1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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The 1982 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Background

124 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 34 candidates and the SDP-Liberal Alliance 22.

Election result

Labour continued to win a large majority of seats - 37 out of 48. The Conservatives and the Residents Association each held their three seats. The SDP–Liberal Alliance won three seats and two Independents were also elected. Thus the new council included four parties for the first time since its formation in 1964.

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Bruce 1,210 52.2 -1.5
Labour Horace Howie 1,199
Labour Graham Bramley 1,109
Alliance Frederick Edgecombe56324.3+9.9
Alliance Terence Power548
Conservative Malcolm Maugey54523.5+4.8
Conservative Frederick Tisdell541
Conservative Olive Tisdell482
Turnout 39.5-2.1
Registered electors 6,535
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon

Alibon (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Reynolds 779 52.2 -17.8
Labour Ernest White 733
Alliance Edward Blake44429.8N/A
Alliance David Kingsby410
Conservative Reginald Johnson26818.0-9.1
Conservative William Johnson211
Turnout 32.2+3.7
Registered electors 4,761
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cambell

Cambell (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Butler 1,365 68.4 +5.0
Labour Sidney Cole 1,220
Labour Marjorie Creasey 1,179
Conservative Ronald Smith63031.6+9.5
Conservative Stella Seaman604
Conservative Phyllis Turner544
Turnout 31.9+0.0
Registered electors 7,135
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Raymond Gowland 2,024 80.3 +4.2
Residents Robert Jeyes 2,012
Residents William Hibble 1,972
Labour William Summers44017.5-4.7
Labour Morris Ness411
Labour Joanne Williams384
Communist Alfred Ott572.3+0.6
Turnout 38.7-1.4
Registered electors 6,888
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Tibble 895 40.4 -7.8
Labour Lawrence Bunn 845
Labour Alan Stevens 815
Conservative Norman Houlder78235.3-8.8
Conservative Sydney Horrell767
Conservative Ada Horrell758
Alliance George Keegan53924.3+16.6
Alliance Edward Bullock530
Alliance Joan Keegan528
Turnout 33.8-3.3
Registered electors 7,174
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maud Ball 832 50.0 -18.5
Labour Michael O'Shea 774
Conservative Stanley Bray44126.5N/A
Conservative Richard Hall411
Alliance Sylvia Jones39223.5-8.0
Alliance Kevin Power353
Turnout 37.9+2.4
Registered electors 4,884
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Jones 1,272 90.8 +18.4
Labour John Thomas 1,053
Labour Ernest Turner 1,042
Communist Keith Bird1299.2+5.8
Turnout 24.3-5.9
Registered electors 6,926
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Alan Beadle 1,413 54.0 +43.0
Alliance Ronwen Beadle 1,363
Alliance David Spender 1,194
Labour Terence Bird92635.4+0.7
Labour Brian Walker881
Labour James Jones857
Conservative Maureen Hall2599.9-9.0
Conservative Frederick Westbrook238
Conservative Bernadette Long235
Workers Revolutionary Keith Scotcher200.8N/A
Turnout 42.4+7.7
Registered electors 6,635
Alliance gain from Labour Swing
Alliance gain from Labour Swing
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Dodd 856 64.2 -2.2
Labour Edith Bradley 852
Conservative Frank Allen41731.3-2.6
Conservative John Dutton367
National Front Ronald Ferrett604.5N/A
National Front Stephen Woodward57
Turnout 28.2+2.4
Registered electors 5,099
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 1,244 59.7 -5.1
Labour John Lawrence 1,191
Labour John Allam 1,186
Conservative John Taylor78137.5+8.1
Conservative Joan Preston778
Conservative William Preston776
Communist Helena Ott582.8-3.0
Turnout 33.0+2.6
Registered electors 7,545
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Cook 1,556 53.9 -5.7
Conservative Edward Reed 1,530
Conservative John Seaman 1,503
Alliance Brian Beadle71324.7+16.5
Alliance Angela Bush680
Alliance David Smith645
Labour John Cavanagh62021.5-11.2
Labour Marie Cole588
Labour John Luff571
Turnout 41.5+3.7
Registered electors 7,304
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Manor (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Ball 1,106 67.2 +3.4
Labour James Mannering 959
Conservative Donald Gowler42828.3+1.9
Conservative Leonard Nelson368
National Front Paul Griffiths694.6N/A
National Front Graham Pearce65
Turnout 33.3+0.8
Registered electors 4,917
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Marks Gate

Marks Gate (1 seat) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Donald Pepper 542 64.1 N/A
Labour Alan Thomas30335.9-22.8
Turnout 36.5+4.3
Registered electors 2,329
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mabel Arnold 820 48.3 -12.8
Labour John Dias-Broughton 780
Conservative Terence Arthur51230.1-2.9
Conservative Frederick Maloney455
Alliance Daniel Felton36721.6+9.9
Alliance Christopher Vecchi300
Turnout 34.7+2.2
Registered electors 5,255
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Wainwright 741 42.1 -24.9
Independent Patricia Twomey 689 39.2 N/A
Independent John Howard636
Labour Inder Jamu569
Conservative Mary Hawkins32918.7-10.3
Turnout 33.2+3.4
Registered electors 5,164
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Thames

Thames (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Shaw 1,273 61.4 -24.7
Labour Royston Patient 1,171
Alliance Martin Taylor41920.2+8.3
Alliance Dennis Keenan417
Conservative Marion Nelson38218.4N/A
Conservative Dorothea Reed365
Turnout 43.7+5.2
Registered electors 4,898
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Triptons

Triptons (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Brooker 1,032 62.5 -3.4
Labour John Davis 963
Labour Leonard Collins 921
Alliance John Bell55933.9N/A
Alliance Sylvia Hayward498
Alliance Paul Hitchings486
Communist Jean Burke603.6-2.0
Turnout 26.0-1.5
Registered electors 7,184
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Blackburn 1,215 90.6 +29.8
Labour Matthew Eales 1,164
Labour Joan Foster 1,100
Communist Danny Marshall1269.4+6.7
Turnout 23.6-7.1
Registered electors 7,186
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (3 seats) [1] [2]
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

By-elections between 1982 and 1986

Manor

Manor by-election, 15 July 1982 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Walker 625 60.6 -6.6
Conservative Leonard Nelson20519.9-8.4
Alliance David Kingaby20219.6+19.6
Majority42040.7N/A
Turnout 21.1-12.2
Registered electors 4,930
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert E. Ball.

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 5 May 1983 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Albert Gibbs 1,184 50.8 -29.5
Conservative Norman Houlder49021.0+21.0
Labour William Summers39016.7-0.8
Alliance David Kingaby26611.4+11.4
Majority69429.8N/A
Turnout 34.1-4.6
Registered electors 6,866
Residents hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. William Hibble.

Longbridge

Longbridge by-election, 9 June 1983 [3]
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

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. Reed.

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