2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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2002 Barking and Dagenham Council election
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All 51 council seats to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Chadwell Heath RA
Last election47 seats3 seats
Seats won424
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg1
Popular vote14,6541,444
Percentage55.65.5
Swing-14.4-1.0
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election1 seats0 seats
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Popular vote6,1153,638
Percentage23.213.8
Swing+21.6-4.8
Barking and Dagenham UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red, Chadwell Heath Residents Association in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002 to elect members to the council. All seats were up for election following boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council, but lost 5 seats. Overall turnout was 22.76%. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

100 candidates were nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (51) and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 12 candidates , whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 28.

Election result

Barking and Dagenham local election results 2002 [1] [2] [bd 1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 420-2-582.455.614,654
  Liberal Democrats 310+25.923.26,115
  Conservative 220+23.913.83,638
 Chadwell Heath RA40-1+17.85.51,444
  Green 000±0.00.01.2306
  Independent 000±0.00.00.8210
  1. ↑ gains and losses do not include the winning of new seats

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeanne Alexander 997 64.9
Labour Graham Bramley 921 60.0
Labour Mohammed Fani 895 58.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Beadle42627.7
Liberal Democrats June Griffin38725.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Tester35423.0
Turnout 1,53622.9−4.4
Registered electors 3,580
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon

Alibon (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Wade 743 58.8
Labour John Davis 724 57.3
Labour Mick McCarthy 632 50.0
Conservative Mary Justice36028.5
Turnout 1,26419.1−5.4
Registered electors 6,631
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Becontree

Becontree (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edith Bradley 841 68.4
Labour John Wainwright 686 55.8
Labour Cameron Geddes 684 55.7
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Roberts43835.6
Turnout 1,22917.0−2.8
Registered electors 7,212
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Ronald Curtis 682 37.3
Residents Robert Jeyes 667 36.5
Conservative Terry Justice 642 35.1
Residents Donna Lewis62434.2
Labour Patricia Northover59432.5
Labour Abdul Aziz51328.1
Labour Alok Agrawal48526.5
Turnout 1,82726.7−5.0
Registered electors 6,855
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Conservative gain from Residents Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Bunn 1,003 52.9
Labour Leonard Collins 936 49.3
Labour Sidney Summerfield 893 47.1
Conservative Sue Connolly72538.2
Conservative Kerry Smith71737.8
Conservative Vivian Patten67735.7
Independent Mike Butler21011.1
Turnout 1,89725.6+0.5
Registered electors 7,419
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Cooper 986 52.6
Liberal Democrats Jayne Cooper 930 49.7
Liberal Democrats Daniel Felton 885 47.3
Labour June Arnold76340.7
Labour Pat Manley76040.6
Labour Rocky Gill64834.6
Turnout 1,87325.8−14.3
Registered electors 7,255
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kay Flint 992 67.3
Labour Valerie Rush 863 58.5
Labour Milton McKenzie 857 58.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Cornwell38326.0
Liberal Democrats Bryan Tester32422.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gower31721.5
Green Hidir Yildirim15810.7
Turnout 1,47424.2+0.8
Registered electors 6,086
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeff Porter 847 58.7
Labour Matthew Huggins 842 58.4
Labour Alan Thomas 778 53.9
Liberal Democrats Kelly Gill52036.0
Liberal Democrats William Gill50935.3
Turnout 1,44320.3−4.2
Registered electors 7,107
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Heath

Heath (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 966 63.8
Labour Bryan Osborn 918 60.6
Labour Sidney Kallar 904 59.7
Conservative George Woodward36223.9
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Whyte34923.1
Liberal Democrats Antony Stepton32821.7
Turnout 1,51421.8−1.9
Registered electors 6,951
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Bramley 869 41.1
Labour Madeleine Baker 852 40.3
Conservative Brian Cook 811 38.3
Labour Nirmal Gill77436.6
Conservative Anton Clark75735.8
Conservative Paul Cocklind74135.0
Liberal Democrats Lea Harding37917.9
Liberal Democrats Hazel Price35216.6
Liberal Democrats Shirley Felton33415.8
Turnout 2,11529.6−0.6
Registered electors 7,153
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Blake 648 46.9
Labour Dee Hunt 619 44.8
Labour June Conyard 605 43.7
Liberal Democrats John Dias-Broughton58942.6
Liberal Democrats Raymond Little58942.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathon Lopez-Real53338.5
Turnout 1,38320.8N/A
Registered electors 6,655
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Parsloes

Parsloes (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Jones 775 59.8
Labour Herbert Collins 758 58.5
Labour Dennis O’Brien 647 50.0
Liberal Democrats Winifred Chapman46235.7
Liberal Democrats Tony Perry44634.4
Turnout 1,29519.9−3.6
Registered electors 6,495
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

River

River (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam Smith 1,018 69.6
Labour Patricia Twomey 987 67.5
Labour Inder Jamu 827 56.6
Liberal Democrats Rosemary McCulloch44930.7
Turnout 1,46220.4−0.3
Registered electors 7,160
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Thames

Thames (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Barns 980 67.3
Labour Joan Rawlinson 947 65.0
Labour David Miles 940 64.5
Liberal Democrats Juan Dias-Broughton32122.0
Liberal Democrats Mardell Dias29320.1
Liberal Democrats Lisa Dias-Broughton29320.1
Green Francis Koch-Krause14810.2
Turnout 1,45723.7−7.1
Registered electors 6,144
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Valence

Valence (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vera Cridland 897 67.3
Labour Jean Bruce 811 60.8
Labour Catherine Osborne 741 55.6
Liberal Democrats Claire Stepton43032.3
Turnout 1,33320.3−1.9
Registered electors 6,568
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Waker 981 63.2
Labour Darrin Best 946 61.0
Labour Bill Dale 890 57.3
Conservative Neil Connelly41426.7
Liberal Democrats Frederick Tindling38324.7
Turnout 1,55222.4−1.1
Registered electors 6,941
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Whalebone

Whalebone (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Albert Gibbs 762 42.1
Residents John Denyer 755 41.7
Labour Marie West 740 40.9
Labour Raymond Parkin70138.7
Residents Keith Woodcock67537.3
Labour Maureen Worby66736.8
Conservative Philip Grimmer32417.9
Conservative Sylvia Grimmer27915.4
Turnout 1,81126.2N/A
Registered electors 6,922
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

By-elections between 2002 and 2006

Longbridge

Longbridge by-election, 6 February 2003 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anton Clark 1,186 61.0 +21.6
Labour Simon Bremner57829.7−12.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Lopez-Real1809.3−9.1
Majority 60831.3N/A
Turnout 26.8−2.8
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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

Eastbrook

Eastbrook by-election, 3 April 2003 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Little 847 47.5 −4.3
Labour Raymond Parkin 839
Conservative Susan Connelly77843.6+6.2
Conservative Kerry Smith768
Liberal Democrats Karen Perry1106.7+6.7
Liberal Democrats Tony Perry96
Green Melissa Serpico502.8+2.8
Green Francis Koch-Krase43
Majority 693.9N/A
Turnout 24.3−1.3
Registered electors
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

Eastbury by-election, 4 December 2003 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Challis 470 32.9 −23.5
Labour James McDermott46632.6−11.0
Conservative Colin King38126.7+26.7
Green Geoff Sheridan1117.8+7.8
Majority 40.3N/A
Turnout 19.8−7.0
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 10 June 2004 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nadine Smith 965 39.4 +8.4
Conservative Mary Brigid Justice89936.7+3.2
Residents Elaine Constance Matthews46819.1−16.5
Green Geoff Sheridan1174.8+4.8
Majority 662.7N/A
Turnout 35.5+8.8
Registered electors
Labour gain from Residents Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert Jeyes.

Valence

Valence by-election, 15 July 2004 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Hemmett 761 41.6 −26.0
BNP Lawrence Rustem57631.5+31.5
Conservative George Woodward27915.3+15.3
Liberal Democrats Angela Lambart1488.1−24.3
Green Laurence Cleeland653.6+3.6
Majority 18510.1N/A
Turnout 27.8+7.5
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

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

Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 16 September 2004 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Daniel Kelly 1,072 51.9 N/A
Labour Patricia Northover60229.1−32.9
UKIP Terence Jones1376.6N/A
Conservative Christine Naylor1115.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Frederick Tindling854.1−33.9
Green Geoff Sheridan592.9N/A
Majority 47022.8N/A
Turnout 28.8+8.5
Registered electors
BNP gain from Labour Swing

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

Village

Village by-election, 7 October 2004 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Waker 1,085 44.7 −10.5
BNP Lawrence Rustem93438.5+38.5
Conservative Kerry Smith41016.9−6.4
Majority 1516.2N/A
Turnout 35.0+12.6
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

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

Becontree

Becontree by-election, 14 July 2005 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alok Komar Agrawal 1,171 59.8 −6.0
BNP John Luisis37819.3+19.3
Conservative Anthony Brian Chytry28314.4+14.4
UKIP John Bolton1256.4+6.4
Majority 79340.5N/A
Turnout 25.9+8.9
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Wainwright.

Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 23 July 2005 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Warren Northover 1,227 51.0 +22.0
BNP Lawrence Rustem79132.9−19.0
UKIP Kerry J. Smith2169.0+2.4
Conservative Christine Naylor1677.0+1.6
Majority 43617.1N/A
Turnout 33.6+13.3
Registered electors
Labour gain from BNP Swing

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

References

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