1986_Barking_and_Dagenham_London_Borough_Council_election
1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election
1986 local election in England
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]
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.
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.
Abbey
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terence M. Bird | 1,330 | 54.9 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Graham J. Bramley | 1,329 | |||
| Labour | Abdul M. Khokhar | 1,155 | |||
| Alliance | Brian B. Beadle | 488 | 20.1 | -4.2 | |
| Alliance | Martin F. Taylor | 421 | |||
| Conservative | Reginald D. Knowles | 399 | 16.5 | -7.0 | |
| Alliance | Charlotte R. Winters | 368 | |||
| Independent | Derek C. Newcombe | 207 | 8.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Barbara E. C. Newcombe | 204 | |||
| Turnout | 37.1 | -2.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,661 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Alibon
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Cooper | 1,061 | 71.9 | +19.7 | |
| Labour | Ernest J. White | 1,013 | |||
| Alliance | John Carter | 236 | 16.0 | -13.8 | |
| Conservative | Doris M. Taylor | 179 | 12.1 | -5.9 | |
| Conservative | John R. Taylor | 177 | |||
| Turnout | 31.9 | -0.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,714 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Cambell
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph A. Butler | 1,559 | 80.2 | +11.8 | |
| Labour | Marjorie A. Creasy | 1,422 | |||
| Labour | Mabel R. Arnold | 1,352 | |||
| Conservative | Charles W. Bond | 385 | 19.8 | -11.8 | |
| Conservative | Trevor T. W. Wade | 336 | |||
| Turnout | 31.6 | -0.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,120 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Chadwell Heath
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | Albert Gibbs | 1,643 | 70.5 | -9.8 | |
| Residents | Raymond Gowland | 1,585 | |||
| Residents | Robert J. E. Jeyes | 1,585 | |||
| Labour | Terence H. Collins | 689 | 29.5 | +12.0 | |
| Labour | Charles A. A. Chown | 684 | |||
| Labour | Michael J O'Shea | 625 | |||
| Turnout | 37.6 | -1.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,843 | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
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Eastbrook
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,347 | 58.9 | +18.5 | |
| Labour | Frederick G. Tibble | 1,314 | |||
| Labour | Lawrence E. Bunn | 1,232 | |||
| Conservative | Royston B. Oliver | 514 | 22.5 | -12.8 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth M. Coombs | 513 | |||
| Conservative | William C. Preston | 450 | |||
| Alliance | David J. Kingaby | 424 | 18.6 | -5.7 | |
| Turnout | 32.6 | -1.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,196 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Eastbury
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Stephen W. Churchman | 1,366 | 58.7 | +35.2 | |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | David C. Smith | 1,301 | |||
| Labour | Edith E. Bradley | 963 | 41.3 | -8.7 | |
| Labour | Patrick J. Manley | 937 | |||
| 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 | ||||
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Fanshawe
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frederick C. Jones | 1,498 | 71.0 | -19.8 | |
| Labour | John S. Thomas | 1,326 | |||
| Labour | Ernest A. Turner | 1,287 | |||
| Alliance | Susan A. Watson | 514 | 24.4 | N/A | |
| Communist | Jeffrey W. Porter | 97 | 4.6 | -4.6 | |
| Turnout | 29.3 | +5.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,811 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Gascoigne
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Alan R. Beadle | 1,570 | 67.5 | +13.5 | |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Ronwen R. Beadle | 1,565 | |||
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Alan H. J. Cooper | 1,416 | |||
| Labour | Wendola N. Bomberg | 756 | 32.5 | -2.9 | |
| Labour | David E. Geary | 716 | |||
| Labour | Nirmal S. S. Gill | 631 | |||
| 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 | ||||
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Goresbrook
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan G. Thomas | 1,295 | 77.5 | +13.3 | |
| Labour | Peter C. Robinson | 1,235 | |||
| Alliance | Catherine Gavin | 281 | 16.8 | N/A | |
| National Front | Jeannie Pearce | 94 | 5.6 | +1.1 | |
| National Front | Stephen G. Woodward | 72 | |||
| Turnout | 33.3 | +5.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,018 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Heath
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles J. Fairbrass | 1,581 | 63.9 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Harry Tindell | 1,438 | |||
| Labour | John H. Lawrence | 1,397 | |||
| Conservative | Iris L. Johnson | 459 | 18.6 | +18.9 | |
| Conservative | Joan E. Preston | 410 | |||
| Alliance | Mercy Bonner | 385 | 15.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William H. F Preston | 375 | |||
| Communist | Helena Ott | 49 | 2.0 | -0.8 | |
| Turnout | 32.2 | -0.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,472 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Longbridge
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Cook | 1,087 | 37.1 | -16.8 | |
| Conservative | Janice E. Izzard | 1,058 | |||
| Conservative | John W. Seaman | 1,038 | |||
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Daniel J. Felton | 989 | 33.8 | +9.1 | |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Susan P. Vickers | 968 | |||
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Shirley Felton | 962 | |||
| Labour | Frederick Jones | 850 | 29.0 | +7.5 | |
| Labour | Maureen E. Fitz-Henry | 814 | |||
| Labour | Robin C Dixon | 805 | |||
| Turnout | 42.7 | +1.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,158 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Manor
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James A. Mannering | 1,184 | 70.7 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Alastair J. Hannah-Rogers | 1,064 | |||
| Alliance | David P. Reed | 260 | 15.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Richard P. Hall | 231 | 13.8 | -14.5 | |
| Conservative | Maureen E. Hall | 221 | |||
| Turnout | 33.7 | +0.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,834 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Marks Gate
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Donald J. Pepper | 457 | 52.2 | -11.9 | |
| Labour | Margaret M. West | 418 | 47.8 | +11.9 | |
| Turnout | 40.2 | +3.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,178 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Parsloes
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian P. Walker | 1,227 | 69.7 | +21.4 | |
| Labour | John W. Dias-Broughton | 1,225 | |||
| Alliance | Wendy M. Churchman | 280 | 15.9 | -5.7 | |
| Alliance | Mary M. Smith | 258 | |||
| Conservative | Frederick C. Maloney | 254 | 14.4 | -15.7 | |
| Turnout | 35.3 | -0.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,201 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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River
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John P. Wainwright | 859 | 43.3 | +1.2 | |
| Independent Resident | Patricia A. Twomey | 640 | 32.2 | -7.0 | |
| Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 621 | |||
| Alliance | Jean Key | 247 | 12.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John M. Kinnie | 240 | 12.1 | -6.6 | |
| Turnout | 31.4 | -1.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,155 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent Resident hold | Swing | ||||
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Thames
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George H. Shaw | 1,522 | 83.2 | +21.8 | |
| Labour | Royston A. J. Patient | 1,457 | |||
| Alliance | Robert F. Porter | 307 | 16.8 | -3.4 | |
| Alliance | Dennis J. Keenan | 300 | |||
| Turnout | 39.6 | -4.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,757 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Triptons
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George A. Brooker | 1,421 | 71.1 | +8.6 | |
| Labour | John Davis | 1,417 | |||
| Labour | Cameron Geddes | 1,144 | |||
| Alliance | Mark Kingswood | 577 | 28.9 | -5.0 | |
| Turnout | 30.6 | +4.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,046 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Valence
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leonard A. Collins | 1,418 | 68.1 | -22.5 | |
| Labour | Jean E. M. Bruce | 1,413 | |||
| Labour | Bryan M. Osborn | 1,274 | |||
| Alliance | Raymond D. Langley | 599 | 28.8 | N/A | |
| Communist | Alfred F. Ott | 66 | 3.2 | -6.2 | |
| Turnout | 29.9 | +6.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,079 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Village
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Bradley | 1,498 | 72.7 | +30.5 | |
| Labour | Alfred V. Rusha | 1,414 | |||
| Labour | Ronald J. Whitbread | 1,371 | |||
| Conservative | Leonard A. Johnson | 563 | 27.3 | -3.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael W. Ross | 522 | |||
| Conservative | Terence A. Mallindine | 500 | |||
| Turnout | 30.8 | -0.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,649 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Gascoigne
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Susan P. Vickers | 1,450 | 73.8 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | David E. Geary | 466 | 23.7 | -8.8 | |
| Conservative | Richard P. Hall | 49 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 984 | 50.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 31.5 | -8.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,264 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alan R. Beadle.
Fanshawe
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Raymond B. Parkin | 910 | 77.3 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | William C. Preston | 247 | 21.0 | +21.0 | |
| Communist | Alfred F. Ott | 20 | 1.7 | -2.9 | |
| Majority | 663 | 56.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17.7 | -11.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,666 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ernest A. Turner.
Marks Gate
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen M. Worby | 477 | 64.0 | +16.2 | |
| Conservative | Terence A. Malladine | 268 | 36.0 | +36.0 | |
| Majority | 209 | 28.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 35.5 | -4.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,098 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Donald I. Pepper.
River
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 542 | 49.2 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Marcus G. S. Needham | 294 | 26.7 | +14.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan J. Bertram | 266 | 24.1 | +11.7 | |
| Majority | 248 | 22.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 21.7 | -9.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patricia A. Twomey.
Abbey
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammad A. R. Fani | 1,158 | 59.8 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas L. T. Smith | 524 | 27.1 | +10.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin F. Taylor | 253 | 13.1 | -7.0 | |
| Majority | 634 | 32.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 28.6 | -8.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,793 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Abdul M. Khokhar.
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