Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, 2018

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Barking and Dagenham Council election, 2018
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All 51 council seats

 First party
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LeaderDarren Rodwell
Party Labour
Leader since17 May 2014
Last election51 seats, 52.0%
Seats won51
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote 28,974
Percentage74.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg22.4%
Barking and Dagenham UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2018 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red.
Leader of Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party


Labour

The 2018 Barking and Dagenham Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham Council in London. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party won every available council seat for the third election in a row, winning 74% of the popular vote. The Conservatives saw their vote share rise by 13 percentage points but failed to win any seats.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

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Background

At the last election in May 2014, Labour won 52% of the vote share, and all 51 seats [1] , but due to defections were reduced to 49 seats. Both Labour and the Conservatives stood candidates in all 17 wards, contesting all 51 seats. The BNP and the Greens were the only two other parties to field candidates, two and one respectively. An independent candidate also stood in Eastbrook. Despite gaining over 26% of the vote and coming second in all wards except Longbridge at the previous election, UKIP did not field any candidates.

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

Green Party of England and Wales Political party in England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Headquartered in London, since September 2018, its co-leaders are Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley. The Green Party has one representative in the House of Commons, one in the House of Lords, and three in the European Parliament. In addition, it has various councillors in UK local government and two members of the London Assembly.

UK Independence Party British political party

The UK Independence Party is a hard Eurosceptic, right-wing political party in the United Kingdom. It currently has one representative in the House of Lords and seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It has four Assembly Members (AMs) in the National Assembly for Wales and one member in the London Assembly. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two Members of Parliament and was the largest UK party in the European Parliament.

Results

Barking & Dagenham Local Election Result 2018 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5100010074.428,974+22.4
  Conservative 0000023.69,195+13.3
  BNP 000001.0404-0.7
  Independent 000000.9372±0.0
  Green 000000.8317-2.1

Results by ward

Abbey

Abbey (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Laila Butt* 2,169 29.33 +3.10
Labour Darren Rodwell 2,086 28.21 N/A
Labour Giasuddin Miah* 2,043 27.63 +4.72
Conservative Archana Manish Wankhade3825.17N/A
Conservative Syed Nasir Rara Naqvi3604.90N/A
Conservative Kresan Panchardacharam3534.77N/A
Turnout 7,39529.96-6.86
Registered electors 9,257
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cllr Butt was suspended by the Labour Party two weeks after the election. [5]

Alibon

Alibon (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Dulwich 1,350 26.06 N/A
Labour Paul Robinson 1,306 25.21 N/A
Labour Sanchia Alasia* 1,281 24.73 2.98
Conservative Keith Syers4809.27N/A
Conservative Tariq Saeed3867.45N/A
Conservative Roma Tahir3777.28N/A
Turnout 5,18025.63-8.64
Registered electors 7,397
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Becontree

Becontree (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Evelyn Carpenter 2,161 29.09 +3.86
Labour Edna Fergus 2,047 27.55 N/A
Labour Muhammad Saleem 1,854 24.96 N/A
Conservative Richard Hall6258.41N/A
Conservative Mahammad Sajid Khalifa3785.09N/A
Conservative Syed Baqar Raza Naqvi3644.90N/A
Turnout 7,42928.33-8.51
Registered electors 9,707
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sade Bright 1,528 23.38 +3.67
Labour Simon Perry 1,510 23.11 N/A
Labour Mohammed Khan 1,447 22.14 N/A
Conservative Terry Justice74611.42N/A
Conservative Monica Mohan6539.99N/A
Conservative Glyn Lewis6519.96N/A
Turnout 6,53531.90-4.60
Registered electors 7,454
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Anthony McCarthy 1,586 21.26 -0.40
Labour Princess Bright 1,418 19.01 N/A
Labour Tony Ramsay 1,391 18.65 +0.48
Conservative Sue Connelly93812.58+5.12
Conservative Peter Harris86811.64N/A
Conservative Dewan Chowdhury Mahdi7289.76N/A
Liberal Democrat Ron Emin3724.99N/A
BNP Tony McKay1582.12N/A
Turnout 7,45933.45-3.07
Registered electors 8,084
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Emily Rodwell 1,678 27.40 N/A
Labour Foyzur Rahman 1,550 25.31 N/A
Labour Faraaz Shaukat 1,474 24.07 +2.64
Conservative David Perry5649.21N/A
Conservative Alejandro Delos Santos4887.97N/A
Conservative Manish Wankhade3716.06N/A
Turnout 6,12528.83-5.80
Registered electors 8,043
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Saima Ashraf 1,560 27.62 +0.39
Labour Abdul Aziz 1,538 27.23 +3.03
Labour Dominic Twomey 1,525 27.00 +0.89
Conservative Dean Talbot-Wallis3456.11N/A
Conservative Kirsty Talbot-Wallis3426.06N/A
Conservative Imran Khan3385.98N/A
Turnout 5,64829.86-7.71
Registered electors 6,945
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Simon James Bremner 1,450 25.91 +2.73
Labour Irma Freeborn 1,346 24.05 +1.59
Labour Moin Ali Quadri 1,250 22.33 +2.64
Conservative Paul Williams58610.47N/A
Conservative Md Abu Noman3616.45N/A
Conservative Nadia Yasin3586.40N/A
BNP Bede Smith2464.40-8.00
Turnout 5,59726.44-8.29
Registered electors 8,047
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dave Miles 1,326 24.56 -0.28
Labour Olawale Martins 1,253 23.20 N/A
Labour Ingrid Robinson 1,206 22.33 N/A
Conservative Stephen Beal4867.83N/A
Conservative Sue Benjamins4237.83N/A
Conservative Martynas Cekavicius3897.20N/A
Green Matthew Crowley3175.87N/A
Turnout 5,40026.04-8.91
Registered electors 7,779
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rocky Gill 2,724 28.34 +4.26
Labour Faruk Choudhury 2,582 26.86 N/A
Labour Lynda Rice 2,356 24.51 +6.07
Conservative Andrew Boff 7117.40N/A
Conservative Tilly Wijesuriya6336.58N/A
Conservative Tamkeen Shaikh6076.31N/A
Turnout 9,61340.63-3.06
Registered electors 8,736
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Toni Bankole 1,352 26.04 N/A
Labour Kashif Haroon 1,251 24.09 +4.71
Labour Ade Oluwole 1,241 23.90 +5.08
Conservative Andy McNab54110.42N/A
Conservative Munish Khanna4137.95N/A
Conservative Cynthia Wijesuriya3957.61N/A
Turnout 5,19326.91-7.38
Registered electors 7,175
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chris Rice 1,287 26.36 +1.16
Labour Elizabeth Kangethe 1,240 25.39 +1.44
Labour Dorothy Akwaboah 1,197 24.51 N/A
Conservative John Gletherow4889.99N/A
Conservative Farhanaz Mansuri3376.90N/A
Conservative Syed Naqvi3346.84N/A
Turnout 4,88325.957.16
Registered electors 6,956
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Eileen Keller* 1,525 26.83 -0.88
Labour Peter Chand* 1,513 26.62 -1.09
Labour Donna Lumsden 1,431 25.18 N/A
Conservative Robert Baillie4297.55N/A
Conservative Richard Burleton4207.39N/A
Conservative Ada Echedom3666.44N/A
Turnout 5,68428.19-7.54
Registered electors 7,335
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thames

Thames (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Josie Channer* 2,020 29.16 +5.14
Labour Cameron Geddes* 1,930 27.86 +5.21
Labour Bill Turner* 1,911 27.58 +5.62
Conservative Amanda Gletherow4135.96N/A
Conservative Isaac Mukasa3434.95N/A
Conservative Akhterrasul Shaikh311N/AN/A
Turnout 6,92828.38-9.04
Registered electors 8,768
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jane Jones* 1,579 28.87 +4.90
Labour Maureen Worby* 1,502 27.46 +4.60
Labour Syed Feroz Ghani* 1,352 24.72 +4.47
Conservative Rozeena Zafar36818.95N/A
Conservative Sumaiyabanu Khalifa3456.31N/A
Conservative Imran Zahoor3245.92N/A
Turnout 5,47026.39-8.39
Registered electors 7,591
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Mullane* 1,829 27.70 -3.78
Labour Lee Waker* 1,767 26.76 -7.08
Labour Phil Waker* 1,687 25.55 -5.98
Conservative Vivian Patten4627.00N/A
Conservative Neil Connelly4396.65N/A
Conservative Lorraine Harris4206.36N/A
Turnout 6,60431.23-8.67
Registered electors 7,606
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Whalebone

Whalebone (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Glenda Paddle 1,850 25.74 N/A
Labour Andrew Achilleos 1,804 25.10 N/A
Labour Amardeep Jamu 1,768 24.60 N/A
Conservative Maire Justice6318.78N/A
Conservative Richard Kelly5778.03N/A
Conservative Sunaina Mohan5577.75N/A
Turnout 7,18732.13-5.52
Registered electors 8,085
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2018 and 2022

There haven't been any by-elections to date.

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/councils/E09000002
  2. ↑ "Election results by party, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/998924145990782976
  4. ↑ "Results". London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ↑ http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/politics/barking-and-dagenham-councillor-under-investigation-is-suspended-from-the-labour-party-1-5529901
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