1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election
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  1986 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1994  

All 48 council seats up for election to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Registered104,676 [1]
Turnout40,402, 38.60% [1]
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Residents
Seats before373
Seats won443
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Steady2.svg
Popular vote69,2234,272
Percentage73.54.5

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before43
Seats won1 [n 1] 0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote7,37213,233
Percentage7.814.0

 Fifth party
 
Party Ind. Lib Dem
Seats before1
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote74
Percentage0.1

Barking and Dagenham London UK local election 1990 map.svg
Map of the results of the 1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough council election.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1990 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed overwhelmingly in overall control of the council. [2]

Contents

Background

102 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 33 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democratic Focus Team ran a combined 17.

Election result

Labour continued to win the overwhelming majority of seats - 44 out of 48. The Residents Association held their 3 seats. The Liberal Democratic Focus Team won 1 seat.

1990 Barking and Dagenham Local Elections [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4470Increase2.svg 791.6773.4669,223
  Residents 300Steady2.svg6.254.534,272
  Liberal Democrats 1 [n 1] 03Decrease2.svg 32.087.827,372
  Conservative 003Decrease2.svg 30.0014.0413,233
  Ind. Lib Dem 001Decrease2.svg 10.000.0874
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.00.0766
Total48 94,240

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Abbey

Abbey (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence M. Bird* 1,678 64.31
Labour Graham J. Bramley* 1,581
Labour Mohammed A. R. Fani* [n 2] 1,449
Conservative Danielle Flynn45418.60
Liberal Democrats Robert F. Porter41717.09
Registered electors 6,983
Turnout 2,45535.16
Rejected ballots110.45
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Alibon

Alibon (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest J. White* 1,283 79.34
Labour Trevor A. Watson 1,259
Conservative Leonard J. Pullen21112.73
Conservative Lillian M. Pullen197
Liberal Democrats John Kelly1277.93
Registered electors 4,526
Turnout 1,69737.49
Rejected ballots30.18
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cambell

Cambell (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mable R. Arnold 2,024 85.94
Labour Wendola N. Bomberg 1,853
Labour Ronald J. Whitbread [n 3] 1,842
Conservative Charles W. Bond36114.06
Conservative David Izzard263
Registered electors 6,958
Turnout 2,55836.76
Rejected ballots110.43
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Albert Gibbs* 1,456 51.78
Residents Raymond Gowland* 1,456
Residents Robert J. E. Jeyes* 1,360
Labour Violet M. Gasson1,12036.36
Labour Hilda A. Jones942
Labour Julie D. West938
Conservative David A. Jackson35311.87
Conservative Karen D. Smith328
Conservative Nicholas L. T. Smith298
Registered electors 6,881
Turnout 2,91342.33
Rejected ballots20.07
Residents hold
Residents hold
Residents hold

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Blackburn* 1,860 80.08
Labour Frederick G. Tibble* 1,804
Labour Lawrence E. Bunn* 1,758
Conservative Malcolm J. Beatty48519.92
Conservative Reginald Williams436
Conservative Charles McGinley428
Registered electors 6,963
Turnout 2,47835.59
Rejected ballots40.16
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Eastbury

Eastbury (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick J. Manley 1,240 52.65
Labour Gordon P. J. Mayor 1,131
Lib Dem Focus Team Stephen W. Churchman*92237.80
Lib Dem Focus Team Daniel J. Felton780
Conservative Peter M. Burch1516.26
Conservative Robert D. Whitton131
Ind. Lib Dem David C. Smith*743.29
Registered electors 4,607
Turnout 2,37851.62
Rejected ballots30.13
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team
Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick C. Jones* 1,956 85.38
Labour Raymond B. Parkin* [n 4] 1,827
Labour John S. Thomas* 1,799
Conservative Robert A. Brownless27711.59
Conservative Edward T. Holt256
Conservative William G. Whiter225
Communist Alfred F. Ott663.03
Registered electors 6,620
Turnout 2,38035.95
Rejected ballots110.46
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeanette L. Alexander 1,152 51.87
Lib Dem Focus Team Ronwen R. Beadle* 1,118 48.13
Labour Simon J. Bremner 1,055
Labour Kathleen J. Flint1,023
Lib Dem Focus Team Alan H. G. Cooper*959
Lib Dem Focus Team Elaine Lloyd920
Registered electors 6,151
Turnout 2,30837.52
Rejected ballots20.09
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team
Lib Dem Focus Team hold
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan G. Thomas* 1,546 77.94
Labour Terence P. Power 1,507
Conservative Ivy C. Blanchard22611.54
Liberal Democrats Roger T. Sparrow20410.42
Registered electors 4,950
Turnout 1,86937.76
Rejected ballots00.00
Labour hold
Labour hold

Heath

Heath (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles J. Fairbrass* 1,994 80.98
Labour Sidney Kallar 1,832
Labour John H. Lawrence* 1,830
Conservative Sharon P. Keefe49119.02
Conservative Joan E. Preston423
Conservative William C. Preston414
Registered electors 7,157
Turnout 2,58536.12
Rejected ballots150.58
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Longbridge

Longbridge (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robin C. Dixon 1,398 47.15
Labour June M. van Roten 1,318
Labour Nirmal S. S. Gill 1,290
Conservative Brian Cook*1,26443.26
Conservative Janice E. Izzard*1,228
Conservative John W. Seaman*1,184
Lib Dem Focus Team Brian B. Beadle3059.59
Liberal Democrats Jayne E. Cooper264
Lib Dem Focus Team Richard J. Felton246
Registered electors 6,935
Turnout 3,03843.81
Rejected ballots70.23
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Manor

Manor (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alistair J. Hannah-Rogers* 1,550 80.62
Labour Rita P. Hannah-Rogers 1,483
Conservative Kay Needham23211.67
Conservative Marcus G. S. Needham207
Liberal Democrats Peter Downs1457.71
Registered electors 4,732
Turnout 1,91540.47
Rejected ballots00.00
Labour hold
Labour hold

Marks Gate

Marks Gate (1) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen M. Worby* [n 5] 785 83.33
Conservative Ernest F. Blackborow15716.67
Registered electors 2,114
Turnout 94744.80
Rejected ballots40.42
Labour hold

Parsloes

Parsloes (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John W. Dias-Broughton* 1,506 72.44
Labour Brian P. Walker* 1,490
Conservative Barry J. Taylor32315.62
Liberal Democrats Wendy M. Churchman24711.94
Registered electors 5,109
Turnout 1,99238.99
Rejected ballots60.30
Labour hold
Labour hold

River

River (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John P. Wainwright* 1,224 80.35
Labour Inder S. Jamu* [n 6] 1,103
Conservative John C. Dutton29619.65
Conservative Peter J. Dutton273
Registered electors 4,885
Turnout 1,62133.18
Rejected ballots90.56
Labour hold
Labour hold

Thames

Thames (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George H. Shaw 1,714 89.79
Labour Royston A. J. Patient 1,680
Liberal Democrats Samuel G. Hodge19310.21
Registered electors 4,564
Turnout 1,91341.91
Rejected ballots90.47
Labour hold
Labour hold

Triptons

Triptons (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George A. Brooker 2,052 71.56
Labour John Davis 1,885
Labour Cameron Geddes 1,672
Conservative Leonard W. Dutton44116.88
Liberal Democrats David Evans30211.56
Registered electors 6,993
Turnout 2,70338.65
Rejected ballots00.00
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Valence

Valence (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean E. M. Bruce* Unopposed
Labour Leonard A. Collins* Unopposed
Labour Bryan M. Osborn* Unopposed
Registered electors 6,930 [n 7]
Turnout 00.00
Rejected ballots00.00
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Village

Village (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darrin F. Best 1,956 75.37
Labour Katherine A. Golden 1,920
Labour William C. Dale 1,914
Conservative Kenneth M. Coombs45715.88
Conservative Terence A. Mallindine396
Conservative Royston B. Oliver367
Liberal Democrats Carole Sparrow2248.75
Registered electors 7,448
Turnout 2,65235.61
Rejected ballots50.19
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

  1. 1 2 Results include those from candidates listed as Lib Dem Focus Team
  2. Fani replaced Cllr. Abdul M. Khokhar after his resignation in 1989 [5]
  3. Whitbread was a sitting councillor representing the Village ward
  4. Parkin replaced Cllr. Ernest A. Turner after his death in 1988 [5]
  5. Worby replaced Cllr. Donald I. Pepper after his resignation in 1988 [5]
  6. Jamu replaced Cllr. Patricia A. Twomey after her resignation in 1988 [5]
  7. Because the election was unopposed, this amount has not been included in the registered electors total for this election

References

  1. 1 2 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 108. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 9–10, 108–109. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 3 4 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - By-election results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 143. Retrieved 7 November 2024.