Whalebone (ward)

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Whalebone
Electoral ward
for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Whalebone (ward)
Whalebone ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Barking and Dagenham
County Greater London
Population13,706 (2021) [a]
Electorate8,830 (2022)
Major settlements Chadwell Heath
Area1.634 square kilometres (0.631 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Andrew Achilleos
  •   Mukhtar Yusuf
  •   Rubina Siddiqui
ONS code 00ABGP (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000042 (2002–2022)
  • E05014071 (2022–present)

Whalebone is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and was revised in 2022. It returns three councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2002–2006Albert Gibbs Residents
2002–2010John Denyer [b] Residents
Labour
2002–2010Marie West Labour
2006–2018John White Labour
2010–2014Tony Perry Labour
  • 2010–2014
  • 2018–2022
Amardeep Jamu Labour
2014–2018Melanie Bartlett Labour
2014–2018Liam Smith Labour
2018–2024Glenda Paddle Labour
2018–presentAndrew Achilleos Labour
2022–presentMukhtar Yusuf Labour
2025–presentRubina Siddiqui Labour

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5
1
1.5
2
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
  •   Residents
  •   Labour

Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022

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

2025 by-election

The by-election took place on 20 February 2025, following the death of Glenda Paddle. [1]

2025 Whalebone by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rubina Siddiqui 625 54.92
Conservative Angelica Olawepo28725.22
Green Tope Olawoyin11710.28
Liberal Democrats Herbert Munangatire1099.58
Turnout 1,13812.33
Labour hold Swing

2022 election

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

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Whalebone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenda Paddle 1,698 30.7 N/A
Labour Andrew Achilleos 1,687 30.5 N/A
Labour Mukhtar Yusuf 1,441 26.0 N/A
Conservative Subhash Nair70912.8N/A
Turnout 2,42127.2N/A
Registered electors 8,830
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Barking and Dagenham council elections

Whalebone (ward)
Whalebone 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: Whalebone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenda Paddle 1,850 25.7 N/A
Labour Andrew Achilleos 1,804 25.1 N/A
Labour Amardeep Jamu 1,768 24.6 N/A
Conservative Maire Justice6318.8N/A
Conservative Richard Kelly5778.0N/A
Conservative Sunaina Mohan5577.7N/A
Turnout 2,59832.1−5.5
Registered electors 8,085
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: Whalebone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John White 1,625 23.6 N/A
Labour Melanie Bartlett 1,620 23.6 N/A
Labour Liam Smith 1,526 22.2 N/A
UKIP Albert Bedwell86712.6N/A
Conservative Juhel Ahmed5157.5N/A
Conservative Jean Cockling5147.5N/A
Liberal Democrats William George2043.0N/A
Turnout 2,79637.6−26.6
Registered electors 7,427
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: Whalebone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Perry 2,200 45.2 −10.9
Labour Amardeep Jamu 2,103
Labour John White 2,085
Conservative Christine Naylor1,11222.8+21.1
Conservative Emran Uddin794
Conservative Wale Oguntona788
BNP Robin Lillywhite60312.4N/A
Independent John Denyer50310.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Maxine London4509.2N/A
Independent Ingrid Robinson350
Independent Zac Robinson276
Turnout 4,54564.2+27.7
Registered electors 7,076
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

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

2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Whalebone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Denyer 1,304 56.1 +15.5
Labour Marie West 1,208
Labour John White 1,159
Conservative Paul Taylor1,02143.9+26.2
Conservative Christine Naylor1,014
Turnout 2,53036.5+10.3
Registered electors 6,922
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

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

2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Whalebone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Albert Gibbs 762 41.7 N/A
Residents John Denyer 755
Labour Marie West 740 40.5 N/A
Labour Raymond Parkin701
Residents Keith Woodcock675
Labour Maureen Worby667
Conservative Philip Grimmer32417.7N/A
Conservative Sylvia Grimmer279
Turnout 1,81126.2N/A
Registered electors 6,922
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ↑ John Denyer changed parties in 2005

References

  1. ↑ "Election results for Whalebone, 20 February 2025". Barking and Dagenham Council. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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