The 1971 Barking Borough Council election took place on 13 May 1971, to elect members of Barking 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]

Background

96 candidates across 6 parties ran. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.

Results

Labour comfortably maintained its majority. The Conservatives lost all 13 of its councillors to Labour whilst the Residents Association held all 4 of its Councillors. Labour won 45 councillors to the Residents Association 4.^[2]

Results by ward

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Bredo	2,459	55.9	+23.9
	Labour	A Howie	2,434		*N/A*
	Labour	J Tweed	2,317		*N/A*
	Labour	J Longden	2,278		*N/A*
	Conservative	E Lacey	984	22.4	-31.4
	Conservative	E Reed	829		N/A
	Conservative	R Trew	824		N/A
	Conservative	J Willmott	822		N/A
	Conservative Party (Unofficial)	T Woodcock	567	12.9	N/A
	Liberal	A Beadle	386	8.8	-5.4
	Liberal	D Wade	328		N/A
	Liberal	G Poole	258		N/A
	Liberal	M Taylor	254		N/A
Turnout				36.0	-0.3
Registered electors			10,248
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cambell

Cambell (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Butler	2,594	93.0	+14.9
	Labour	S Cole	2,501		*N/A*
	Labour	D Jones	2,494		*N/A*
	Labour	J Jones	2,426		*N/A*
	Conservative	D Reed	194	7.0	-14.9
Turnout				27.3	+6.1
Registered electors			9,364
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	P Miller	1,719	53.7	-21.1
	Residents	H Jones	1,633		*N/A*
	Residents	D Grandison	1,631		*N/A*
	Residents	C Ayres	1,575		*N/A*
	Labour	H Pope	1,331	41.6	+23.2
	Labour	W Webb	1,308		N/A
	Labour	V Pope	1,292		N/A
	Labour	R Crane	1,267		N/A
	Communist	D Connor	153	4.8	-1.9
Turnout				30.8	+1.5
Registered electors			9,669
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Collins	2,663	85.6	+32.4
	Labour	F Tibble	2,648		*N/A*
	Labour	F Coomber	2,583		*N/A*
	Labour	J Morton	2,550		*N/A*
	Conservative	W Whiter	232	7.5	-20.0
	Communist	C Baker	217	7.0	-0.1
Turnout				25.9	+3.9
Registered electors			10,498
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Jones	2,868	86.5	+23.1
	Labour	J Blake	2,846		*N/A*
	Labour	E Turner	2,748		*N/A*
	Labour	B Walker	2,666		*N/A*
	Communist	K Madden	285	8.6	-6.8
	Conservative	E Apps	163	4.9	-16.3
Turnout				29.6	+10.7
Registered electors			9,788
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Engwell	2,970	91.1	+33.6
	Labour	C Godfrey	2,913		*N/A*
	Labour	H Howie	2,877		*N/A*
	Labour	D Waters	2,763		*N/A*
	Conservative	J Barnett	290	8.9	-13.7
	Conservative	G Pool	285		N/A
	Conservative	S Smith	267		N/A
	Conservative	R Pool	265		N/A
Turnout				35.9	+7.1
Registered electors			8,792
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W Noyce	2,754	78.7	+34.9
	Labour	J Davis	2,740		*N/A*
	Labour	C Fairbrass	2,726		*N/A*
	Labour	J Lawrence	2,648		*N/A*
	Labour	J Thomas	2,625		*N/A*
	Conservative	J Doyle	584	16.7	-32.9
	Conservative	R Barrett	574		N/A
	Conservative	C Barrett	570		N/A
	Conservative	L Pyke	554		N/A
	Conservative	A Sabourin	523		N/A
	Communist	H Ott	161	4.6	-2.0
Turnout				25.3	+2.8
Registered electors			13,022
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Godfrey	2,233	61.7	+25.8
	Labour	M Ness	2,229		*N/A*
	Labour	M O'Shea	2,203		*N/A*
	Labour	M Spencer	2,193		*N/A*
	Conservative	A Gray	1,386	38.3	-25.8
	Conservative	V Pool	1,382		N/A
	Conservative	C Pool	1,356		N/A
	Conservative	D Barnett	1,309		N/A
Turnout				32.2	-1.4
Registered electors			11,091
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Manor

Manor (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Ball	2,747	87.4	+10.8
	Labour	L Blake	2,656		*N/A*
	Labour	E Mansell	2,656		*N/A*
	Labour	M Preston	2,466		*N/A*
	Conservative	B Long	396	12.6	-10.8
Turnout				28.5	+6.1
Registered electors			9,573
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

River

River (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Dodd	1,908	82.1	+30.4
	Labour	D Linehan	1,895		*N/A*
	Labour	E Bradley	1,863		*N/A*
	Labour	L Thompson	1,814		*N/A*
	Conservative	E Brown	292	12.6	+18.4
	Conservative	A Horrell	251		N/A
	Conservative	F Read	229		N/A
	Conservative	M Whiter	226		N/A
	Communist	G Wake	124	5.3	N/A
Turnout				24.8	+5.9
Registered electors			8,665
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Brooker	2,612	82.7	+31.2
	Labour	S Warr	2,549		*N/A*
	Labour	E Kitchen	2,513		*N/A*
	Labour	D Webb	2,480		*N/A*
	Conservative	F Penfold	221	7.0	-14.6
	Communist	L Evans	201	6.4	N/A
	People's Democracy	H Bailey	124	3.9	N/A
Turnout				26.8	+6.1
Registered electors			9,966
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Village

Village (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Rusha	2,125	81.1	+45.2
	Labour	L Bryant	2,066		*N/A*
	Labour	R Coster	2,047		*N/A*
	Labour	H Tindell	2,022		*N/A*
	Conservative	W Attridge	341	13.0	-10.1
	Conservative	J Calver	337		N/A
	Conservative	A Wilkens	325		N/A
	Conservative	R Johnson	312		N/A
	Communist	R Shannon	154	5.9	-1.5
Turnout				25.4	-1.3
Registered electors			9,572
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1971 and 1974

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 14 October 1971^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	P. G. Jarvis	1,108	68.4	+13.5
	Labour	H. W. Pope	492	30.4	+2.7
	Communist	D. Connor	20	1.2	-3.5
Majority			616	38.0	N/A
Turnout				16.6	-12.7
Registered electors			9,731
	Residents hold		Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne by-election, 2 December 1971^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. H. Shaw	1,442	93.2	+10.4
	Liberal	M. F. Taylor	106	6.8	+6.8
Majority			1,336	86.4	N/A
Turnout				17.4	-18.5
Registered electors			8,882
	Labour hold		Swing

River

River by-election, 4 May 1972 (2 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Blackburn	1,263		*N/A*
	Labour	E. J. White	1,226		*N/A*
	Conservative	Mrs. A. E. Horrell	209		N/A
	Conservative	T. A. Woodcock	201		N/A
Majority			N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnout				17.4	N/A
Registered electors			8,589
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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