2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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2002 Barking and Dagenham Council election
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All 51 council seats to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Chadwell Heath RA
Last election47 seats3 seats
Seats won424
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg1
Popular vote14,6541,444
Percentage55.65.5
Swing-14.4-1.0
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election1 seats0 seats
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Popular vote6,1153,638
Percentage23.213.8
Swing+21.6-4.8
Barking and Dagenham UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red, Chadwell Heath Residents Association in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council , UK were held on 2 May 2002 to elect members to the council. All seats were up for election following boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council, but lost 5 seats. Overall turnout was 22.76%. [1] [2]

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Background

100 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (51) and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 12 candidates , whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 28.

Election result

Barking and Dagenham Local Election Results 2002 [1] [2] [bd 1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 420-2-582.455.614,654
  Liberal Democrats 310+25.923.26,115
  Conservative 220+23.913.83,638
 Chadwell Heath RA40-1+17.85.51,444
  Green 000±0.00.01.2306
  Independent 000±0.00.00.8210
  1. ↑ gains and losses do not include the winning of new seats

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeanne Alexander 997 70.1 -1.1
Labour Graham Bramley 921
Labour Mohammed Fani 895
Liberal Democrats Brian Beadle42629.9+1.1
Liberal Democrats June Griffin387
Liberal Democrats Margaret Tester354
Turnout 1,53622.9-4.4
Registered electors 3,580
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon

Alibon (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Wade 743 67.4 -5.3
Labour John Davis 724
Labour Mick McCarthy 632
Conservative Mary Justice 360 32.6 +19.4
Turnout 1,26419.1-5.4
Registered electors 6,631
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Becontree

Becontree (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edith Bradley 841 65.8 -10.0
Labour John Wainwright 686
Labour Cameron Geddes 684
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Roberts43834.2+10.0
Turnout 1,22917.0-2.8
Registered electors 7,212
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Ronald Curtis 682 35.6 -26.6
Residents Robert Jeyes 667
Conservative Terry Justice 642 33.5 +24.2
Residents Donna Lewis624
Labour Patricia Northover59431.0+2.4
Labour Abdul Aziz513
Labour Alok Agrawal485
Turnout 1,82726.7-5.0
Registered electors 6,855
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Conservative gain from Residents Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Bunn 1,003 51.8 -21.8
Labour Leonard Collins 936
Labour Sidney Summerfield 893
Conservative Sue Connolly72537.4N/A
Conservative Kerry Smith717
Conservative Vivian Patten677
Independent Mike Butler21010.8N/A
Turnout 1,89725.6+0.5
Registered electors 7,419
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Cooper 986 56.4 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Jayne Cooper 930
Liberal Democrats Daniel Felton 885
Labour June Arnold76343.6-5.3
Labour Pat Manley760
Labour Rocky Gill648
Turnout 1,87325.8-14.3
Registered electors 7,255
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kay Flint 992 64.7 -12.6
Labour Valerie Rush 863
Labour Milton McKenzie 857
Liberal Democrats Alan Cornwell38325.0+2.3
Liberal Democrats Bryan Tester324
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gower317
Green Hidir Yildirim15810.3N/A
Turnout 1,47424.2+0.8
Registered electors 6,086
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeff Porter 847 62.0 -4.1
Labour Matthew Huggins 842
Labour Alan Thomas 778
Liberal Democrats Kelly Gill52038.0+4.1
Liberal Democrats William Gill509
Turnout 1,44320.3-4.2
Registered electors 7,107
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Heath

Heath (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 966 57.6 +11.4
Labour Bryan Osborn 918
Labour Sidney Kallar 904
Conservative George Woodward36221.6+5.7
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Whyte34920.8+5.7
Liberal Democrats Antony Stepton328
Turnout 1,51421.8-1.9
Registered electors 6,951
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Bramley 869 42.2 -15.5
Labour Madeleine Baker 852
Conservative Brian Cook 811 39.4 N/A
Labour Nirmal Gill774
Conservative Anton Clark757
Conservative Paul Cocklind741
Liberal Democrats Lea Harding37918.4-23.9
Liberal Democrats Hazel Price352
Liberal Democrats Shirley Felton334
Turnout 2,11529.6-0.6
Registered electors 7,153
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Blake 648 52.4 N/A
Labour Dee Hunt 619
Labour June Conyard 605
Liberal Democrats John Dias-Broughton58947.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Raymond Little589
Liberal Democrats Jonathon Lopez-Real533
Turnout 1,38320.8N/A
Registered electors 6,655
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Parsloes

Parsloes (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Jones 775 62.7 -14.5
Labour Herbert Collins 758
Labour Dennis O’Brien 647
Liberal Democrats Winifred Chapman46237.3+14.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Perry446
Turnout 1,29519.9-3.6
Registered electors 6,495
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

River

River (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam Smith 1,018 69.4 -6.5
Labour Patricia Twomey 987
Labour Inder Jamu 827
Liberal Democrats Rosemary McCulloch44930.6+6.5
Turnout 1,46220.4-0.3
Registered electors 7,160
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Thames

Thames (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Barns 980 67.6 -4.9
Labour Joan Rawlinson 947
Labour David Miles 940
Liberal Democrats Juan Dias-Broughton32122.2+16.8
Liberal Democrats Mardell Dias293
Liberal Democrats Lisa Dias-Broughton293
Green Francis Koch-Krause14810.2N/A
Turnout 1,45723.7-7.1
Registered electors 6,144
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Valence

Valence (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vera Cridland 897 67.6 -7.0
Labour Jean Bruce 811
Labour Catherine Osborne 741
Liberal Democrats Claire Stepton43032.4+7.0
Turnout 1,33320.3-1.9
Registered electors 6,568
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Waker 981 55.2 -14.9
Labour Darrin Best 946
Labour Bill Dale 890
Conservative Neil Connelly41423.3+6.2
Liberal Democrats Frederick Tindling38321.5+8.7
Turnout 1,55222.4-1.1
Registered electors 6,941
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Whalebone

Whalebone (3) [1] [2]
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)

By-elections between 2002 and 2006

Longbridge

Longbridge by-election, 6 February 2003 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anton C. Clark 1,186 61.0 +21.6
Labour Simon J. Bremner57829.7-12.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan M. Lopez-Real1809.3-9.1
Majority60831.3N/A
Turnout 26.8-2.8
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Susan Bramley.

Eastbrook

Eastbrook by-election, 3 April 2003 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert C. Little 847 47.5 -4.3
Labour Raymond B. Parkin 839
Conservative Susan M. Connelly77843.6+6.2
Conservative Kerry J. Smith768
Liberal Democrats Karen Perry1106.7+6.7
Liberal Democrats Tony H. Perry96
Green Melissa Serpico502.8+2.8
Green Francis Koch-Krase43
Majority693.9N/A
Turnout 24.3-1.3
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Lawrence Bunn and the resignation of Cllr. Sidney Summerfield.

Eastbury

Eastbury by-election, 4 December 2003 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane P. Challis 470 32.9 -23.5
Labour James McDermott46632.6-11.0
Conservative Colin King38126.7+26.7
Green Geoff Sheridan1117.8+7.8
Majority40.3N/A
Turnout 19.8-7.0
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Daniel J. Felton

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 10 June 2004 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nadine Smith 965 39.4 +8.4
Conservative Mary Brigid Justice89936.7+3.2
Residents Elaine Constance Matthews46819.1-16.5
Green Geoff Sheridan1174.8+4.8
Majority662.7N/A
Turnout 35.5+8.8
Registered electors
Labour gain from Residents Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert Jeyes.

Valence

Valence by-election, 15 July 2004 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Hemmett 761 41.6 -26.0
BNP Lawrence Rustem57631.5+31.5
Conservative George Woodward27915.3+15.3
Liberal Democrats Angela Lambart1488.1-24.3
Green Laurence Cleeland653.6+3.6
Majority18510.1N/A
Turnout 27.8+7.5
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Vera W. Cridland.

Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 16 September 2004 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Daniel G. Kelly 1,072 51.9 N/A
Labour Patricia A. Northover60229.1-32.9
UKIP Terence J. Jones1376.6N/A
Conservative Christine M. Naylor1115.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Frederick Tindling854.1-33.9
Green Geoff Sheridan592.9N/A
Majority47022.8N/A
Turnout 28.8+8.5
Registered electors
BNP gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Matthew W. Huggins.

Village

Village by-election, 7 October 2004 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip T. Waker 1,085 44.7 -10.5
BNP Lawrence Rustem93438.5+38.5
Conservative Kerry J. Smith41016.9-6.4
Majority1516.2N/A
Turnout 35.0+12.6
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Darrin F. Best.

Becontree

Becontree by-election, 14 July 2005 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alok Komar Agrawal 1,171 59.8 -6.0
BNP John Luisis37819.3+19.3
Conservative Anthony Brian Chytry28314.4+14.4
UKIP John Bolton1256.4+6.4
Majority79340.5N/A
Turnout 25.9+8.9
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Wainwright.

Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 23 July 2005 [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Warren Northover 1,227 51.0 +22.0
BNP Lawrence Rustem79132.9-19.0
UKIP Kerry J. Smith2169.0+2.4
Conservative Christine Naylor1677.0+1.6
Majority43617.1N/A
Turnout 33.6+13.3
Registered electors
Labour gain from BNP Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Daniel G. Kelly.

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