1971 Barking London Borough Council election

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The 1971 Barking Borough Council election took place on 13 May 1971, to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election, and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Background

96 candidates across 6 parties ran. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.

Results

Labour comfortably maintained its majority. The Conservatives lost all 13 of its councillors to Labour whilst the Residents Association held all 4 of its Councillors. Labour won 45 councillors to the Residents Association 4. [2]

Results by ward

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Bredo 2,459 55.9 +23.9
Labour A Howie 2,434 N/A
Labour J Tweed 2,317 N/A
Labour J Longden 2,278 N/A
Conservative E Lacey98422.4-31.4
Conservative E Reed829N/A
Conservative R Trew824N/A
Conservative J Willmott822N/A
Conservative Party (Unofficial)T Woodcock56712.9N/A
Liberal Alan Beadle3868.8-5.4
Liberal D Wade328N/A
Liberal G Poole258N/A
Liberal Martin Taylor254N/A
Turnout 36.0-0.3
Registered electors 10,248
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cambell

Cambell (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Butler 2,594 93.0 +14.9
Labour Sidney Cole 2,501 N/A
Labour D Jones 2,494 N/A
Labour James Jones 2,426 N/A
Conservative D Reed1947.0-14.9
Turnout 27.3+6.1
Registered electors 9,364
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Peggy Miller 1,719 53.7 -21.1
Residents H Jones 1,633 N/A
Residents D Grandison 1,631 N/A
Residents Cyril Ayres 1,575 N/A
Labour H Pope1,33141.6+23.2
Labour W Webb1,308N/A
Labour V Pope1,292N/A
Labour Robert Crane1,267N/A
Communist D Connor1534.8-1.9
Turnout 30.8+1.5
Registered electors 9,669
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard Collins 2,663 85.6 +32.4
Labour Frederick Tibble 2,648 N/A
Labour F Coomber 2,583 N/A
Labour J Morton 2,550 N/A
Conservative W Whiter2327.5-20.0
Communist C Baker2177.0-0.1
Turnout 25.9+3.9
Registered electors 10,498
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Jones 2,868 86.5 +23.1
Labour J Blake 2,846 N/A
Labour Ernest Turner 2,748 N/A
Labour B Walker 2,666 N/A
Communist K Madden2858.6-6.8
Conservative E Apps1634.9-16.3
Turnout 29.6+10.7
Registered electors 9,788
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Engwell 2,970 91.1 +33.6
Labour C Godfrey 2,913 N/A
Labour Horace Howie 2,877 N/A
Labour Douglas Waters 2,763 N/A
Conservative J Barnett2908.9-13.7
Conservative G Pool285N/A
Conservative S Smith267N/A
Conservative R Pool265N/A
Turnout 35.9+7.1
Registered electors 8,792
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Noyce 2,754 78.7 +34.9
Labour John Davis 2,740 N/A
Labour Charles Fairbrass 2,726 N/A
Labour J Lawrence 2,648 N/A
Labour J Thomas 2,625 N/A
Conservative J Doyle58416.7-32.9
Conservative R Barrett574N/A
Conservative C Barrett570N/A
Conservative L Pyke554N/A
Conservative A Sabourin523N/A
Communist Helena Ott1614.6-2.0
Turnout 25.3+2.8
Registered electors 13,022
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Godfrey 2,233 61.7 +25.8
Labour M Ness 2,229 N/A
Labour Michael O'Shea 2,203 N/A
Labour M Spencer 2,193 N/A
Conservative A Gray1,38638.3-25.8
Conservative V Pool1,382N/A
Conservative C Pool1,356N/A
Conservative D Barnett1,309N/A
Turnout 32.2-1.4
Registered electors 11,091
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Manor

Manor (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maud Ball 2,747 87.4 +10.8
Labour L Blake 2,656 N/A
Labour Eric Mansell 2,656 N/A
Labour M Preston 2,466 N/A
Conservative B Long39612.6-10.8
Turnout 28.5+6.1
Registered electors 9,573
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Dodd 1,908 82.1 +30.4
Labour D Linehan 1,895 N/A
Labour Edith Bradley 1,863 N/A
Labour L Thompson 1,814 N/A
Conservative E Brown29212.6+18.4
Conservative Ada Horrell251N/A
Conservative F Read229N/A
Conservative M Whiter226N/A
Communist G Wake1245.3N/A
Turnout 24.8+5.9
Registered electors 8,665
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Brooker 2,612 82.7 +31.2
Labour S Warr 2,549 N/A
Labour E Kitchen 2,513 N/A
Labour D Webb 2,480 N/A
Conservative F Penfold2217.0-14.6
Communist L Evans2016.4N/A
People's DemocracyH Bailey1243.9N/A
Turnout 26.8+6.1
Registered electors 9,966
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Rusha 2,125 81.1 +45.2
Labour L Bryant 2,066 N/A
Labour R Coster 2,047 N/A
Labour Harry Tindell 2,022 N/A
Conservative W Attridge34113.0-10.1
Conservative J Calver337N/A
Conservative A Wilkens325N/A
Conservative R Johnson312N/A
Communist R Shannon1545.9-1.5
Turnout 25.4-1.3
Registered electors 9,572
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1971 and 1974

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 14 October 1971 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents P Jarvis 1,108 68.4 +13.5
Labour H Pope49230.4+2.7
Communist D Connor201.2-3.5
Majority61638.0N/A
Turnout 16.6-12.7
Registered electors 9,731
Residents hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne by-election, 2 December 1971 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Shaw 1,442 93.2 +10.4
Liberal M Taylor1066.8+6.8
Majority1,33686.4N/A
Turnout 17.4-18.5
Registered electors 8,882
Labour hold Swing

River

River by-election, 4 May 1972 (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Blackburn 1,263 N/A
Labour E White 1,226 N/A
Conservative Ada Horrell209N/A
Conservative T Woodcock201N/A
MajorityN/AN/AN/A
Turnout 17.4N/A
Registered electors 8,589
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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