1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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1994 Barking and Dagenham Council election
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Party Labour Chadwell Heath RA Liberal Democrats
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The 1994 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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

117 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (48) and was the only party to do so, whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 47. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 12 candidates.

Election result

Labour continued to win a large majority of seats - 44 out of 48. The Residents Association held their 3 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeannette Alexander 1,601 61.3 -4.5
Labour Graham Bramley 1,562
Labour Mohammed Fani 1,403
Independent Narain Kaul47618.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Stepton31712.1-4.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Stepton310
Liberal Democrats Margaret Tester273
Conservative John Stavers2178.3-9.5
Conservative Danielle Whitton202
Conservative Robert Whitton183
Turnout 2,66239.7+4.5
Registered electors 6,700
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon

Alibon (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Wade 1,208 84.4 +5.3
Labour Ernest White 1,189
Liberal Democrats Joan Cooper22415.6+7.8
Liberal Democrats Linda Luby203
Turnout 1,56936.9-0.6
Registered electors 4,252
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Becontree

Becontree (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edith Bradley 1,354 81.2 N/A
Labour John Wainwright 1,292
Liberal Democrats Clifford Evans31318.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Linda McGuinness294
Turnout 1,76033.9N/A
Registered electors 5,183
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cambell

Cambell (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mabel Arnold 1,896 83.1 -1.8
Labour Joan Rawlinson 1,839
Labour June van Roten 1,742
Liberal Democrats Heather Boorman38516.9N/A
Liberal Democrats David Boorman369
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Durrant322
Turnout 2,56138.3+1.5
Registered electors 6,683
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Albert Gibbs 1,362 48.5 -1.2
Residents Ronald Curtis 1,359
Residents Robert Jeyes 1,269
Labour Violet Gasson1,08938.7-0.5
Labour Vera Cridland1,071
Labour Malcolm Murchie956
Conservative Mark Gilding1936.9-5.2
Conservative John Graham183
Liberal Democrats Anil Fernando1675.9N/A
Conservative Sharon Keefe143
Turnout 2,77640.6-1.7
Registered electors 6,835
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Blackburn 1,788 82.1 +2.8
Labour Frederick Tibble 1,739
Labour Lawrence Bunn 1,682
Liberal Democrats Angela Lambart39017.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Donna Lewis328
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Williams317
Turnout 2,39935.1-0.5
Registered electors 6,837
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Manley 1,188 50.0 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Churchman 1,186 50.0 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Deborah Richardson1,086
Labour Gordon Mayor1,013
Turnout 2,45656.1+5.5
Registered electors 4,375
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Jones 1,788 82.9 -2.2
Labour Raymond Parkin 1,696
Labour John Thomas 1,569
Liberal Democrats Margaret Deller36817.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Williams350
Turnout 2,38336.8+0.8
Registered electors 6,367
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Flint 1,214 61.5 +10.8
Labour Suzanne Kelly 1,147
Labour Valerie Rush 1,107
Liberal Democrats Alan Copper76038.5-10.8
Liberal Democrats David Oram732
Liberal Democrats Richard Colclough700
Turnout 2,05434.5-3.0
Registered electors 5,955
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Power 1,608 83.8 +5.5
Labour Alan Thomas 1,566
Liberal Democrats Peter Downs31016.2+5.9
Liberal Democrats Hayley Downs306
Turnout 2,05738.3+0.5
Registered electors 5,364
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 1,907 90.3 +10.1
Labour Sidney Kallar 1,801
Labour John Lawrence 1,762
Liberal Democrats Sylivia Eddy2059.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Steven Payne192
Liberal Democrats Jean Kemnitz166
Turnout 2,49136.8+0.7
Registered electors 6,765
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Sterry 1,442 49.0 +5.7
Labour Dennis Bomberg 1,376
Labour Nirmal Gill 1,325
Liberal Democrats Brian Beadle75225.5+17.3
Conservative Brian Cook75025.5-13.6
Conservative Peter Burch741
Conservative Valerie Burch712
Liberal Democrats Daniel Felton613
Liberal Democrats Nigel Meyer583
Turnout 3,03145.3-1.5
Registered electors 6,688
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Manor (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alastair Hannah-Rogers 1,401 80.7 +0.3
Labour Rita Hannah-Rogers 1,364
Liberal Democrats Roy Gregory33519.3+7.3
Liberal Democrats Mildred Kenworthy283
Turnout 1,77938.3-2.2
Registered electors 4,650
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Marks Gate

Marks Gate (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Worby 921 78.0 -5.3
Labour Peter Melia 845
Liberal Democrats Winifred Chapman26022.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Miller248
Turnout 1,32237.4-7.4
Registered electors 3,539
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Parsloes

Parsloes (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Butler 1,000 49.1 -23.4
Labour Brian Walker 947
Independent Labour John Dias-Broughton75337.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Wendy Churchman28213.9+2.0
Liberal Democrats John Richardson252
Turnout 1,89038.8+0.2
Registered electors 4,865
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Twomey 1,200 78.3 -2.2
Labour Inder Jamu 1,064
Liberal Democrats Robert Mansfield33221.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Leonard McGuinness239
Turnout 1,62433.6+1.1
Registered electors 4,828
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thames

Thames (2 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Shaw 1,517 76.9 -13.0
Labour Royston Patient 1,476
BNP Gary Hewiit25212.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Catherine Kelly20410.3+0.2
Liberal Democrats John Kelly191
Turnout 1,99946.5+4.6
Registered electors 4,300
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Triptons

Triptons (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Brooker 1,804 83.3 +9.9
Labour John Davis 1,749
Labour Cameron Geddes 1,560
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Barker36216.7+5.9
Liberal Democrats June Griffin327
Liberal Democrats Anthony Walker322
Turnout 2,37135.8-2.9
Registered electors 6,628
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Bruce 1,840 80.5 N/A
Labour Leonard Collins 1,758
Labour Bryan Osborn 1,753
Liberal Democrats Irene Hilton44519.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Bryan Tester339
Turnout 2,49738.4N/A
Registered electors 6,502
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (3 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katherine Golden 1,968 78.9 +4.7
Labour Darrin Best 1,872
Labour William 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

By-elections between 1994 and 1998

Manor

Manor by-election, 9 November 1995 [3] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Conyard 657 86.7 +6.0
Liberal Democrats David Oram10113.3-6.0
Majority55673.4N/A
Turnout 16.6-21.7
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alastair Hannah-Rogers.

Parsloes

Parsloes by-election, 9 November 1995 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Gill 604 57.1 +8.0
Independent Labour John Broughton36034.1-2.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Cooper938.8-5.1
Majority24423.0N/A
Turnout 22.3-16.5
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Joseph A. Butler.

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