1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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The 1986 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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

108 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 21 candidates whilst the combined SDP-Liberal Alliance and the Liberal Democratic Focus Team ran 24.

Election result

Labour continued to win a large majority of seats - 35 out of 48. The Conservatives and the Residents Association each held their 3 seats. The SDP–Liberal Alliance/Liberal Focus Team won 5 seats and 2 Independents were also elected.

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Bird 1,330 54.9 +2.7
Labour Graham Bramley 1,329
Labour Abdul Khokhar 1,155
Alliance Brian Beadle48820.1-4.2
Alliance Martin Taylor421
Conservative Reginald Knowles39916.5-7.0
Alliance Charlotte Winters368
Independent Derek Newcombe2078.5N/A
Independent Barbara Newcombe204
Turnout 37.1-2.4
Registered electors 6,661
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon

Alibon (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Cooper 1,061 71.9 +19.7
Labour Ernest White 1,013
Alliance John Carter23616.0-13.8
Conservative Doris Taylor17912.1-5.9
Conservative John Taylor177
Turnout 31.9-0.3
Registered electors 4,714
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cambell

Cambell (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Butler 1,559 80.2 +11.8
Labour Marjorie Creasy 1,422
Labour Mabel Arnold 1,352
Conservative Charles Bond38519.8-11.8
Conservative Trevor Wade336
Turnout 31.6-0.3
Registered electors 7,120
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Albert Gibbs 1,643 70.5 -9.8
Residents Raymond Gowland 1,585
Residents Robert Jeyes 1,585
Labour Terence Collins68929.5+12.0
Labour Charles Chown684
Labour Michael O'Shea625
Turnout 37.6-1.1
Registered electors 6,843
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Blackburn 1,347 58.9 +18.5
Labour Frederick Tibble 1,314
Labour Lawrence Bunn 1,232
Conservative Royston Oliver51422.5-12.8
Conservative Kenneth Coombs513
Conservative William Preston450
Alliance David Kingaby42418.6-5.7
Turnout 32.6-1.2
Registered electors 7,196
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Stephen Churchman 1,366 58.7 +35.2
Lib Dem Focus Team David Smith 1,301
Labour Edith Bradley96341.3-8.7
Labour Patrick Manley937
Turnout 52.0+14.1
Registered electors 4,735
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Jones 1,498 71.0 -19.8
Labour John Thomas 1,326
Labour Ernest Turner 1,287
Alliance Susan Watson51424.4N/A
Communist Jeffrey Porter974.6-4.6
Turnout 29.3+5.0
Registered electors 6,811
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Alan Beadle 1,570 67.5 +13.5
Lib Dem Focus Team Ronwen Beadle 1,565
Lib Dem Focus Team Alan Cooper 1,416
Labour Wendola Bomberg75632.5-2.9
Labour David Geary716
Labour Nirmal Gill631
Turnout 40.1-1.3
Registered electors 6,244
Lib Dem Focus Team hold Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team hold Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team hold Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Thomas 1,295 77.5 +13.3
Labour Peter Robinson 1,235
Alliance Catherine Gavin28116.8N/A
National Front Jeannie Pearce945.6+1.1
National Front Stephen Woodward72
Turnout 33.3+5.1
Registered electors 5,018
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 1,581 63.9 +4.2
Labour Harry Tindell 1,438
Labour John Lawrence 1,397
Conservative Iris Johnson45918.6+18.9
Conservative Joan Preston410
Alliance Mercy Bonner38515.6N/A
Conservative William Preston375
Communist Helena Ott492.0-0.8
Turnout 32.2-0.8
Registered electors 7,472
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Cook 1,087 37.1 -16.8
Conservative Janice Izzard 1,058
Conservative John Seaman 1,038
Lib Dem Focus Team Daniel Felton98933.8+9.1
Lib Dem Focus Team Susan Vickers968
Lib Dem Focus Team Shirley Felton962
Labour Frederick Jones85029.0+7.5
Labour Maureen Fitz-Henry814
Labour Robin Dixon805
Turnout 42.7+1.2
Registered electors 7,158
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Mannering 1,184 70.7 +3.5
Labour Alastair Hannah-Rogers 1,064
Alliance David Reed26015.5N/A
Conservative Richard Hall23113.8-14.5
Conservative Maureen Hall221
Turnout 33.7+0.4
Registered electors 4,834
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Marks Gate

Marks Gate (1 seat) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Donald Pepper 457 52.2 -11.9
Labour Margaret West41847.8+11.9
Turnout 40.2+3.7
Registered electors 2,178
Independent hold Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Walker 1,227 69.7 +21.4
Labour John Dias-Broughton 1,225
Alliance Wendy Churchman28015.9-5.7
Alliance Mary Smith258
Conservative Frederick Maloney25414.4-15.7
Turnout 35.3-0.6
Registered electors 5,201
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Wainwright 859 43.3 +1.2
Independent ResidentPatricia Twomey 640 32.2 -7.0
Labour Inder Jamu621
Alliance Jean Key24712.4N/A
Conservative John Kinnie24012.1-6.6
Turnout 31.4-1.8
Registered electors 5,155
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thames

Thames (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Shaw 1,522 83.2 +21.8
Labour Royston Patient 1,457
Alliance Robert Porter30716.8-3.4
Alliance Dennis Keenan300
Turnout 39.6-4.1
Registered electors 4,757
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Triptons

Triptons (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Brooker 1,421 71.1 +8.6
Labour John Davis 1,417
Labour Cameron Geddes 1,144
Alliance Mark Kingswood57728.9-5.0
Turnout 30.6+4.6
Registered electors 7,046
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard Collins 1,418 68.1 -22.5
Labour Jean Bruce 1,413
Labour Bryan Osborn 1,274
Alliance Raymond Langley59928.8N/A
Communist Alfred Ott663.2-6.2
Turnout 29.9+6.3
Registered electors 7,079
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (3 seats) [1] [2]
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

By-elections between 1986 and 1990

Gascoigne

Gascoigne by-election, 18 September 1986 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Susan Vickers 1,450 73.8 +6.3
Labour David Geary46623.7-8.8
Conservative Richard Hall492.5+2.5
Majority98450.1N/A
Turnout 31.5-8.6
Registered electors 6,264
Liberal hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alan R. Beadle.

Fanshawe

Fanshawe by-election, 10 March 1988 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Parkin 910 77.3 +6.3
Conservative William Preston24721.0+21.0
Communist Alfred Ott201.7-2.9
Majority66356.3N/A
Turnout 17.7-11.6
Registered electors 6,666
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ernest A. Turner.

Marks Gate

Marks Gate by-election, 10 March 1988 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Worby 477 64.0 +16.2
Conservative Terence Malladine26836.0+36.0
Majority20928.0N/A
Turnout 35.5-4.7
Registered electors 2,098
Labour gain from Independent Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Donald I. Pepper.

River

River by-election, 3 November 1988 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Inder Jamu 542 49.2 +5.9
Conservative Marcus Needham29426.7+14.6
Liberal Democrats Susan Bertram26624.1+11.7
Majority24822.5N/A
Turnout 21.7-9.7
Registered electors 5,073
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patricia A. Twomey.

Abbey

Abbey by-election, 8 June 1989 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Fani 1,158 59.8 +4.9
Conservative Nicholas Smith52427.1+10.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Taylor25313.1-7.0
Majority63432.7N/A
Turnout 28.6-8.5
Registered electors 6,793
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Abdul M. Khokhar.

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