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2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

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Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election. Barking and Dagenham is split up into 17 wards, each electing 3 councillors, so a total of 51 seats were up for election.

2006 Barking and Dagenham Council election
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All 51 council seats to Barking and Dagenham Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
BNP
Con
Party Labour BNP Conservative
Last election 42 seats, 55.6% Did not stand 2 seats, 13.8%
Seats won 38 12 1
Seat change Decrease4 Increase12 Decrease1
Popular vote 20,611 8,576 9,315
Percentage 41.2 17.2 18.6
Swing Decrease14.4% New party Increase4.8%
Map of the results of the 2006 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red, British National Party in dark blue and Conservatives in blue.
Leader of Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party


Labour

The Labour Party retained control of the council winning 38 seats and 41% of the popular vote. The British National Party won 12 seats in a rare electoral breakthrough for a far-right party, and formed the official opposition winning 17% of the popular vote. The Conservatives won 1 seat.[1][2]

Background edit

115 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 only 23 candidates , whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 4 and the BNP ran 13.

Election results edit

2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 38 8 12 –4 74.5 41.2 20,611 -14.4
  Conservative 1 1 2 –1 2.0 18.6 9,315 +4.8
  BNP 12 12 0 +12 23.5 17.2 8,576 N/A
  UKIP 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 13.2 6,598 N/A
  Independent 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 4.7 2,353 +3.9
  Green 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 3.5 1,730 +2.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 3 –3 0.0 1.6 810 -21.6
  Chadwell Heath RA 0 0 4 –4 0.0 0.0 0 -5.5

Ward results edit

 
Map of the results of the 2006 Barking and Dagenham council election with ward names. Coloured by party which topped the poll in each ward. Labour in red and British National Party in dark blue.

Abbey edit

Abbey (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeanne Alexander 1,367 64.3 -5.8
Labour Mohammed Fani 1,275
Labour Graham Bramley 1,241
Conservative Foyzur Rahman 765 35.7 N/A
Turnout 2,203 29.9 +7.0
Registered electors 7,379
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon edit

Alibon (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP William Bailey 1,329 41.7 N/A
BNP Claire Doncaster 1,323
Labour John Davis 1,071 33.6 -33.8
Labour Terry Wade 1,018
Labour Dave Miles 957
UKIP Margaret Whitson 394 12.4 N/A
Conservative Lucy East 393 12.3 -20.3
Turnout 2,759 41.1 +22.0
Registered electors 6,721
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Becontree edit

Becontree (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alok Agrawal 1,268 47.3 -18.5
Labour Evelyn Carpenter 1,240
Labour Emmanuel Obasohan 1,058
UKIP Daphne Jordon 749 28.1 N/A
Conservative Claire Barker 653 24.5 N/A
Conservative Malcolm Barker 607
Turnout 2,454 32.4 +15.4
Registered electors 7,578
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath edit

Chadwell Heath (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Baillie 1,101 37.7 +6.7
Labour Nadine Smith 999
Labour Shaun Carroll 987
Conservative Terry Justice 873 29.9 -3.6
Conservative Maire Justice 734
Conservative Sharron Chytry 583
Independent Ronald Curtis 560 19.2 -16.4
UKIP Doreen Tucker 385 13.2 N/A
UKIP Ronald Long 376
Turnout 2,523 36.2 +9.5
Registered electors 6,972
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Eastbrook edit

Eastbrook (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick McCarthy 1,151 50.3 -1.5
Conservative Neil Connelly 1,139 49.7 +12.3
Labour Bob Little 1,126
Conservative Sue Connelly 1,101
Conservative Susan Smith 1,067
Labour Margaret Mullane 1,036
Turnout 4,070 54.1 +28.5
Registered electors 7,523
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury edit

Eastbury (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Jeffrey Steed 1,102 32.4 N/A
Labour James McDermott 965 28.4 -15.2
Labour Patricia Northover 944
Labour Hardial Rai 852
UKIP Patrick Manley 546 16.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Diane Challis 523 15.4 -41.0
UKIP Ashley McIlroy 455
Liberal Democrats Ryan Edwards 451
UKIP Dorien McIlroy 425
Green Geoff Sheridan 260 7.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Stepton 131
Turnout 3,031 39.4 +13.6
Registered electors 7,967
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Gascoigne edit

Gascoigne (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathleen Flint 1,579 58.8 -5.9
Labour Milton McKenzie 1,346
Labour Valerie Rush 1,278
Conservative Alison Grey 586 21.8 N/A
Green Hidir Yildirim 522 19.4 +9.1
Turnout 2,361 33.0 +8.8
Registered electors 7,146
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goresbrook edit

Goresbrook (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Richard Barnbrook 1,434 42.4 N/A
BNP Tracy Lansdown 1,357
Labour Warren Northover 1,204 35.6 -36.4
Labour Edna Fergus 1,162
Labour Jeffrey Porter 1,135
Conservative George Naylor 373 11.0 N/A
UKIP Terence Jones 367 10.9 N/A
Turnout 3,021 41.4 +21.1
Registered electors 7,298
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath edit

Heath (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 1,293 48.6 -9.0
Labour Linda Reason 1,282
Labour Sidney Kallar 1,229
UKIP Christine Smith 790 29.7 N/A
Conservative Harry East 579 21.8 +0.0
Conservative Margaret White 535
Turnout 2,534 34.3 +12.5
Registered electors 7,396
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge edit

Longbridge (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sukhninder Gill 1,272 26.2 -16.0
Labour Nirmal Gill 1,253
Labour Gerald Vincent 1,233
Conservative Brian Cook 1,227 25.2 -14.2
Conservative Margaret Cook 1,111
Independent Anthony Richards 1,072 22.1 N/A
Conservative Anthony Chytry 910
UKIP James Burchill 701 14.4 N/A
Green Laurence Cleeland 588 12.1 N/A
Turnout 3,661 48.5 +18.9
Registered electors 7,543
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mayesbrook edit

Mayesbrook (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Robert Buckley 1,145 38.4 N/A
BNP Christine Knight 1,070
Labour Dee Hunt 845 28.4 -24.0
UKIP Vivian Patten 741 24.9 N/A
UKIP Kerry Smith 733
UKIP John Bolton 697
Labour Dominic Twomey 695
Labour Ahmed Choudhury 679
Conservative Christopher Newton 249 8.4 N/A
Turnout 2,782 40.4 +19.6
Registered electors 6,886
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Parsloes edit

Parsloes (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ronald Doncaster 1,120 43.2 N/A
BNP Darren Tuffs 1,052
Labour Herbert Collins 1,050 40.5 -22.2
Labour Frederick Jones 1,026
Labour Catherine Osborn 948
UKIP Peter Compobassi 423 16.3 N/A
Turnout 2,465 37.1 +17.2
Registered electors 6,643
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

River edit

River (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liam Smith 1,529 50.9 -18.5
Labour Patricia Twomey 1,406
Labour Inder Jamu 1,304
UKIP Betty Parsons 858 28.6 N/A
Conservative Herbert White 617 20.5 N/A
Turnout 2,649 35.7 +15.3
Registered electors 7,419
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thames edit

Thames (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Barns 1,264 51.5 -16.1
Labour Joan Rawlinson 1,157
Labour Barry Poulton 1,127
Independent John Dias-Broughton 721 29.4 N/A
Conservative Thomas Grey 470 19.1 N/A
Turnout 2,224 30.8 +7.1
Registered electors 7,223
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence edit

Valence (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Sandra Doncaster 1,219 40.3 N/A
BNP Lawrence Rustem 1,203
Labour Donald Hemmett 1,071 35.4 -32.2
Labour Dennis O'Brien 1,005
Labour Bryan Osborn 915
UKIP Angela Lambart 372 12.3 N/A
Green Maria Sentivani 360 11.9 N/A
Turnout 2,649 39.8 +19.5
Registered electors 6,662
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village edit

Village (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Waker 1,276 37.2 -18.0
Labour Lee Waker 1,269
BNP Jamie Jarvis 1,227 35.8 N/A
Labour Bill Dale 1,209
BNP James Webb 1,208
Conservative Kenneth Coombs 370 10.8 -12.5
Liberal Democrats Fredrick Tindling 287 8.4 -13.1
UKIP Leslie Parsons 272 7.9 N/A
Turnout 2,990 42.2 +19.8
Registered electors 7,089
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Whalebone edit

Whalebone (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Denyer 1,304 56.1 +15.5
Labour Marie West 1,208
Labour John White 1,159
Conservative Paul Taylor 1,021 43.9 +26.2
Conservative Christine Naylor 1,014
Turnout 2,530 26.2 ±0
Registered electors 6,922
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2006 and 2010 edit

Chadwell Heath edit

Chadwell Heath by-election, 3 July 2008[3][2][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Justice 842 37.4 +7.5
Labour Margaret Mullane 691 30.7 -7.0
BNP James Webb 564 25.1 +25.1
UKIP Kerry Smith 142 6.3 -6.9
Independent Dorien Mcilroy 11 0.5 -18.7
Majority 151 6.7 N/A
Turnout 33.1 -3.1
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah Baillie.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ "London Borough By Election results". Gwydir. Keith Edkins. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Barking and Dagenham by-election results". Barking and Dagenham Council elections. Barking and Dagenham Council. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. ^ Barking & Dagenham Post

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