Village (Barking and Dagenham ward)

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Village
Electoral ward
for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Village (Barking and Dagenham ward)
Village ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Barking and Dagenham
County Greater London
Population12,540 (2021) [lower-alpha 1]
Area2.191 square kilometres (0.846 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–1978: 4
  • 1978–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Phil Waker
  •   Vacancy
  •   Vacancy
GSS code
  • E05000041 (2002–2022)
  • E05014070 (2022–present)

Village is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
1964–1968Charles Prendergast Labour
1964–1978Vic Rusha Labour
1964–1968L Todd Labour
1964–1968R Foster Labour
  • 1968–1971
  • 1974–1982
Matthew Spencer Labour
1968–1974R Coster Labour
1968–1986Harry Tindell Labour
1971–1978L Bryant Labour
1978–1990Peter Bradley Labour
1982–1990Ronald Whitbread Labour
1986–1990Alfred Rusha Labour
1990–2004Darrin Best Labour
1990–2002Katherine Golden Labour
1990–2006Bill Dale Labour
2002–2024Lee Waker Labour
2004–presentPhil Waker Labour
2006–2010Jamie Jarvis BNP
2010–2024 Margaret Mullane Labour

Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022

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

2024 by-election

The by-election will take place on 28 November 2024, following the death of Lee Waker and resignation of Margaret Mullane. [1]

2022 election

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

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Mullane 1,690 28.6 N/A
Labour Lee Waker 1,675 28.3 N/A
Labour Phil Waker 1,647 27.9 N/A
Conservative James Beris4718.0N/A
Conservative Vincent Williams4317.3N/A
Turnout 2,21926.2N/A
Registered electors 8,429
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Barking and Dagenham council elections

Village (Barking and Dagenham ward)
Village ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

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

2018 election

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

2018 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Mullane 1,829 27.70 −3.8
Labour Lee Waker 1,767 26.8 −7.1
Labour Phil Waker 1,687 25.55 −6.0
Conservative Vivian Patten4627.0N/A
Conservative Neil Connelly4396.6N/A
Conservative Lorraine Harris4206.4N/A
Turnout 2,37531.2−8.7
Registered electors 7,606
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [4]

2014 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Waker 2,031 33.8 N/A
Labour Phil Waker 1,892 31.5 N/A
Labour Margaret Mullane 1,889 31.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Watson1903.2N/A
Turnout 2,95639.9−19.1
Registered electors 7,409
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. [5]

2010 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Waker 2,454 49.4 +12.2
Labour Phil Waker 2,303
Labour Margaret Mullane 2,259
BNP Len Bird1,04921.1−14.7
Conservative Malcolm Beatty90618.3+7.5
Conservative Roy Alan Zelkin654
Conservative Sammy Omosule587
Liberal Democrats Robert Graham Hills55511.2+2.8
Turnout 4,23959.0+16.8
Registered electors 7,185
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from BNP Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [6]

2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Waker 1,276 37.2 −18.0
Labour Lee Waker 1,269
BNP Jamie Jarvis 1,227 35.8 N/A
Labour Bill Dale1,209
BNP James Webb1,208
Conservative Kenneth Coombs37010.8−12.5
Liberal Democrats Fredrick Tindling2878.4−13.1
UKIP Leslie Parsons2727.9N/A
Turnout 2,99042.2+19.8
Registered electors 7,089
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing

2004 by-election

The by-election took place on 7 October 2004, following the resignation of Darrin Best. [6]

2004 Village by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Waker 1,085 44.7 −10.5
BNP Lawrence Rustem93438.5N/A
Conservative Kerry Smith41016.9−6.4
Majority1516.2N/A
Turnout 35.0+12.6
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [7]

2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Waker 981 55.2 −14.9
Labour Darrin Best 946
Labour Bill Dale 890
Conservative Neil Connelly41423.3+6.2
Liberal Democrats Frederick Tindling38321.5+8.7
Turnout 1,55222.4−1.1
Registered electors 6,941
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking in 1978. Councillors representing Village decreased from four to three. 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. [8]

1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katherine Golden 1,146 70.1 −8.8
Labour Darrin Best 1,112
Labour Bill Dale 1,041
Conservative Kenneth Coombs28017.1+7.1
Conservative Susan Hallewell262
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pickford20912.8+1.7
Liberal Democrats Trevor Johnson184
Turnout 1,68123.5−13.4
Registered electors 7,166
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [9]

1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katherine Golden 1,968 78.9 +4.7
Labour Darrin Best 1,872
Labour Bill Dale 1,849
Liberal Democrats Peter Lepley27611.1+2.6
Liberal Democrats Linda Holmes264
Conservative Kenneth Coombs25010.0−7.3
Liberal Democrats Samuel Hodge248
Conservative Terence Mallindine205
Conservative William Preston195
Turnout 2,63036.9+1.3
Registered electors 7,134
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [10]

1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darrin Best 1,956 75.36
Labour Katherine Golden 1,920
Labour Bill Dale 1,914
Conservative Kenneth Coombs45715.89
Conservative Terence Mallindine396
Conservative Royston Oliver367
Liberal Democrats Carole Sparrow2248.75
Registered electors 7,448
Turnout 2,65235.61
Rejected ballots50.2N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [11]

1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bradley 1,498 72.7 +30.5
Labour Alfred Rusha 1,414
Labour Ronald Whitbread 1,371
Conservative Leonard Johnson56327.3−3.7
Conservative Michael Ross522
Conservative Terence Mallindine500
Turnout 30.8−0.4
Registered electors 7,649
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [12]

1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bradley 946 42.2 −6.1
Labour Harry Tindell 918
Labour Ronald Whitbread 891
Conservative Terence Mallindine69531.0−1.8
Conservative Vera Ellis667
Conservative James Harding657
Independent George Monk54024.1N/A
Independent Michael Timothy523
Independent Stanley Simmons521
Communist Daniel Connor592.6−1.2
Turnout 31.2−0.8
Registered electors 7,815
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [13]

1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Spencer 1,256 48.3 −16.1
Labour Harry Tindell 1,161 N/A
Labour Peter Bradley 1,156 N/A
Conservative Terence Mallindine85132.8+22.8
Conservative John Kinnie839N/A
Liberal George Poole39215.1−1.3
Communist Paul Greenaway993.8−0.6
Turnout 32.0+10.4
Registered electors 7,614
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Barking council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [14]

1974 Barking London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Rusha 1,652 64.4 −16.7
Labour L Bryant 1,610 N/A
Labour Matthew Spencer 1,595 N/A
Labour Harry Tindell 1,544 N/A
Liberal G Poole42116.4N/A
Liberal P Northover318N/A
Liberal G Andrews301N/A
Conservative W Russell25710.0−3.0
Conservative W Whiter235N/A
Conservative A Wilkens213N/A
Free SocialistW Metcalfe1224.8N/A
Communist T Keyworth1144.4−1.5
Turnout 21.6−3.8
Registered electors 9,694
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [15]

1971 Barking London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Rusha 2,125 81.1 +45.2
Labour L Bryant 2,066 N/A
Labour R Coster 2,047 N/A
Labour Harry Tindell 2,022 N/A
Conservative W Attridge34113.0−10.1
Conservative J Calver337N/A
Conservative A Wilkens325N/A
Conservative R Johnson312N/A
Communist R Shannon1545.9−1.5
Turnout 25.4−1.3
Registered electors 9,572
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [16]

1968 Barking London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Rusha 1,048 35.9 −33.5
Labour Matthew Spencer 992 N/A
Labour R Coster 961 N/A
Labour Harry Tindell 948 N/A
Independent A Fry68123.3N/A
Conservative T Edwards67523.1+7.7
Conservative J Calver640N/A
Conservative J Symes597N/A
Conservative C Wilkens555N/A
Liberal G Poole38913.3+0.6
Liberal T Moody268N/A
Liberal R Burlinson212N/A
Liberal F Shaw186N/A
Communist R Shannon1294.4+1.9
Turnout 26.7−4.2
Registered electors 9,012
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [17]

1964 Barking London Borough Council election: Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Prendergast 1,980 69.4 N/A
Labour Vic Rusha 1,929 N/A
Labour L Todd 1,874 N/A
Labour R Foster 1,772 N/A
Conservative W Russell43915.4N/A
Conservative P Steele390N/A
Conservative A Sabourin386N/A
Conservative T Edwards381N/A
Liberal G Poole36212.7N/A
Liberal T Moody290N/A
Liberal R Burlinson264N/A
Liberal G Bisney254N/A
Communist Helena Ott712.5N/A
Turnout 2,76130.9N/A
Registered electors 8,933
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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