Barking Riverside (ward)

Barking Riverside
Electoral ward for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Barking Riverside ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Barking and Dagenham
County	Greater London
Population	9,955 (2021) [a]
Electorate	6,037 (2022)
Major settlements	Barking Riverside
Area	5.039 square kilometres (1.946 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Number of members	3
Councillors	Josie Channer   Cameron Geddes   Victoria Hornby
Created from	Thames
GSS code	E05014055

Barking Riverside is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2022–present	Josie Channer		Labour
2022–present	Cameron Geddes		Labour
2022–present	Victoria Hornby [b] [1]		Labour
			Green

Barking and Dagenham council elections

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[2]

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Barking Riverside (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Rahman	381	9.8	N/A
	Conservative	Mohammad Bhuyan	292	7.5	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Oladimeji	291	7.5	N/A
	TUSC	Pete Mason	233	6.0	N/A
Turnout			1,491	24.5	N/A
Registered electors			6,037
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
2. Victoria Hornby changed parties in 2025

References

1. Burford, Rachael (16 September 2025). "Labour councillors quit over 'Gaza and anti-immigration plans' and defect to Greens". The Standard. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
2. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.