1974 Barking London Borough Council election

The 1974 Barking Council election took place on 2 May 1974 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.

Background

100 Candidates across 7 parties ran. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates. The Conservative party ran 25 candidates and the Liberal Party ran 11 candidates.

Results

Labour comfortably maintained its majority holding all of its seats. The Residents Association held all 4 of its Councillors. Labour won 45 councillors to the Residents Association 4.

Results by ward

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Bruce	1,959	55.7	−0.2
	Labour	H Howie	1,956		N/A
	Labour	J Longden	1,899		N/A
	Labour	A Puddefoot	1,891		N/A
	Liberal	A Beadle	926	26.4	+17.6
	Liberal	M Taylor	905		N/A
	Liberal	D Keenan	820		N/A
	Liberal	M Staines	817		N/A
	Conservative	C Martin	629	17.9	−4.5
	Conservative	A Gray	623		N/A
	Conservative	J Barnett	594		N/A
	Conservative	W Williamson	575		N/A
Turnout				31.8	−4.2
Registered electors			10,691
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Cambell

Cambell (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Butler	1,884	90.2	−2.8
	Labour	S Cole	1,877		N/A
	Labour	D Jones	1,788		N/A
	Labour	J Jones	1,679		N/A
	Conservative	B Williamson	205	9.8	+2.8
Turnout				20.9	−6.4
Registered electors			8,849
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	D Grandison	1,783	54.9	+1.2
	Residents	C Ayres	1,763		N/A
	Residents	P Miller	1,733		N/A
	Residents	J Harper	1,698		N/A
	Labour	F Coomber	898	27.7	−13.9
	Labour	L Henstock	872		N/A
	Labour	J O'Donogue	841		N/A
	Labour	J Tweed	817		N/A
	Conservative	G Hyams	413	12.7	N/A
	Conservative	L Hyams	360		N/A
	Communist	D Connor	151	4.7	−0.1
Turnout				29.9	−0.9
Registered electors			9,459
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Tibble	1,824	80.3	−5.3
	Labour	L Collins	1,812		N/A
	Labour	A Biles	1,791		N/A
	Labour	J Lawrence	1,772		N/A
	Conservative	R Johnson	301	13.2	+5.7
	Conservative	W Maule	222		N/A
	Communist	J Carter	147	6.5	−0.5
Turnout				19.3	−6.6
Registered electors			10,177
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Fanshaw

Fanshaw (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Jones	1,823	81.3	−5.2
	Labour	M Eales	1,736		N/A
	Labour	B Walker	1,681		N/A
	Labour	E Turner	1,651		N/A
	Communist	K Madden	233	10.4	+1.8
	Conservative	M Whiter	187	8.3	+3.4
	Conservative	W Whiter	168		N/A
Turnout				19.6	−10.0
Registered electors			9,553
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Harris	2,640	82.8	−8.3
	Labour	C Godfrey	2,591		N/A
	Labour	G Shaw	2,536		N/A
	Labour	D Waters	2,536		N/A
	Conservative	R Reed	335	10.5	+1.6
	Communist	F Creamer	215	6.7	N/A
Turnout				26.4	−9.5
Registered electors			10,277
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Fairbrass	2,020	70.3	−8.5
	Labour	J Thomas	1,947		N/A
	Labour	B Wilkins	1,890		N/A
	Labour	K Darby	1,794		N/A
	Labour	T Reynolds	1,668		N/A
	Conservative	A Horrell	682	23.7	−7.0
	Conservative	S Horrell	659		N/A
	Communist	H Ott	173	6.0	+1.4
Turnout				17.3	−8.0
Registered electors			12,548
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Cavanagh	1,649	49.2	−12.5
	Labour	M Cole	1,560		N/A
	Labour	M O'Shea	1,463		N/A
	Labour	M Ness	1,361		N/A
	Conservative	C Pool	1,067	31.8	−6.5
	Conservative	V Pool	998		N/A
	Conservative	D Barnett	958		N/A
	Conservative	E Reed	947		N/A
	Liberal	G Vernon	635	18.9	N/A
	Liberal	R Keenan	615		N/A
	Liberal	D Felton	611		N/A
	Liberal	J James	609		N/A
Turnout				29.1	−3.1
Registered electors			10,724
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor

Manor (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Ball	796	80.8	−6.6
	Labour	E Mansell	648		N/A
	Labour	M Arnold	623		N/A
	Labour	M Preston	519		N/A
	Conservative	R Pool	189	19.2	+6.6
Turnout				7.5	−21.0
Registered electors			9,230
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

River

River (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Morton	1,516	80.9	−1.3
	Labour	P Bradley	1,508		N/A
	Labour	E Bradley	1,504		N/A
	Labour	E White	1,380		N/A
	Conservative	V Nainby	236	12.6	±0.0
	Conservative	J Patterson	208		N/A
	Communist	G Wake	122	6.5	+1.2
Turnout				19.4	−5.4
Registered electors			8,322
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Brooker	1,773	70.4	−12.3
	Labour	J Davis	1,622		N/A
	Labour	C Whitelock	1,581		N/A
	Labour	R Wilkins	1,580		N/A
	Conservative	S Barnard	259	10.3	−3.3
	Ind. Labour Party	V Cridland	244	9.7	N/A
	Communist	A Brooks	241	9.6	+3.2
Turnout				18.7	−8.1
Registered electors			9,770
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Village

Village (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Rusha	1,652	64.4	−16.7
	Labour	L Bryant	1,610		N/A
	Labour	M Spencer	1,595		N/A
	Labour	H Tindell	1,544		N/A
	Liberal	G Poole	421	16.4	N/A
	Liberal	P Northover	318		N/A
	Liberal	G Andrews	301		N/A
	Conservative	W Russell	257	10.0	−3.0
	Conservative	W Whiter	235		N/A
	Conservative	A Wilkens	213		N/A
	Free Socialist	W Metcalfe	122	4.8	N/A
	Communist	T Keyworth	114	4.4	−1.5
Turnout				21.6	−3.8
Registered electors			9,694
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1974 and 1978

There were no by-elections.