Valence (ward)

Valence is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2022.

2022 election

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

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Jones	1,514	31.3	N/A
	Labour	Maureen Worby	1,403	29.0	N/A
	Labour	Syed Ghani	1,358	28.0	N/A
	Conservative	Kevin Londeno	570	11.8	N/A
Turnout			2,108	21.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,811
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Barking and Dagenham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2002.

2018 election

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

2014 election

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

2010 election

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

2006 election

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

2002 election

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

1978–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking in 1978. The name of the borough and council changed from Barking to Barking and Dagenham on 1 January 1980.

1998 election

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

1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Osborn	939	74.6	-5.9
	Labour	Jean Bruce	915
	Labour	Vera Cridland	902
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Storer	320	25.4	+5.9
Turnout			1,400	22.2	-16.2
Registered electors			6,298
	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: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Bruce	1,840	80.5	N/A
	Labour	Leonard Collins	1,758
	Labour	Bryan Osborn	1,753
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Hilton	445	19.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Tester	339
Turnout			2,497	38.4	N/A
Registered electors			6,502
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1990 election

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

1986 election

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

1982 election

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

1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Blackburn	1,215	90.6	+29.8
	Labour	Matthew Eales	1,164
	Labour	Joan Foster	1,100
	Communist	Danny Marshall	126	9.4	+6.7
Turnout				23.6	-7.1
Registered electors			7,186
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1978 election

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

1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Blackburn	1,383	60.8	-9.6
	Labour	Matthew Eales	1,267		N/A
	Labour	Joanne Williams	1,249		N/A
	Conservative	Terence McManus	432	19.0	+8.7
	Conservative	William Middleton	358		N/A
	Independent	Vera Cridland	213	9.4	N/A
	National Front	John Benjafield	185	8.1	N/A
	National Front	John Roberts	181		N/A
	National Front	Michael Sowerby	168		N/A
	Communist	Brian Corbett	62	2.7	-6.9
Turnout				30.7	+12.0
Registered electors			7,092
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1964–1978 Barking council elections

1974 election

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

1974 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Brooker	1,773	70.4	-12.3
	Labour	John Davis	1,622		N/A
	Labour	C Whitelock	1,581		N/A
	Labour	R Wilkins	1,580		N/A
	Conservative	S Barnard	259	10.3	-3.3
	Ind. Labour Party	V Cridland	244	9.7	N/A
	Communist	A Brooks	241	9.6	+3.2
Turnout				18.7	-8.1
Registered electors			9,770
	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: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Brooker	2,612	82.7	+31.2
	Labour	S Warr	2,549		N/A
	Labour	E Kitchen	2,513		N/A
	Labour	D Webb	2,480		N/A
	Conservative	F Penfold	221	7.0	-14.6
	Communist	L Evans	201	6.4	N/A
	People's Democracy	H Bailey	124	3.9	N/A
Turnout				26.8	+6.1
Registered electors			9,966
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1968 election

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

1968 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Brooker	1,159	51.5	-33.5
	Labour	D Webb	1,146		N/A
	Labour	S Warr	1,141		N/A
	Labour	E Hennem	1,072		N/A
	Conservative	J Harris	486	21.6	-10.7
	Conservative	W Attridge	444		N/A
	Conservative	A Sabourin	415		N/A
	Conservative	S Herbert	377		N/A
	Independent	Harold Larking	339	15.1	N/A
	Communist	H Bailey	267	11.9	+7.8
Turnout				20.7	-2.4
Registered electors			9,637
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1964 election

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

1964 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H Larking	1,979	85.0	N/A
	Labour	A Thomas	1,875		N/A
	Labour	D Webb	1,871		N/A
	Labour	F Woods	1,845		N/A
	Conservative	R Denney	253	10.9	N/A
	Conservative	M Penny	248		N/A
	Conservative	J Denney	243		N/A
	Conservative	A Edwards	236		N/A
	Communist	W Hunt	95	4.1	N/A
Turnout			2,305	23.1	N/A
Registered electors			9,985
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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