout 3,531 24.3 -1.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Lawrence Bunn and the resignation of Cllr. Sidney Summerfield.

Eastbury by-election, 4 December 2003[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Diane P. Challis 470 32.9 -23.5
Labour James McDermott 466 32.6 -11.0
Conservative Colin King 381 26.7 +26.7
Green Geoff Sheridan 111 7.8 +7.8
Majority 4 0.3
Turnout 1,428 19.8 -6.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Daniel J. Felton.

Chadwell Heath by-election, 10 June 2004[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nadine Smith 965 39.4 +8.4
Conservative Mary Justice 899 36.7 +3.2
Chadwell Heath Residents Association Elaine Matthews 468 19.1 -16.5
Green Geoff Sheridan 117 4.8 +4.8
Majority 66 2.7
Turnout 2,449 35.5 +8.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Valence by-election, 15 July 2004[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Hemmett 761 41.6 -26.0
BNP Lawrence Rustem 576 31.5 +31.5
Conservative George Woodward 279 15.3 +15.3
Liberal Democrat Angela Lambart 148 8.1 -24.3
Green Laurence Cleeland 65 3.6 +3.6
Majority 185 10.1
Turnout 1,829 27.8 +7.7
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Vera W. Cridland.

Goresbrook by-election, 16 September 2004[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Daniel G. Kelley 1,072 51.9 N/A
Labour Patricia A. Northover 602 29.1 -32.9
UKIP Terence J. Jones 137 6.6 +6.6
Conservative Christine M. Naylor 111 5.4 +5.4
Liberal Democrat Frederick Tindling 85 4.1 -33.9
Green Geoff Sheridan 59 2.9 +2.9
Majority 470 22.8
Turnout 2,066 28.8 +8.5
BNP gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Matthew W. Huggins.

Village by-election, 7 October 2004[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip T. Waker 1,085 44.7 -10.5
BNP Lawrence Rustem 934 38.5 N/A
Conservative Kerry J. Smith 410 16.9 -6.4
Majority 151 6.2
Turnout 2,429 35.0 +12.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Darrin F. Best.

Goresbrook by-election, 23 June 2005[20][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Warren Northover 1,227 51.1 +22.0
BNP Lawrence Rustem 791 32.9 -19.0
UKIP Kerry Smith 216 9.0 +2.4
Conservative Christine Naylor 167 7.0 +1.6
Majority 436 18.2
Turnout 2,401 33.6 +4.8
Labour gain from BNP Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Daniel G. Kelley.

Becontree by-election, 14 July 2005[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alok Agrawal 1,171 59.8 -6.0
BNP John Luisis 378 19.3 N/A
Conservative Anthony Chytry 283 14.4 +14.4
UKIP John Bolton 125 6.4 +6.4
Majority 793 40.5
Turnout 1,957 25.9 +8.9
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Chadwell Heath by-election, 3 July 2008[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Justice 842 37.4 +7.5
Labour Margaret Mullane 691 30.7 -7.0
BNP James Webb 564 25.1 +25.1
UKIP Kerry Smith 142 6.3 -6.9
Independent Dorien McIlroy 11 0.5 -18.7
Majority 151 6.7
Turnout 2,250 33.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah J. Baillie.

2010-2014

Goresbrook by-election, 8 July 2010[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Couling 881 46.6 -3.0
BNP Richard Barnbrook 642 34.0 +6.8
Liberal Democrat Felicia Taiwo 136 7.2 -2.1
Conservative Paul Ayer 108 5.7 -7.4
Independent Warren Northover 63 3.3 +3.3
UKIP Nobby Manning 50 2.6 +2.6
Independent Faruk Ahmed Choudhury 11 0.6 +0.6
Majority 239 12.6
Turnout 1,891 25.29
Labour hold Swing
Goresbrook by-election, 19 April 2012[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Bremner 1,113 57.8
BNP Bob Taylor 593 30.8
UKIP John Walter Dias-Broughton 91 4.7
Conservative Mohammed Riaz 81 4.2
Liberal Democrat Robert Graham Hill 48 2.5
Majority 520
Turnout 1,935 25.57
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Louise Couling.

Longbridge by-election, 9 May 2013[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syed Ahammad 1555 63.86
UKIP Albert E. Bedwell 466 18.31
Conservative Paul Ayer 284 11.66
Liberal Democrat David O. T. Croft 78 3.20
BNP Giuseppe De Santis 37 1.51
Majority 1271 52.19
Turnout 2435 29.72
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Nirmal Gill.

2014-2018

There have been no by-elections so far.

References

  1. The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  2. The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993
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  25. http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/CouncilandDemocracy/By-Elections/Goresbrook/Pages/Goresbrook2012.aspx
  26. http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/CouncilandDemocracy/Documents/NoticeOfElection.pdf

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