The 1990 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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 overwhelmingly in overall control of the council.^[1]

Background

102 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 33 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democratic Focus Team ran a combined 17.

Election result

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

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence M. Bird	1,678	65.8	+10.9
	Labour	Graham J. Bramley	1,581
	Labour	Mohammed A. R. Fani	1,449
	Conservative	Danielle Flynn	454	17.8	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert F. Porter	417	16.4	-3.7
Turnout			2,455	35.2	-1.9
Registered electors			6,983
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Alibon

Alibon (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest J. White	1,283	79.1	+7.2
	Labour	Trevor A. Watson	1,259
	Conservative	Leonard J. Pullen	211	13.0	+0.9
	Conservative	Lillian M. Pullen	197
	Liberal Democrats	John Kelly	127	7.8	-8.2
Turnout			1,697	37.5	+5.6
Registered electors			4,526
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Cambell

Cambell (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mable R. Arnold	2.024	84.9	+4.7
	Labour	Wendola N. Bomberg	1,853
	Labour	Ronald J. Whitbread	1,842
	Conservative	Charles W. Bond	361	15.1	-4.7
	Conservative	David Izzard	263
Turnout			2,558	36.8	+5.2
Registered electors			6,958
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Albert Gibbs	1,456	49.7	-20.8
	Residents	Raymond Gowland	1,456
	Residents	Robert J. E. Jeyes	1,360
	Labour	Violet M. Gasson	1,120	38.2	+8.7
	Labour	Hilda A. Jones	942
	Labour	Julie D. West	938
	Conservative	David A. Jackson	353	12.1	N/A
	Conservative	Karen D. Smith	328
	Conservative	Nicholas L. T. Smith	298
Turnout			2,913	42.3	+4.7
Registered electors			6,881
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Blackburn	1,860	79.3	+20.4
	Labour	Frederick G. Tibble	1,804
	Labour	Lawrence E. Bunn	1,758
	Conservative	Malcolm J. Beatty	485	20.7	-1.8
	Conservative	Reginald Williams	436
	Conservative	Charles McGinley	428
Turnout			2,478	35.6	+3.0
Registered electors			6,963
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick J. Manley	1,240	51.9	+10.6
	Labour	Gordon P. J. Mayor	1,131
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Stephen W. Churchman	922	38.6	-20.1
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Daniel J. Felton	780
	Conservative	Peter M. Burch	151	6.3	N/A
	Conservative	Robert D. Whitton	131
	Ind. Liberal Democrat	David C. Smith	74	3.1	N/A
Turnout			2,378	51.6	-0.4
Registered electors			4,607
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team		Swing
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team		Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick C. Jones	1,956	85.1	+14.1
	Labour	Raymond B. Parkin	1,827
	Labour	John S Thomas	1,799
	Conservative	Robert A. Brownless	277	12.0	N/A
	Conservative	Edward T. Holt	256
	Conservative	William G. Whiter	225
	Communist	Alfred F. Ott	66	2.9	-1.7
Turnout			2,380	36.0	-4.1
Registered electors			6,620
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeanette L. Alexander	1,152	50.7	+18.2
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Ronwen R. Beadle	1,118	49.3	-18.2
	Labour	Simon J. Bremner	1,055
	Labour	Kathleen J. Flint	1,023
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Alan H. G. Cooper	959
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Elaine Lloyd	920
Turnout			2,308	37.5	-2.6
Registered electors			6,151
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team		Swing
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team		Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan G. Thomas	1,546	78.3	+0.8
	Labour	Terence P. Power	1,507
	Conservative	Ivy C. Blanchard	226	11.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Roger T. Sparrow	204	10.3	-6.5
Turnout			1,869	37.8	+4.5
Registered electors			4,950
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heath

Heath (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles J. Fairbrass	1,994	80.2	+16.3
	Labour	Sidney Kallar	1,832
	Labour	John H. Lawrence	1,830
	Conservative	Sharon P. Keefe	491	19.8	+1.2
	Conservative	Joan E. Preston	423
	Conservative	William C. Preston	414
Turnout			2,585	36.1	+3.9
Registered electors			7,157
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin C. Dixon	1,398	43.3	+14.3
	Labour	June M. van Roten	1,318
	Labour	Nirmal S. S. Gill	1,290
	Conservative	Brian Cook	1,264	39.1	+2.0
	Conservative	Janice E. Izzard	1,228
	Conservative	John W. Seaman	1,184
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Brian B. Beadle	304	9.4	-24.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne E. Cooper	264	8.2	N/A
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Richard J. Felton	246
Turnout			3,038	43.8	+1.1
Registered electors			6,935
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Manor

Manor (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alistair J. Hannah-Rogers	1,550	80.4	+9.7
	Labour	Rita P. Hannah-Rogers	1,483
	Conservative	Kay Needham	232	12.0	-1.8
	Conservative	Marcus G. S. Needham	207
	Liberal Democrats	Peter B. Downs	145	7.5	-8.0
Turnout			1,915	40.5	+6.8
Registered electors			4,732
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Marks Gate

Marks Gate (1 seat)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen M. Worby	785	83.3	+35.5
	Conservative	Ernest F. Blackborow	157	16.7	N/A
Turnout			947	44.8	+4.6
Registered electors			2,114
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John W. Dias-Broughton	1,506	72.5	+2.8
	Labour	Brian P. Walker	1,490
	Conservative	Barry J. Taylor	323	15.6	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy M. Churchman	247	11.9	-4.0
Turnout			1,992	39.0	+3.7
Registered electors			5,109
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

River

River (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John P. Wainwright	1,224	80.5	+37.2
	Labour	Inder S. Jamu	1,103
	Conservative	John C. Dutton	296	19.5	+7.4
	Conservative	Peter J. Dutton	273
Turnout			1,621	32.5	+1.1
Registered electors			4,885
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent Resident

Thames

Thames (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George H. Shaw	1,714	89.9	+46.6
	Labour	Royston A. J. Patient	1,680
	Liberal Democrats	Samuel G. Hodge	193	10.1	-2.3
Turnout			1,913	41.9	+10.5
Registered electors			4,564
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Triptons

Triptons (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George A. Brooker	2,052	73.4	+2.3
	Labour	John Davis	1,885
	Labour	Cameron Geddes	1,672
	Conservative	Leonard W. Dutton	441	15.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Evans	302	10.8	-18.1
Turnout			2,703	38.7	+8.1
Registered electors			6,993
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Valence

Valence (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean E. M. Bruce	0
	Labour	Leonard A. Collins	0
	Labour	Bryan M. Osborn	0
Turnout			0	0	N/A
Registered electors			6,790
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Village

Village (3 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Darrin F. Best	1,956	74.2	+1.5
	Labour	Katherine A. Golden	1,920
	Labour	William C. Dale	1,914
	Conservative	Kenneth M. Coombs	457	17.3	-10.0
	Conservative	Terence A. Mallindine	396
	Conservative	Royston B. Oliver	367
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Sparrow	224	8.5	N/A
Turnout			2,652	35.6	+4.8
Registered electors			7,448
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1990 and 1994

Alibon

Alibon by-election, 13 February 1992^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia A. Twomey	661	56.3	-22.8
	Conservative	Margaret Jones	264	22.5	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sean P. Healy	249	21.2	+13.4
Majority			397	40.7	N/A
Turnout				26.1	-11.4
Registered electors			4,503
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Trevor A. Watson.

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 2 April 1992^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Ronald J. Curtis	1,107	49.3	-0.4
	Labour	Violet M. Gasson	819	36.5	-1.7
	Conservative	John F. Graham	318	14.2	+14.2
Majority			288	12.8	N/A
Turnout				33.3	-9.0
Registered electors			6,756
	Residents hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Raymond Gowland.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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