Longbridge (Barking and Dagenham ward)

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Longbridge
Electoral ward
for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Longbridge (Barking and Dagenham ward)
Longbridge ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Barking and Dagenham
County Greater London
Population13,308 (2021) [lower-alpha 1]
Electorate8,922 (2022)
Area1.641 square kilometres (0.634 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Councillors
  • 1965–1978: 4
  • 1978–present: 3
GSS code E05014064

Longbridge is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, returning councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
1964–1968E. McKee Labour
1964–1968J. Ward Labour
1964–1968L. Senior Labour
1964–1968F. Edgecombe Labour
1968–1971V. Pool Conservative
1968–1971C. Pool Conservative
1968–1971J. Dean Conservative
1968–1971D. Barnett Conservative
1971–1974R. Godfrey Labour
1971–1974M. Spencer Labour
1971–1978M. Ness Labour
1971–1978M. O'Shea Labour
1974–1978J. Cavanagh Labour
1974–1978M. Cole Labour
1982–1983Edward Reed Conservative
1983–1986Constance Foster Conservative
  • 1982–1990
  • 2002–2006
Brian Cook Conservative
1982–1990John Seaman Conservative
1986–1990Janice Izzard Conservative
1990–1994Robin Dixon Labour
1990–1994June van Roten Labour
  • 1990–2002
  • 2006–2014
Nirmal Gill Labour
1994–1998David Sterry Labour
1994–1998Dennis Bomberg Labour
1998–2006Madeleine Baker Labour
1998–2006Susan Bramley Labour
2006–2010Sukhninder Gill Labour
2006–2010Gerald Vincent Labour
2010–presentRocky Gill Labour
2010–presentGerald Vincent Labour
2014–2018Syed Ahammad Labour
2018–presentFaruk Choudhury Labour

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

1
2
3
4
1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
  •   Labour
  •   Conservative

Barking and Dagenham council elections

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [1]

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
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 hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [2]

2018 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rocky Gill 2,724 28.3 +4.3
Labour Faruk Choudhury 2,582 26.9 N/A
Labour Lynda Rice 2,356 24.5 +6.1
Conservative Andrew Boff 7117.4N/A
Conservative Tilly Wijesuriya6336.6N/A
Conservative Tamkeen Shaikh6076.3N/A
Turnout 3,54940.6-3.1
Registered electors 8,736
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [3]

2014 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rocky Gill 2,288 24.1 N/A
Labour Syed Ahammad 1,998 21.0 N/A
Labour Lynda Rice 1,752 18.4 N/A
Conservative Dr. Shahidur Rahman8569.0N/A
UKIP Rumana Tahir6236.6N/A
Conservative Glyn Lewis4855.1N/A
Conservative Richard Semitego4014.2N/A
Green Lorna Tooley2833.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Mohammod Uddin2752.9N/A
Socialist Labour Gerald Vincent2722.9N/A
IndependentShaheryaar Baig2702.8N/A
Turnout 3,62143.7-25.4
Registered electors 8,287
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [4]

2010 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rocky Gill 3,292 45.3 +19.1
Labour Nirmal Gill 2,900
Labour Lynda Rice 2,559
Liberal Democrats Mohammod Jalal Uddin1,23917.1N/A
Conservative Paul Ayer1,22116.8-8.4
Conservative Foyzur Rahman1,109
BNP Bede Ewing Smith6779.3N/A
Independent Edward Leigh Gosling4526.2-15.9
Independent Eileen Mary Gosling388
UKIP John Walter Dias-Broughton3835.3-9.1
Independent Tony Richards369
Conservative Komel Bajwe316
Independent Julie Munroe167
Turnout 5,49369.1+20.6
Registered electors 7,950
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [5]

2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sukhninder Gill 1,272 26.2 -16.0
Labour Nirmal Gill 1,253
Labour Gerald Vincent 1,233
Conservative Brian Cook1,22725.2-14.2
Conservative Margaret Cook1,111
Independent Anthony Richards1,07222.1N/A
Conservative Anthony Chytry910
UKIP James Burchill70114.4N/A
Green Laurence Cleeland58812.1N/A
Turnout 3,66148.5+18.9
Registered electors 7,543
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [6]

2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Bramley 869 42.2 -15.5
Labour Madeleine Baker 852
Conservative Brian Cook 811 39.4 N/A
Labour Nirmal Gill774
Conservative Anton Clark757
Conservative Paul Cocklind741
Liberal Democrats Lea Harding37918.4-23.9
Liberal Democrats Hazel Price352
Liberal Democrats Shirley Felton334
Turnout 2,11529.6-0.6
Registered electors 7,153
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. [7]

1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Madeleine Baker 1,074 57.7 +8.7
Labour Susan Bramley 1,069
Labour Nirmal Gill 870
Liberal Democrats Alan Cooper78642.3-16.8
Liberal Democrats Jayne Cooper778
Liberal Democrats Edith Downs713
Turnout 2,02330.2-15.1
Registered electors 6,707
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [8]

1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David J. Sterry 1,442 49.0 +5.7
Labour Dennis W. Bomberg 1,376
Labour Nirmal S. S. Gill 1,325
Liberal Democrats Brian B. Beadle75225.5+17.3
Conservative Brian Cook75025.5-13.6
Conservative Peter M. Burch741
Conservative Valerie Burch712
Liberal Democrats Daniel J. Felton613
Liberal Democrats Nigel L. Meyer583
Turnout 3,03145.3-1.5
Registered electors 6,688
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [9]

1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robin C. Dixon 1,398 43.3 +14.3
Labour June M. van Roten 1,318
Labour Nirmal S. S. Gill 1,290
Conservative Brian Cook1,26439.1+2.0
Conservative Janice E. Izzard1,228
Conservative John W. Seaman1,184
Lib Dem Focus Team Brian B. Beadle3049.4-24.4
Liberal Democrats Jayne E. Cooper2648.2N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Richard J. Felton246
Turnout 3,03843.8+1.1
Registered electors 6,935
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [10]

1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Cook 1,087 37.1 -16.8
Conservative Janice E. Izzard 1,058
Conservative John W. Seaman 1,038
Lib Dem Focus Team Daniel J. Felton98933.8+9.1
Lib Dem Focus Team Susan P. Vickers968
Lib Dem Focus Team Shirley Felton962
Labour Frederick Jones85029.0+7.5
Labour Maureen E. Fitz-Henry814
Labour Robin C Dixon805
Turnout 42.7+1.2
Registered electors 7,158
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1983 by-election

The by-election was held on 9 June 1983, following the resignation of Edward Reed. [10]

1983 Longbridge by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Constance Foster 2,372 50.4 -3.5
Liberal Daniel Felton1,34628.6+3.9
Labour James Jones98420.9-0.6
Majority1,02621.8N/A
Turnout 64.8+23.3
Registered electors 7,275
Conservative hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [11]

1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Cook 1,556 53.9 -5.7
Conservative Edward J. Reed 1,530
Conservative John W. Seaman 1,503
Alliance Brian B. Beadle71324.7+16.5
Alliance Angela E. Bush680
Alliance David C. Smith645
Labour John Cavanagh62021.5-11.2
Labour Marie A. Cole588
Labour John E. Luff571
Turnout 41.5+3.7
Registered electors 7,304
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Barking council elections

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [12]

1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis W. Barnett 1,846 59.6 +27.8
Conservative Edward J. Reed 1,780 N/A
Conservative John W. Seaman 1,724 N/A
Labour Doris M. Jones99832.7-16.5
Labour John Cavanagh997N/A
Labour Marie A. Cole915N/A
Liberal Brian B. Beadle2548.2-10.7
Liberal Eric J. Lowers218N/A
Liberal Dennis J. Keenan217N/A
Turnout 45.2+16.1
Registered electors 7,324
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [13]

1974 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Cavanagh 1,649 49.2 -12.5
Labour M. Cole 1,560 N/A
Labour M. O'Shea 1,463 N/A
Labour M Ness 1,361 N/A
Conservative C.. Pool1,06731.8-6.5
Conservative V. Pool998N/A
Conservative D. Barnett958N/A
Conservative E. Reed947N/A
Liberal G. Vernon63518.9N/A
Liberal R. Keenan615N/A
Liberal D. Felton611N/A
Liberal J. James609N/A
Turnout 29.1-3.1
Registered electors 10,724
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [14]

1971 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Godfrey 2,233 61.7 +25.8
Labour M. Ness 2,229 N/A
Labour M. O'Shea 2,203 N/A
Labour M. Spencer 2,193 N/A
Conservative A. Gray1,38638.3-25.8
Conservative V. Pool1,382N/A
Conservative C. Pool1,356N/A
Conservative D. Barnett1,309N/A
Turnout 32.2-1.4
Registered electors 11,091
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [15]

1968 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Pool 2,341 64.1 +19.2
Conservative C. Pool 2,307 N/A
Conservative J. Dean 2,161 N/A
Conservative D. Barnett 2,088 N/A
Labour F. Butler1,31335.9-19.2
Labour L. Senior1,284N/A
Labour E. Mansell1,254N/A
Labour R. Godfrey1,248N/A
Turnout 33.6-5.1
Registered electors 10,671
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [16]

1964 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. McKee 2,280 55.1 N/A
Labour J. B. Ward 2,265 N/A
Labour L. Senior 2,240 N/A
Labour F. Edgecombe 2,222 N/A
Conservative H. Hills1,86144.9N/A
Conservative F. Westbrook1,845N/A
Conservative J. G. F. Willmott1,837N/A
Conservative C. A. Pool1,830N/A
Turnout 4,22938.7N/A
Registered electors 10,920
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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