1971 Barking London Borough Council election
Appearance
The 1971 Barking 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.