2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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2022 Barking and Dagenham Council election
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All 51 council seats
 First party
 
Lab
LeaderDarren Rodwell
Party Labour
Leader since17 May 2014
Last election51 seats, 74.4%
Seats won51
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Map of the results of the 2022 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red.
council control before election


Labour

Subsequent council control


Labour

The 2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 51 members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.

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In the previous election in 2018, the Labour Party maintained its longstanding control of the council, winning all fifty-one seats. The 2022 election took place under new election boundaries with the Labour Party once again winning all seats.

Background

History

Result of the 2018 borough election Barking and Dagenham UK local election 2010 map.svg
Result of the 2018 borough election

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire. [1]

Barking and Dagenham has been controlled by the Labour Party since its establishment. The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, independents and residents associations have also held seats on the borough. The 2006 election saw the British National Party winning twelve of the fifty-one seats, none of which they held in the 2010 election, in which every seat was won by Labour. [2] In the 2014 election and the most recent election in 2018 all fifty-one seats continued to be won by the Labour Party. [3] The party won 74.4% of the vote across the borough. [3] The Conservatives won 23.6% of the vote and no seats. The incumbent leader of the council is the Labour councillor Darren Rodwell, who had held that position since 2014. [3] [4]

Council term

Bill Turner, a councillor for Thames ward, resigned in 2021. A by-election to replace him was held in 2021 alongside that year's mayoral election and London Assembly election. [5] The London Assembly member Andrew Boff was selected as the Conservative candidate. [6] He called the election a "referendum on democracy", expressing his opposition to the Labour council's introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone in the ward. [7] The Labour candidate Fatuma Nalule won the election, with Boff coming second. [8]

Along with most other London boroughs, Barking and Dagenham was subject to a boundary review ahead of the 2022 election. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England concluded that the council should maintain fifty-one seats, but produced new election boundaries following a period of consultation. [9] The plans will see two additional wards, resulting in six of the nineteen new wards being represented by two councillors and the rest being represented by three councillors. [10] Boundaries changed for every ward except for Longbridge. [11]

Electoral process

Barking and Dagenham, as is the case all other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years, with the previous election having taken place in 2018. The election took place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors will have as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. [12] Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. [12]

Previous council composition

After 2018 electionBefore 2022 electionAfter 2022 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 51 Labour 51 Labour 51

Results summary

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5100Steady2.svg100.079.764,034Increase2.svg5.3
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.017.413,980Decrease2.svg6.2
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.31,030Increase2.svg0.5
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.00.6462N/A
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.5398Decrease2.svg0.4
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.00.5373N/A
  CPA 000Steady2.svg0.00.191N/A

Ward results

Statements of persons nominated were published on 6 April 2022. [13] Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Abbey

Abbey (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Regina Rahman 503 36.8 N/A
Labour Manzoor Hussain 470 34.4 N/A
Green Annabel Allam14810.8N/A
Green Michael Gold1359.9N/A
Conservative Ada Echedom1108.1N/A
Turnout 74926.6N/A
Registered electors 2,802
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Alibon

Alibon (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Dulwich* 1,060 44.0 N/A
Labour Dorothy Akwaboah* 932 38.7 N/A
Conservative Arjun Singh Jaiya41517.2N/A
Turnout 1,49922.7N/A
Registered electors 6,524
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Barking Riverside

Barking Riverside (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Channer* 923 23.7 N/A
Labour Cameron Geddes* 893 22.9 N/A
Labour Victoria Hornby 890 22.8 N/A
Conservative Mizanur Rahman3819.8N/A
Conservative Mohammad Bhuyan2927.5N/A
Conservative Anthony Oladimeji2917.5N/A
TUSC Pete Mason2336.0N/A
Turnout 1,49124.5N/A
Registered electors 6,037
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Beam

Beam (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna Lumsden* 904 23.4 N/A
Labour MD Chowdhury 854 22.1 N/A
Labour Muazzam Sandhu 825 21.4 N/A
Conservative Karen Whittaker43311.2N/A
Conservative Mark Smith42611.0N/A
Conservative Manvindra Jaiya41710.8N/A
Turnout 1,39126.2N/A
Registered electors 5,277
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Becontree

Becontree (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edna Fergus* 1,121 45.6 N/A
Labour Muhammad Saleem* 1,002 40.8 N/A
Conservative Anthony Egbuhuzor33413.6N/A
Turnout 1,48923.2N/A
Registered electors 6,365
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sade Bright* 1,723 30.9 N/A
Labour Simon Perry* 1,693 30.4 N/A
Labour Michael Pongo 1,486 26.7 N/A
Conservative Martin Lynch67212.1N/A
Turnout 2,37426.2N/A
Registered electors 7,454
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Eastbrook and Rush Green

Eastbrook and Rush Green (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Princess Bright* 859 26.9 N/A
Labour Tony Ramsay* 816 25.6 N/A
Conservative Sue Connelly59118.5N/A
Conservative Emma Lynch52516.5N/A
Independent Ron Emin2387.5N/A
Independent Dean Hillyard1605.0N/A
Turnout 1,66927.2N/A
Registered electors 6,130
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Eastbury

Eastbury (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emily Rodwell* 1,494 26.5 N/A
Labour Mohammed Khan* 1,381 24.5 N/A
Labour Faraaz Shaukat* 1,321 23.4 N/A
Conservative Eunice Acheampomaa5008.9N/A
Conservative Poli Begum4838.6N/A
Conservative Costel Filipescu4698.3N/A
Turnout 2,13921.1N/A
Registered electors 10,041
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Cormack 1,272 32.0 N/A
Labour Jack Shaw 1,146 28.8 N/A
Labour Dominic Twomey* 1,121 28.2 N/A
Conservative Roma Tahir2837.1N/A
TUSC Ruth Mason1543.9N/A
Turnout 1,57624.2N/A
Registered electors 6,448
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Robinson* 1,292 27.7 N/A
Labour Irma Freeborn* 1,233 26.4 N/A
Labour Moin Quadri* 1,119 24.0 N/A
Conservative Sharfaraz Raj53511.5N/A
Conservative Mehreen Zahid Iqbal48910.5N/A
Turnout 1,97722.0N/A
Registered electors 8,858
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Heath

Heath (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olawale Martins* 952 37.2 N/A
Labour Ingrid Robinson* 930 36.4 N/A
Conservative Martynas Cekavicius33813.2N/A
Conservative Angelica Olawepo33813.2N/A
Turnout 1,38323.1N/A
Registered electors 5,901
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rocky Gill* 2,164 29.0 +0.7
Labour Faruk Choudhury* 2,038 27.3 +0.4
Labour Lynda Rice* 1,746 23.4 −1.1
Conservative Shah Rahman1,15015.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Zygimantas Adomavicius3735.0N/A
Turnout 3,07634.4−6.2
Registered electors 8,922
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nashitha Choudhury 1,301 26.4 N/A
Labour Kashif Haroon* 1,259 25.6 N/A
Labour Ade Oluwole* 1,242 25.2 N/A
Conservative Andy McNab56511.5N/A
Conservative Florin Lazar55911.4N/A
Turnout 2,00220.6N/A
Registered electors 9,594
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Northbury

Northbury (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Saima Ashraf* 1,500 27.9 N/A
Labour Darren Rodwell* 1,398 26.0 N/A
Labour Giasuddin Miah* 1,364 25.4 N/A
Conservative Tariq Saeed3636.8N/A
Green Simon Anthony3175.9N/A
Green Alex Hollis2214.1N/A
Green Jon Wright2093.9N/A
Turnout 2,02523.6N/A
Registered electors 8,545
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Parsloes

Parsloes (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Rice* 1,558 31.6 N/A
Labour Elizabeth Kangethe* 1,506 30.5 N/A
Labour Hardial Rai 1,296 26.3 N/A
Conservative Tilly Wijesuriya57711.7N/A
Turnout 2,19421.9N/A
Registered electors 6,956
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Thames View

Thames View (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fatuma Nalule* 701 39.8 N/A
Labour Sabbir Zamee 633 35.9 N/A
Conservative Andrew Boff 26314.9N/A
CPA Lucy Baiye-Gaman915.2N/A
TUSC Akhter Khan754.3N/A
Turnout 1,01328.4N/A
Registered electors 3,558
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Valence

Valence (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Jones* 1,514 31.3 N/A
Labour Maureen Worby* 1,403 29.0 N/A
Labour Syed Ghani* 1,358 28.0 N/A
Conservative Kevin Londeno57011.8N/A
Turnout 2,10821.3N/A
Registered electors 9,811
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Village

Village (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Mullane* 1,690 28.6 N/A
Labour Lee Waker* 1,675 28.3 N/A
Labour Phil Waker* 1,647 27.9 N/A
Conservative James Beris4718.0N/A
Conservative Vincent Williams4317.3N/A
Turnout 2,21926.2N/A
Registered electors 8,429
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Whalebone

Whalebone (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenda Paddle* 1,698 30.7 N/A
Labour Andrew Achilleos* 1,687 30.5 N/A
Labour Mukhtar Yusuf 1,441 26.0 N/A
Conservative Subhash Nair70912.8N/A
Turnout 2,42127.2N/A
Registered electors 8,830
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

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