Barking London Borough Council election, 1971

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The 1971 Barking 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]

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council local authority for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. It provides a broad range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. Barking and Dagenham is divided into 17 wards, each electing three councillors. At the May 2014 election, the Labour Party won all 51 seats. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 as the Barking London Borough Council and replaced two local authorities: Barking Borough Council and Dagenham Borough Council. The council was renamed on 1 January 1980. The next election to the authority will be in May 2018.

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Background

Election result

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]

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Bredo 2459 55.9
Labour A Howie 2434
Labour J Tweed 2317
Labour J Longden 2278
Conservative E Lacey98422.4
Conservative E Reed829
Conservative R Trew824
Conservative J Willmott822
Conservative Party (Unofficial)T Woodcock56712.9
Liberal A Beadle3868.8
Liberal D Wade328
Liberal G Poole258
Liberal M Taylor254
Turnout 36.0
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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Butler 2,594 93.0
Labour S Cole 2,501
Labour D Jones 2,494
Labour J Jones 2,426
Conservative D Reed1947.0
Turnout 27.3
Registered electors 9,364
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Residents P Miller 1,719 53.7
Residents H Jones 1,633
Residents D Grandison 1,631
Residents C Ayres 1,575
Labour H Pope1,33141.6
Labour W Webb1,308
Labour V Pope1,292
Labour R Crane1,267
Communist D Connor1534.8
Turnout 30.8
Registered electors 9,669
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour L Collins 2,663 85.6
Labour F Tibble 2,648
Labour F Coomber 2,583
Labour J Morton 2,550
Conservative W Whiter2327.5
Communist C Baker2177.0
Turnout 25.9
Registered electors 10,498
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour F Jones 2,868 86.5
Labour J Blake 2,846
Labour E Turner 2,748
Labour B Walker 2,666
Communist K Madden2858.6
Conservative E Apps1634.9
Turnout 29.6
Registered electors 9,788
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Engwell 2,970 91.1
Labour C Godfrey 2,913
Labour H Howie 2,877
Labour D Waters 2,763
Conservative J Barnett2908.9
Conservative G Pool285
Conservative S Smith267
Conservative R Pool265
Turnout 35.9
Registered electors 8,792
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour W Noyce 2,754 78.7
Labour J Davis 2,740
Labour C Fairbrass 2,726
Labour J Lawrence 2,648
Labour J Thomas 2,625
Conservative J Doyle58416.7
Conservative R Barrett574
Conservative C Barrett570
Conservative L Pyke554
Conservative A Sabourin523
Communist H Ott161
Turnout 25.3
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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R Godfrey 2,233 61.7
Labour M Ness 2,229
Labour M O'Shea 2,203
Labour M Spencer 2,193
Conservative A Gray1,38638.3
Conservative V Pool1,382
Conservative C Pool1,356
Conservative D Barnett1,309
Turnout 32.2
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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Ball 2,747 87.4
Labour L Blake 2,656
Labour E Mansell 2,656
Labour M Preston 2,466
Conservative B Long39612.6
Turnout 28.5
Registered electors 9,573
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D Dodd 1,908
Labour D Linehan 1,895
Labour E Bradley 1,863
Labour L Thompson 1,814
Conservative E Brown29212.6
Conservative A Horrell251
Conservative F Read229
Conservative M Whiter226
Communist G Wake124
Turnout 24.8
Registered electors 8,665
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G Brooker 2,612 82.7
Labour S Warr 2,549
Labour E Kitchen 2,513
Labour D Webb 2,480
Conservative F Penfold2217.0
Communist L Evans2016.4
People's DemocracyH Bailey1243.9
Turnout 26.8
Registered electors 9,966
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A Rusha 2,125 81.1
Labour L Bryant 2,066
Labour R Coster 2,047
Labour H Tindell 2,022
Conservative W Attridge34113.0
Conservative J Calver337
Conservative A Wilkens325
Conservative R Johnson312
Communist R Shannon1545.9
Turnout 25.4
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. G. Jarvis 1,108 68.4
Labour H. W. Pope49230.4
Communist D. Connor201.2
Majority61638.0
Turnout 1,62016.6-12.7
Registered electors 9,731
Residents hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne by-election, 2 December 1971 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. H. Shaw 1,442 93.2
Liberal M. F. Taylor1066.8
Majority1,33686.4
Turnout 1,54817.4-18.5
Registered electors 8,882
Labour hold Swing

River

River by-election, 4 May 1972 (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Blackburn 1,263
Labour E. J. White 1,226
Conservative Mrs. A. E. Horrell209
Conservative T. A. Woodcock201
MajorityN/AN/AN/A
Turnout 17.4
Registered electors 8,589
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.


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