1974 Barking London Borough Council election

The 1974 Barking Borough 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	Jean Bruce	1,959	55.7	−0.2
	Labour	Horace Howie	1,956		N/A
	Labour	J Longden	1,899		N/A
	Labour	A Puddefoot	1,891		N/A
	Liberal	Alan Beadle	926	26.4	+17.6
	Liberal	Martin 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	Joseph Butler	1,884	90.2	−2.8
	Labour	Sidney Cole	1,877		N/A
	Labour	D Jones	1,788		N/A
	Labour	James 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	Cyril Ayres	1,763		N/A
	Residents	Peggy Miller	1,733		N/A
	Residents	Joan 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	Frederick Tibble	1,824	80.3	−5.3
	Labour	Leonard Collins	1,812		N/A
	Labour	Arthur Biles	1,791		N/A
	Labour	J Lawrence	1,772		N/A
	Conservative	Reginald Johnson	301	13.2	+5.7
	Conservative	William 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

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Jones	1,823	81.3	−5.2
	Labour	M Eales	1,736		N/A
	Labour	B Walker	1,681		N/A
	Labour	Ernest 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	Eric Harris	2,640	82.8	−8.3
	Labour	C Godfrey	2,591		N/A
	Labour	George Shaw	2,536		N/A
	Labour	Douglas Waters	2,536		N/A
	Conservative	R Reed	335	10.5	+1.6
	Communist	Frederick 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	Charles Fairbrass	2,020	70.3	−8.5
	Labour	J Thomas	1,947		N/A
	Labour	Brian Wilkins	1,890		N/A
	Labour	K Darby	1,794		N/A
	Labour	Thomas Reynolds	1,668		N/A
	Conservative	Ada Horrell	682	23.7	−7.0
	Conservative	Sydney Horrell	659		N/A
	Communist	Helena 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	John Cavanagh	1,649	49.2	−12.5
	Labour	Marie Cole	1,560		N/A
	Labour	Michael 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	Dennis Barnett	958		N/A
	Conservative	Edward 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	Maud Ball	796	80.8	−6.6
	Labour	Eric 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	James Morton	1,516	80.9	−1.3
	Labour	P Bradley	1,508		N/A
	Labour	Edith Bradley	1,504		N/A
	Labour	Ernest 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	George Brooker	1,773	70.4	−12.3
	Labour	John 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	Vic Rusha	1,652	64.4	−16.7
	Labour	L Bryant	1,610		N/A
	Labour	Matthew Spencer	1,595		N/A
	Labour	Harry 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.