2010 Barking and Dagenham Council election
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All 51 council seats
  First party Second party
 
Lab
BNP
Party Labour BNP
Last election 38 seats, 41.2% 12 seats, 17.2%
Seats won 51 0
Seat change Increase13 Decrease12
Popular vote 39,925 15,092
Percentage 47.2 17.8
Swing Increase6.0% Increase0.6%
Map of the results of the 2010 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red.
Leader of Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party


Labour

The 2010 Barking and Dagenham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England.

The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council winning all of the seats.[1] The British National Party lost all the seats they had gained in 2006. The Conservatives lost their only remaining seat and the Liberal Democrats failed to regain any seats they had lost four years earlier.

The 2010 general election was held on the same day, which increased turnout. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections in 2010.

At the 2006 election, Labour had won 38 seats, the BNP 12 and the Conservatives 1.

Background

188 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 41 candidates , the Liberal Democrats ran 20 and the BNP ran 34 whilst there were 20 Independent candidates.

Election results

Barking and Dagenham Local Election Results 2010[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 51 13 0 +13 100.0 47.2 39,925 +6.0
  BNP 0 0 12 -12 0.0 17.8 15,092 +0.6
  Conservative 0 0 1 -1 0.0 16.1 13,641 -2.5
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 11.1 9,385 +9.5
  Independent 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 3.4 2,917 -1.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 3.4 2,898 -9.8
  Christian 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 0.7 571 N/A
  Green 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 0.3 213 -3.2

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laila Butt 3,412 67.1 +2.8
Labour Manzoor Hussain 3,139
Labour Tariq Saeed 3,122
Conservative John William Taylor 671 13.2 -22.5
Conservative Mohammed Chaudhry Iqbal 650
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gomes 603 11.9 N/A
Conservative Shahidur Rahman 546
BNP Brian John Tunney 326 6.4 N/A
Independent Zakir Parvaj 72 1.4 N/A
Turnout 4,712 58.0 +28.1
Registered electors 8,110
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon

Alibon[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darren Rodwell 2,245 48.1 +13.5
Labour John Davis 2,135
Labour Sanchia Alasia 1,995
BNP Robert William Bailey 1,209 25.9 -15.8
BNP Gavin Cardy 1,111
BNP Giuseppe Di Santis 977
Conservative Vivian Patten 687 14.7 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Richard David Ryder 529 11.3 N/A
Turnout 4,127 59.0 +17.9
Registered electors 6,971
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour hold Swing

Becontree

Becontree[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Evelyn Carpenter 2,444 45.3 -2.0
Labour Rob Douglas 2,387
Labour James Ogungbose 2,171
BNP Terence Matthews 1,038 19.3 N/A
Conservative Patrice King 759 14.1 -10.4
Conservative Roshan Arawwawala 614
Liberal Democrats Chris Watson 584 10.8 N/A
Independent Alok Agrawal 375 7.0 N/A
Independent Corinne Angela Lowe 268
Independent Rick Lowe 252
Christian Paula Denise Watson 192 3.6 N/A
Christian Robert Ralph 191
Christian Benjamin David Conway 179
Turnout 4,538 60.2 +27.8
Registered electors 7,535
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Milton McKenzie 1,984 39.3 +1.6
Labour Jeff Wade 1,818
Labour Sam Tarry 1,785
Conservative Terry Justice 1,411 27.9 +2.0
Conservative Maire Justice 1,306
Conservative Cathal Gough 1,121
BNP George Wilfred Woodward 594 11.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gina Tracy Probert 481 9.5 N/A
UKIP Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith 369 7.3 -5.9
Green Debbie Ann Rosaman 213 4.2 N/A
Green Angie Cooke 201
Green Mike Ridout 159
Turnout 4,210 61.4 +29.2
Registered electors 6,859
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick McCarthy 2,295 44.1 -6.2
Labour Pam Burgon 2,026
Labour Tony Ramsay 1,854
Conservative Neil Stuart Connelly 1,232 23.7 -26.0
Conservative Sue Connelly 1,201
Conservative Daniel Jonathon Sunley-Smith 1,066
BNP Tony Knight 903 17.5 N/A
BNP Christine Anne Knight 900
BNP John David Lillywhite 794
Liberal Democrats Oluwole Alabi Taiwo 392 7.5 N/A
UKIP Leslie Richard Chapman 378 7.3 N/A
Turnout 4,706 63.0 +8.9
Registered electors 7,466
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeanne Alexander 2,104 44.3 +16.0
Labour Jim McDermott 1,958
Labour Hardial Singh Rai 1,824
BNP Jeffrey Christopher Marshall 942 19.8 -12.6
BNP Trevor Thomas William Wade 742
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Riaz 684 14.4 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Terry London 633
Liberal Democrats David Lawrence De Cruz 567
Conservative Danny Searle 457 9.6 N/A
Conservative Hasan Gul 432
UKIP Ronald Dennis Chapman 430 9.1 -7.0
Conservative Richard Semitego 357
Independent Dianne Challis 134 2.8 N/A
Independent Danny Munroe 70
Turnout 4,380 59.4 +20.0
Registered electors 7,374
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Saima Ashraf 2,725 56.2 -2.6
Labour Abdul Aziz 2,668
Labour Dominic Twomey 2,576
BNP John Craig Fergie 536 11.1 N/A
Conservative Sherry Baig 499 10.3 -11.5
Liberal Democrats Chukwuma Okoruwe 456 9.4 N/A
Independent Val Rush 436 9.1 N/A
Conservative Kizito Godfrey Sekisonge 390
Conservative Slava Ibelgauptas 357
Independent Maggie Mitchell 311
Independent Colin Nigel Ward 219
Christian Frank Ezebuenyi 196 4.0 N/A
Christian Patrick Oronsaye 175
Turnout 4,217 58.4 +25.4
Registered electors 7,222
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Letchford 2,142 43.6 +8.0
Labour Louise Couling 1,963
Labour Jim Clee 1,872
BNP Richard Barnbrook 1,340 27.2 -15.2
BNP Edward Mark Butler 1,146
BNP Shell Brunt 1,128
Conservative George Daniel Naylor 644 13.1 +2.1
Conservative Christopher Newton 533
Liberal Democrats Felicia Taiwo 457 9.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nzingha Talibah Shukura 432
Independent Warren William Northover 335 6.8 N/A
Turnout 4,323 57.8 +16.4
Registered electors 7,482
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Ann Reason 2,286 48.5 -0.1
Labour Dave Miles 2,241
Labour Gerry Vincent 1,952
BNP Sally Lister 969 20.6 N/A
BNP Paul Leslie William Sturdy 844
BNP Robert Michael Taylor 802
Conservative Neil Edgar Hallewell 676 14.3 -7.5
Conservative Richard James Smith 585
Conservative Barbara Ann Towler 522
Liberal Democrats Angela London 447 9.5 N/A
UKIP Yvonne Philippa Litwin 337 7.1 -22.6
Turnout 4,173 58.9 +24.6
Registered electors 7,083
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rocky Gill 3,292 45.3 +19.1
Labour Nirmal Gill 2,900
Labour Lynda Rice 2,559
Liberal Democrats Mohammod Jalal Uddin 1,239 17.1 N/A
Conservative Paul Ayer 1,221 16.8 -8.4
Conservative Foyzur Rahman 1,109
BNP Bede Ewing Smith 677 9.3 N/A
Independent Edward Leigh Gosling 452 6.2 -15.9
Independent Eileen Mary Gosling 388
UKIP John Walter Dias-Broughton 383 5.3 -9.1
Independent Tony Richards 369
Conservative Komel Bajwe 316
Independent Julie Munroe 167
Turnout 5,493 69.1 +20.6
Registered electors 7,950
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dee Hunt 1,908 39.5 +11.1
Labour Ralph Baldwin 1,777
Labour George Barratt 1,705
BNP Tracy Anne Lansdown 1,123 23.2 -15.2
BNP Robert John Anthony Buckley 1,109
BNP Mandy Matthews 1,024
Conservative Tom O'Brien 778 16.1 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Funke Adesanoye 528 10.9 N/A
UKIP Bert Bedwell 496 10.3 -14.6
Turnout 3,991 59.5 +19.1
Registered electors 6,713
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour hold Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bert Collins 2,158 47.8 +7.3
Labour Elizabeth Kangethe 1,935
Labour Chris Ric 1,913
BNP Leigh Friend 1,022 22.6 -20.6
BNP Christopher Walter Charles Forster 941
BNP Anthony Stephen McKay 867
Conservative Ronald Armstrong 763 16.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Frederick Egbeson 575 12.7 N/A
Turnout 3,848 57.8 +20.7
Registered electors 6,662
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liam Anthony Smith 2,406 48.4 -2.5
Labour Eileen Sandra Keller 2,308
Labour Inder Singh Jamu 2,284
BNP Scott Jones 933 18.8 N/A
BNP Victoria Jane Pengelly 853
Conservative Jean Margaret Cockling 576 11.6 -8.9
UKIP Nobby Manning 505 10.2 -18.4
Conservative Ronald Cole Bairstow 493
Conservative Chris Nwokebuife 404
Liberal Democrats Martha Nosa Ogbonmwan 367 7.4 N/A
Christian Arinola Araba 183 3.7 N/A
Turnout 4,265 61.2 +25.5
Registered electors 6,971
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thames

Thames[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josephine Channer 2,067 49.4 -2.1
Labour Barry Poulton 2,042
Labour Cameron Geddes 1,978
BNP Roy Evans 716 17.1 N/A
BNP Andrew James Todd 661
Independent Fred Barns 610 14.6 -14.8
Conservative Mark Victor Courtier 422 10.1 -9.0
Liberal Democrats Saifur Rahman 366 8.8 N/A
Conservative Moin Ali Quadri 347
Conservative Lauretta Ifeanyi Onochie 322
Independent Pam Dumbleton 307
Independent Terry Wade 268
Turnout 3,745 60.6 +29.8
Registered electors 6,179
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Worby 1,803 40.8 +5.4
Labour Emmanuel Obasohan 1,723
Labour Abdus Salam 1,610
BNP Christopher Roberts 1,112 25.2 -15.1
BNP Lawrence Rustem 995
BNP Kara Michelle Walker 963
Conservative Neil Joseph Robert Butcher 827 18.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Albert Blood 672 15.2 N/A
Turnout 3,803 57.4 +17.6
Registered electors 6,622
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lee Walker 2,454 49.4 +12.2
Labour Phil Waker 2,303
Labour Margaret Mullane 2,259
BNP Len Bird 1,049 21.1 -14.7
Conservative Malcolm Beatty 906 18.3 +7.5
Conservative Roy Alan Zelkin 654
Conservative Sammy Omosule 587
Liberal Democrats Robert Graham Hills 555 11.2 +2.8
Turnout 4,239 59.0 +16.8
Registered electors 7,185
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from BNP Swing

Whalebone

Whalebone[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Harry Perry 2,200 45.2 -10.9
Labour Amardeep Singh Jamu 2,103
Labour John Robert White 2,085
Conservative Christine Mary Naylor 1,112 22.8 +21.1
Conservative Emran Uddin 794
Conservative Wale Oguntona 788
BNP Robin Lee Lillywhite 603 12.4 N/A
Independent John Robert Denyer 503 10.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Maxine Lisa London 450 9.2 N/A
Independent Ingrid Robinson 350
Independent Zac Robinson 276
Turnout 4,545 64.2 +38.0
Registered electors 7,076
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2010 and 2014

Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 8 July 2010[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Couling 881 46.6 +3.0
BNP Richard Barnbrook 642 34.0 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Felicia Taiwo 136 7.2 -2.1
Conservative Paul Ayer 108 5.7 -7.4
Independent Warren Northover 63 3.9 -2.9
UKIP Nobby Manning 50 2.6 +2.6
Independent Faruk Ahmed Choudhury 11 0.1 -2.9
Majority 239 20.0 N/A
Turnout 1,841 25.3 -32.5
Registered electors 7,482
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the voiding of the election of Cllr. Louise Couling as she was ruled ineligible.[8]

Goresbrook by-election, 19 April 2012[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Brenner 1,113 57.8 +14.2
BNP Bob Taylor 593 30.8 +3.5
UKIP John Dias-Broughton 91 4.7 +4.7
Conservative Mohammed Riaz 81 4.2 -8.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Hills 48 2.5 -6.8
Majority 520 20.0 N/A
Turnout 1,926 25.6 -32.2
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise Couling for reasons of ill health.[9]

Longbridge

Longbridge by-election, 9 May 2013[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syed Ahammad 1,555 64.3 +24.1
UKIP Albert Bedwell 466 19.3 +14.6
Conservative Paul Ayer 284 11.7 -3.2
Liberal Democrats David Croft 78 3.2 -11.9
BNP Giuseppe De Santis 37 1.5 -6.7
Majority 1,089 45.0 N/A
Turnout 2,420 29.8 -39.3
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Nirmal Gill.[10]

References

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  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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  8. ^ "BNP fights to regain council seat in London byelection". The Guardian. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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