2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

2022 Barking and Dagenham Council election

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First party   Lab Leader Darren Rodwell Party Labour Leader since 17 May 2014 Last election 51 seats, 74.4% Seats won 51 Seat change
Map of the results of the 2022 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red.
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The 2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 51 members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.

In the previous election in 2018, the Labour Party maintained its longstanding control of the council, winning all fifty-one seats. The 2022 election took place under new election boundaries with the Labour Party once again winning all seats.

Background

History

Result of the 2018 borough election

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire. ^[1]

Barking and Dagenham has been controlled by the Labour Party since its establishment. The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, independents and residents associations have also held seats on the borough. The 2006 election saw the British National Party winning twelve of the fifty-one seats, none of which they held in the 2010 election, in which every seat was won by Labour. ^[2] In the 2014 election and the most recent election in 2018 all fifty-one seats continued to be won by the Labour Party. ^[3] The party won 74.4% of the vote across the borough. ^[3] The Conservatives won 23.6% of the vote and no seats. The incumbent leader of the council is the Labour councillor Darren Rodwell, who had held that position since 2014. ^{[3] [4]}

Council term

Bill Turner, a councillor for Thames ward, resigned in 2021. A by-election to replace him was held in 2021 alongside that year's mayoral election and London Assembly election. ^[5] The London Assembly member Andrew Boff was selected as the Conservative candidate. ^[6] He called the election a "referendum on democracy", expressing his opposition to the Labour council's introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone in the ward. ^[7] The Labour candidate Fatuma Nalule won the election, with Boff coming second. ^[8]

Along with most other London boroughs, Barking and Dagenham was subject to a boundary review ahead of the 2022 election. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England concluded that the council should maintain fifty-one seats, but produced new election boundaries following a period of consultation. ^[9] The plans will see two additional wards, resulting in six of the nineteen new wards being represented by two councillors and the rest being represented by three councillors. ^[10] Boundaries changed for every ward except for Longbridge. ^[11]

Electoral process

Barking and Dagenham, as is the case all other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years, with the previous election having taken place in 2018. The election took place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors will have as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. ^[12] Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. ^[12]

Previous council composition

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  Council composition following the 2018 election
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  Council composition ahead of the 2022 election
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  Council composition following the 2022 election

After 2018 election			Before 2022 election			After 2022 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	51		Labour	51		Labour	51

Results summary

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	51	0	0		100.0	79.7	64,034	5.3
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	17.4	13,980	6.2
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.3	1,030	0.5
	TUSC	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	462	N/A
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	398	0.4
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	373	N/A
	CPA	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	91	N/A

Ward results

Statements of persons nominated were published on 6 April 2022. ^[13] Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Abbey

Abbey (2 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Regina Rahman	503	36.8	N/A
	Labour	Manzoor Hussain	470	34.4	N/A
	Green	Annabel Allam	148	10.8	N/A
	Green	Michael Gold	135	9.9	N/A
	Conservative	Ada Echedom	110	8.1	N/A
Turnout			749	26.6	N/A
Registered electors			2,802
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Alibon

Alibon (2 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Dulwich*	1,060	44.0	N/A
	Labour	Dorothy Akwaboah*	932	38.7	N/A
	Conservative	Arjun Singh Jaiya	415	17.2	N/A
Turnout			1,499	22.7	N/A
Registered electors			6,524
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Barking Riverside

Barking Riverside (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josie Channer*	923	23.7	N/A
	Labour	Cameron Geddes*	893	22.9	N/A
	Labour	Victoria Hornby	890	22.8	N/A
	Conservative	Mizanur Rahman	381	9.8	N/A
	Conservative	Mohammad Bhuyan	292	7.5	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Oladimeji	291	7.5	N/A
	TUSC	Pete Mason	233	6.0	N/A
Turnout			1,491	24.5	N/A
Registered electors			6,037
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Beam

Beam (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Lumsden*	904	23.4	N/A
	Labour	MD Chowdhury	854	22.1	N/A
	Labour	Muazzam Sandhu	825	21.4	N/A
	Conservative	Karen Whittaker	433	11.2	N/A
	Conservative	Mark Smith	426	11.0	N/A
	Conservative	Manvindra Jaiya	417	10.8	N/A
Turnout			1,391	26.2	N/A
Registered electors			5,277
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Becontree

Becontree (2 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edna Fergus*	1,121	45.6	N/A
	Labour	Muhammad Saleem*	1,002	40.8	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Egbuhuzor	334	13.6	N/A
Turnout			1,489	23.2	N/A
Registered electors			6,365
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sade Bright*	1,723	30.9	N/A
	Labour	Simon Perry*	1,693	30.4	N/A
	Labour	Michael Pongo	1,486	26.7	N/A
	Conservative	Martin Lynch	672	12.1	N/A
Turnout			2,374	26.2	N/A
Registered electors			7,454
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastbrook and Rush Green

Eastbrook and Rush Green (2 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Princess Bright*	859	26.9	N/A
	Labour	Tony Ramsay*	816	25.6	N/A
	Conservative	Sue Connelly	591	18.5	N/A
	Conservative	Emma Lynch	525	16.5	N/A
	Independent	Ron Emin	238	7.5	N/A
	Independent	Dean Hillyard	160	5.0	N/A
Turnout			1,669	27.2	N/A
Registered electors			6,130
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Eastbury

Eastbury (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emily Rodwell*	1,494	26.5	N/A
	Labour	Mohammed Khan*	1,381	24.5	N/A
	Labour	Faraaz Shaukat*	1,321	23.4	N/A
	Conservative	Eunice Acheampomaa	500	8.9	N/A
	Conservative	Poli Begum	483	8.6	N/A
	Conservative	Costel Filipescu	469	8.3	N/A
Turnout			2,139	21.1	N/A
Registered electors			10,041
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alison Cormack	1,272	32.0	N/A
	Labour	Jack Shaw	1,146	28.8	N/A
	Labour	Dominic Twomey*	1,121	28.2	N/A
	Conservative	Roma Tahir	283	7.1	N/A
	TUSC	Ruth Mason	154	3.9	N/A
Turnout			1,576	24.2	N/A
Registered electors			6,448
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Robinson*	1,292	27.7	N/A
	Labour	Irma Freeborn*	1,233	26.4	N/A
	Labour	Moin Quadri*	1,119	24.0	N/A
	Conservative	Sharfaraz Raj	535	11.5	N/A
	Conservative	Mehreen Zahid Iqbal	489	10.5	N/A
Turnout			1,977	22.0	N/A
Registered electors			8,858
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heath

Heath (2 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Olawale Martins*	952	37.2	N/A
	Labour	Ingrid Robinson*	930	36.4	N/A
	Conservative	Martynas Cekavicius	338	13.2	N/A
	Conservative	Angelica Olawepo	338	13.2	N/A
Turnout			1,383	23.1	N/A
Registered electors			5,901
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rocky Gill*	2,164	29.0	+0.7
	Labour	Faruk Choudhury*	2,038	27.3	+0.4
	Labour	Lynda Rice*	1,746	23.4	-1.1
	Conservative	Shah Rahman	1,150	15.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Zygimantas Adomavicius	373	5.0	N/A
Turnout			3,076	34.4	-6.2
Registered electors			8,922
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nashitha Choudhury	1,301	26.4	N/A
	Labour	Kashif Haroon*	1,259	25.6	N/A
	Labour	Ade Oluwole*	1,242	25.2	N/A
	Conservative	Andy McNab	565	11.5	N/A
	Conservative	Florin Lazar	559	11.4	N/A
Turnout			2,002	20.6	N/A
Registered electors			9,594
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Northbury

Northbury (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Saima Ashraf*	1,500	27.9	N/A
	Labour	Darren Rodwell*	1,398	26.0	N/A
	Labour	Giasuddin Miah*	1,364	25.4	N/A
	Conservative	Tariq Saeed	363	6.8	N/A
	Green	Simon Anthony	317	5.9	N/A
	Green	Alex Hollis	221	4.1	N/A
	Green	Jon Wright	209	3.9	N/A
Turnout			2,025	23.6	N/A
Registered electors			8,545
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Parsloes

Parsloes (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Rice*	1,558	31.6	N/A
	Labour	Elizabeth Kangethe*	1,506	30.5	N/A
	Labour	Hardial Rai	1,296	26.3	N/A
	Conservative	Tilly Wijesuriya	577	11.7	N/A
Turnout			2,194	21.9	N/A
Registered electors			6,956
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Thames View

Thames View (2 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fatuma Nalule*	701	39.8	N/A
	Labour	Sabbir Zamee	633	35.9	N/A
	Conservative	Andrew Boff	263	14.9	N/A
	CPA	Lucy Baiye-Gaman	91	5.2	N/A
	TUSC	Akhter Khan	75	4.3	N/A
Turnout			1,013	28.4	N/A
Registered electors			3,558
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Valence

Valence (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Jones*	1,514	31.3	N/A
	Labour	Maureen Worby*	1,403	29.0	N/A
	Labour	Syed Ghani*	1,358	28.0	N/A
	Conservative	Kevin Londeno	570	11.8	N/A
Turnout			2,108	21.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,811
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Village

Village (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Mullane*	1,690	28.6	N/A
	Labour	Lee Waker*	1,675	28.3	N/A
	Labour	Phil Waker*	1,647	27.9	N/A
	Conservative	James Beris	471	8.0	N/A
	Conservative	Vincent Williams	431	7.3	N/A
Turnout			2,219	26.2	N/A
Registered electors			8,429
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Whalebone

Whalebone (3 seats) ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glenda Paddle*	1,698	30.7	N/A
	Labour	Andrew Achilleos*	1,687	30.5	N/A
	Labour	Mukhtar Yusuf	1,441	26.0	N/A
	Conservative	Subhash Nair	709	12.8	N/A
Turnout			2,421	27.2	N/A
Registered electors			8,830
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections

Heath

Heath by-election, 30 March 2023 (1 seat) ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harriet Spoor	777	62.1	N/A
	Conservative	Joe Lynch	408	32.6	N/A
	Green	Kim Arrowsmith	41	3.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Zygimantas Adomavicius	26	2.1	N/A
Turnout			1,252	21.8	-1.3
Registered electors			5,774
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Olawale Martins. ^[16]

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook by-election, 14 September 2023 (1 seat) ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Summya Sohaib	632	46.8	N/A
	Conservative	Sharfaraz Khan Raj	444	32.9	N/A
	Green	Simon Ronald Anthony	192	14.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Olumide Adeyefa	81	6.0	N/A
Turnout			1,349	14.2	-6.4
Registered electors			9,542
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Nashitha Choudhury. ^[18]

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