Beam 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.
The ward includes the western part of the new neighbourhood of Beam Park.
Prior to 2022 the area was part of River ward.
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Donna Lumsden | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Muhibul Chowdhury | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Muazzam Sandhu | Labour | |
The election took place on 5 May 2022. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donna Lumsden | 904 | 23.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Muhibul Chowdhury | 854 | 22.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Muazzam Sandhu | 825 | 21.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Karen Whittaker | 433 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mark Smith | 426 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Manvindra Jaiya | 417 | 10.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,391 | 26.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,277 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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