1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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All 48 council seats up for election to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
Registered	104,676 [1]
Turnout	40,402, 38.60% [1]
First party Second party   Party Labour Residents Seats before 37 3 Seats won 44 3 Seat change 7 Popular vote 69,223 4,272 Percentage 73.5 4.5   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats before 4 3 Seats won 1 [n 1] 0 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 7,372 13,233 Percentage 7.8 14.0   Fifth party   Party Ind. Lib Dem Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 74 Percentage 0.1
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1990 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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 overwhelmingly in overall control of the council. ^[2]

Background

102 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 33 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democratic Focus Team ran a combined 17.

Election result

Labour continued to win the overwhelming majority of seats - 44 out of 48. The Residents Association held their 3 seats. The Liberal Democratic Focus Team won 1 seat.

1990 Barking and Dagenham Local Elections ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	44	7	0	7	91.7	73.5	69,223
	Residents	3	0	0		6.2	4.5	4,272
	Liberal Democrats	1 [n 1]	0	3	3	2.1	7.8	7,372
	Conservative	0	0	3	3	0.0	14.0	13,233
	Ind. Lib Dem	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.1	74
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	66
Total		48						94,240

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Bird*	1,678	64.3	-9.4
	Labour	Graham Bramley*	1,581
	Labour	Mohammed Fani* [n 2]	1,449
	Conservative	Danielle Flynn	454	18.6	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Porter	417	17.1	-3.0
Rejected ballots			11	0.4	N/A
Turnout			2,455	35.2	-1.9
Registered electors			6,983
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Alibon

Alibon (2 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest White*	1,283	79.3	+7.4
	Labour	Trevor Watson	1,259
	Conservative	Leonard Pullen	211	12.7	+0.6
	Conservative	Lillian Pullen	197
	Liberal Democrats	John Kelly	127	7.9	-4.2
Rejected ballots			3	0.2
Turnout			1,697	37.5	+5.6
Registered electors			4,526
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Cambell

Cambell (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mable Arnold	2,024	85.9	+5.7
	Labour	Wendola Bomberg	1,853
	Labour	Ronald Whitbread† [n 3]	1,842
	Conservative	Charles Bond	361	14.1	-5.7
	Conservative	David Izzard	263
Rejected ballots			11	0.4	N/A
Turnout			2,558	36.8	+5.2
Registered electors			6,958
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Albert Gibbs*	1,456	51.8	-18.7
	Residents	Raymond Gowland*	1,456
	Residents	Robert Jeyes*	1,360
	Labour	Violet Gasson	1,120	36.4	+6.9
	Labour	Hilda Jones	942
	Labour	Julie West	938
	Conservative	David Jackson	353	11.9	N/A
	Conservative	Karen Smith	328
	Conservative	Nicholas Smith	298
Rejected ballots			2	0.1	N/A
Turnout			2,913	42.3	+4.7
Registered electors			6,881
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Blackburn*	1,860	80.1	+21.2
	Labour	Frederick Tibble*	1,804
	Labour	Lawrence Bunn*	1,758
	Conservative	Malcolm Beatty	485	19.9	+2.6
	Conservative	Reginald Williams	436
	Conservative	Charles McGinley	428
Rejected ballots			4	0.2	N/A
Turnout			2,478	35.6	+3.0
Registered electors			6,963
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (2 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Manley	1,240	52.7	+11.4
	Labour	Gordon Mayor	1,131
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Stephen Churchman*	922	37.8	-20.9
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Daniel Felton	780
	Conservative	Peter Burch	151	6.3	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Whitton	131
	Ind. Lib Dem	David Smith*	74	3.3	N/A
Rejected ballots			3	0.1	N/A
Turnout			2,378	51.6	-0.4
Registered electors			4,607
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team		Swing
	Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem		Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Jones*	1,956	85.4	+14.4
	Labour	Raymond Parkin* [n 4]	1,827
	Labour	John Thomas*	1,799
	Conservative	Robert Brownless	277	11.6	-12.8
	Conservative	Edward Holt	256
	Conservative	William Whiter	225
	Communist	Alfred Ott	66	3.0	-1.6
Rejected ballots			11	0.5	N/A
Turnout			2,380	35.9	+6.6
Registered electors			6,620
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jeanette Alexander	1,152	51.88
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Ronwen Beadle*	1,118	48.12
	Labour	Simon Bremner	1,055
	Labour	Kathleen Flint	1,023
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Alan Cooper*	959
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Elaine Lloyd	920
Registered electors			6,151
Turnout			2,308	37.52
Rejected ballots			2	0.1	N/A
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team		Swing
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team		Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Thomas*	1,546	78.03
	Labour	Terence Power	1,507
	Conservative	Ivy Blanchard	226	11.55
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Sparrow	204	10.42
Registered electors			4,950
Turnout			1,869	37.76
Rejected ballots			0	0.0	N/A
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Heath

Heath (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Charles Fairbrass*	1,994	80.97
	Labour	Sidney Kallar	1,832
	Labour	John Lawrence*	1,830
	Conservative	Sharon Keefe	491	19.03
	Conservative	Joan Preston	423
	Conservative	William Preston	414
Registered electors			7,157
Turnout			2,585	36.12
Rejected ballots			15	0.6	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robin Dixon	1,398	47.16
	Labour	June van Roten	1,318
	Labour	Nirmal Gill	1,290
	Conservative	Brian Cook*	1,264	43.27
	Conservative	Janice Izzard*	1,228
	Conservative	John Seaman*	1,184
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Brian Beadle	304	9.57
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne Cooper	264
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Richard Felton	246
Registered electors			6,935
Turnout			3,038	43.81
Rejected ballots			7	0.2	N/A
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Manor

Manor (2 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alistair Hannah-Rogers*	1,550	80.61
	Labour	Rita Hannah-Rogers	1,483
	Conservative	Kay Needham	232	11.69
	Conservative	Marcus Needham	207
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Downs	145	7.70
Registered electors			4,732
Turnout			1,915	40.47
Rejected ballots			0	0.0	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Marks Gate

Marks Gate (1 seat) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maureen Worby* [n 5]	785	83.33
	Conservative	Ernest Blackborow	157	16.67
Registered electors			2,114
Turnout			947	44.80
Rejected ballots			4	0.4	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes (2 seats ) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Dias-Broughton*	1,506	72.44
	Labour	Brian Walker*	1,490
	Conservative	Barry Taylor	323	15.62
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Churchman	247	11.94
Registered electors			5,109
Turnout			1,992	38.99
Rejected ballots			6	0.3	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

River

River (2 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Wainwright*	1,224	80.33
	Labour	Inder Jamu* [n 6]	1,103
	Conservative	John Dutton	296	19.67
	Conservative	Peter Dutton	273
Registered electors			4,885
Turnout			1,621	33.18
Rejected ballots			9	0.6	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Thames

Thames (2 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Shaw	1,714	89.8
	Labour	Royston Patient	1,680
	Liberal Democrats	Samuel Hodge	193	10.2
Registered electors			4,564
Turnout			1,913	41.91
Rejected ballots			9	0.5	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Triptons

Triptons (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Brooker	2,052	71.56
	Labour	John Davis	1,885
	Labour	Cameron Geddes	1,672
	Conservative	Leonard Dutton	441	16.88
	Liberal Democrats	David Evans	302	11.56
Registered electors			6,993
Turnout			2,703	38.65
Rejected ballots			0	0.0	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Valence

Valence (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jean Bruce*	Unopposed
	Labour	Leonard Collins*	Unopposed
	Labour	Bryan Osborn*	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,930 [n 7]
Turnout			0	0.00
Rejected ballots			0	0.0	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Village

Village (3 seats) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Darrin Best	1,956	75.36
	Labour	Katherine Golden	1,920
	Labour	William Dale	1,914
	Conservative	Kenneth Coombs	457	15.89
	Conservative	Terence Mallindine	396
	Conservative	Royston Oliver	367
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Sparrow	224	8.75
Registered electors			7,448
Turnout			2,652	35.61
Rejected ballots			5	0.2	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes

1. Results include those from candidates listed as Lib Dem Focus Team
2. Fani replaced Cllr. Abdul M. Khokhar after his resignation in 1989
3. Whitbread was a sitting councillor representing the Village ward
4. Parkin replaced Cllr. Ernest A. Turner after his death in 1988
5. Worby replaced Cllr. Donald I. Pepper after his resignation in 1988
6. Jamu replaced Cllr. Patricia A. Twomey after her resignation in 1988
7. Because the election was unopposed, this amount has not been included in the registered electors total for this election

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 108. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
2. "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 9–10, 108–109. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
4. "London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF).