2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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2006 Barking and Dagenham Council election
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All 51 council seats to Barking and Dagenham Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
BNP
Con
Party Labour BNP Conservative
Last election42 seats, 55.6%Did not stand2 seats, 13.8%
Seats won38121
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg12Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote 20,611 8,5769,315
Percentage41.217.218.6
SwingDecrease2.svg14.4%New partyIncrease2.svg4.8%
Barking and Dagenham UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red, British National Party in dark blue and Conservatives in blue.
Leader of Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party


Labour

Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election. Barking and Dagenham is split up into 17 wards, each electing 3 councillors, so a total of 51 seats were up for election.

Contents

The Labour Party retained control of the council winning 38 seats and 41% of the popular vote. The British National Party won 12 seats in a rare electoral breakthrough for a far-right party, and formed the official opposition winning 17% of the popular vote. The Conservatives won 1 seat. [1] [2]

Background

115 candidates 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 23 candidates , whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 4 and the BNP ran 13.

Election results

2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 38812–474.541.220,611-14.4
  Conservative 112–12.018.69,315+4.8
  BNP 12120+1223.517.28,576N/A
  UKIP 000±00.013.26,598N/A
  Independent 000±00.04.72,353+3.9
  Green 000±00.03.51,730+2.3
  Liberal Democrats 003–30.01.6810-21.6
 Chadwell Heath RA004–40.00.00-5.5

Ward results

Map of the results of the 2006 Barking and Dagenham council election with ward names. Coloured by party which topped the poll in each ward. Labour in red and British National Party in dark blue. Barking and Dagenham 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Barking and Dagenham council election with ward names. Coloured by party which topped the poll in each ward. Labour in red and British National Party in dark blue.

Abbey

Abbey (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeanne Alexander 1,367 64.3 -5.8
Labour Mohammed Fani 1,275
Labour Graham Bramley 1,241
Conservative Foyzur Rahman76535.7N/A
Turnout 2,20329.9+7.0
Registered electors 7,379
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon

Alibon (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP William Bailey 1,329 41.7 N/A
BNP Claire Doncaster 1,323
Labour John Davis 1,071 33.6 -33.8
Labour Terry Wade1,018
Labour Dave Miles957
UKIP Margaret Whitson39412.4N/A
Conservative Lucy East39312.3-20.3
Turnout 2,75941.1+22.0
Registered electors 6,721
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Becontree

Becontree (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alok Agrawal 1,268 47.3 -18.5
Labour Evelyn Carpenter 1,240
Labour Emmanuel Obasohan 1,058
UKIP Daphne Jordon74928.1N/A
Conservative Claire Barker65324.5N/A
Conservative Malcolm Barker607
Turnout 2,45432.4+15.4
Registered electors 7,578
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Baillie 1,101 37.7 +6.7
Labour Nadine Smith 999
Labour Shaun Carroll 987
Conservative Terry Justice87329.9-3.6
Conservative Maire Justice734
Conservative Sharron Chytry583
Independent Ronald Curtis56019.2-16.4
UKIP Doreen Tucker38513.2N/A
UKIP Ronald Long376
Turnout 2,52336.2+9.5
Registered electors 6,972
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick McCarthy 1,151 50.3 -1.5
Conservative Neil Connelly 1,139 49.7 +12.3
Labour Bob Little 1,126
Conservative Sue Connelly1,101
Conservative Susan Smith1,067
Labour Margaret Mullane1,036
Turnout 4,07054.1+28.5
Registered electors 7,523
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Jeffrey Steed 1,102 32.4 N/A
Labour James McDermott 965 28.4 -15.2
Labour Patricia Northover 944
Labour Hardial Rai852
UKIP Patrick Manley54616.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Diane Challis52315.4-41.0
UKIP Ashley McIlroy455
Liberal Democrats Ryan Edwards451
UKIP Dorien McIlroy425
Green Geoff Sheridan2607.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Stepton131
Turnout 3,03139.4+13.6
Registered electors 7,967
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Flint 1,579 58.8 -5.9
Labour Milton McKenzie 1,346
Labour Valerie Rush 1,278
Conservative Alison Grey58621.8N/A
Green Hidir Yildirim52219.4+9.1
Turnout 2,36133.0+8.8
Registered electors 7,146
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Richard Barnbrook 1,434 42.4 N/A
BNP Tracy Lansdown 1,357
Labour Warren Northover 1,204 35.6 -36.4
Labour Edna Fergus1,162
Labour Jeffrey Porter1,135
Conservative George Naylor37311.0N/A
UKIP Terence Jones36710.9N/A
Turnout 3,02141.4+21.1
Registered electors 7,298
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 1,293 48.6 -9.0
Labour Linda Reason 1,282
Labour Sidney Kallar 1,229
UKIP Christine Smith79029.7N/A
Conservative Harry East57921.8+0.0
Conservative Margaret White535
Turnout 2,53434.3+12.5
Registered electors 7,396
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sukhninder Gill 1,272 26.2 -16.0
Labour Nirmal Gill 1,253
Labour Gerald Vincent 1,233
Conservative Brian Cook1,22725.2-14.2
Conservative Margaret Cook1,111
Independent Anthony Richards1,07222.1N/A
Conservative Anthony Chytry910
UKIP James Burchill70114.4N/A
Green Laurence Cleeland58812.1N/A
Turnout 3,66148.5+18.9
Registered electors 7,543
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Robert Buckley 1,145 38.4 N/A
BNP Christine Knight 1,070
Labour Dee Hunt 845 28.4 -24.0
UKIP Vivian Patten74124.9N/A
UKIP Kerry Smith733
UKIP John Bolton697
Labour Dominic Twomey695
Labour Ahmed Choudhury679
Conservative Christopher Newton2498.4N/A
Turnout 2,78240.4+19.6
Registered electors 6,886
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Ronald Doncaster 1,120 43.2 N/A
BNP Darren Tuffs 1,052
Labour Herbert Collins 1,050 40.5 -22.2
Labour Frederick Jones1,026
Labour Catherine Osborn948
UKIP Peter Compobassi42316.3N/A
Turnout 2,46537.1+17.2
Registered electors 6,643
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam Smith 1,529 50.9 -18.5
Labour Patricia Twomey 1,406
Labour Inder Jamu 1,304
UKIP Betty Parsons85828.6N/A
Conservative Herbert White61720.5N/A
Turnout 2,64935.7+15.3
Registered electors 7,419
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thames

Thames (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Barns 1,264 51.5 -16.1
Labour Joan Rawlinson 1,157
Labour Barry Poulton 1,127
Independent John Dias-Broughton72129.4N/A
Conservative Thomas Grey47019.1N/A
Turnout 2,22430.8+7.1
Registered electors 7,223
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Sandra Doncaster 1,219 40.3 N/A
BNP Lawrence Rustem 1,203
Labour Donald Hemmett 1,071 35.4 -32.2
Labour Dennis O'Brien1,005
Labour Bryan Osborn915
UKIP Angela Lambart37212.3N/A
Green Maria Sentivani36011.9N/A
Turnout 2,64939.8+19.5
Registered electors 6,662
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Waker 1,276 37.2 -18.0
Labour Lee Waker 1,269
BNP Jamie Jarvis 1,227 35.8 N/A
Labour Bill Dale1,209
BNP James Webb1,208
Conservative Kenneth Coombs37010.8-12.5
Liberal Democrats Fredrick Tindling2878.4-13.1
UKIP Leslie Parsons2727.9N/A
Turnout 2,99042.2+19.8
Registered electors 7,089
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Whalebone

Whalebone (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Denyer 1,304 56.1 +15.5
Labour Marie West 1,208
Labour John White 1,159
Conservative Paul Taylor1,02143.9+26.2
Conservative Christine Naylor1,014
Turnout 2,53026.2±0
Registered electors 6,922
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2006 and 2010

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 3 July 2008 [3] [2] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Justice 842 37.4 +7.5
Labour Margaret Mullane69130.7-7.0
BNP James Webb56425.1+25.1
UKIP Kerry Smith1426.3-6.9
Independent Dorien Mcilroy110.5-18.7
Majority1516.7N/A
Turnout 33.1-3.1
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah Baillie. [6]

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