Barking London Borough Council election, 1971

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]

Election result

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]

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	M Bredo	2459	55.9	+23.9
	Labour	A Howie	2434
	Labour	J Tweed	2317
	Labour	J Longden	2278
	Conservative	E Lacey	984	22.4	-31.4
	Conservative	E Reed	829
	Conservative	R Trew	824
	Conservative	J Willmott	822
	Conservative Party (Unofficial)	T Woodcock	567	12.9	N/A
	Liberal	A Beadle	386	8.8	-5.4
	Liberal	D Wade	328
	Liberal	G Poole	258
	Liberal	M Taylor	254
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

Cambell (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Butler	2,594	93.0	+14.9
	Labour	S Cole	2,501
	Labour	D Jones	2,494
	Labour	J Jones	2,426
	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

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Residents	P Miller	1,719	53.7	-21.1
	Residents	H Jones	1,633
	Residents	D Grandison	1,631
	Residents	C Ayres	1,575
	Labour	H Pope	1,331	41.6	+23.2
	Labour	W Webb	1,308
	Labour	V Pope	1,292
	Labour	R Crane	1,267
	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

Eastbrook (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	L Collins	2,663	85.6	+32.4
	Labour	F Tibble	2,648
	Labour	F Coomber	2,583
	Labour	J Morton	2,550
	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

Fanshawe (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	F Jones	2,868	86.5	+23.1
	Labour	J Blake	2,846
	Labour	E Turner	2,748
	Labour	B Walker	2,666
	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

Gascoigne (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Engwell	2,970	91.1	+33.6
	Labour	C Godfrey	2,913
	Labour	H Howie	2,877
	Labour	D Waters	2,763
	Conservative	J Barnett	290	8.9	-13.7
	Conservative	G Pool	285
	Conservative	S Smith	267
	Conservative	R Pool	265
Turnout				35.9	+7.1
Registered electors			8,792
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W Noyce	2,754	78.7	+34.9
	Labour	J Davis	2,740
	Labour	C Fairbrass	2,726
	Labour	J Lawrence	2,648
	Labour	J Thomas	2,625
	Conservative	J Doyle	584	16.7	-32.9
	Conservative	R Barrett	574
	Conservative	C Barrett	570
	Conservative	L Pyke	554
	Conservative	A Sabourin	523
	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

Longbridge (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R Godfrey	2,233	61.7	+25.8
	Labour	M Ness	2,229
	Labour	M O'Shea	2,203
	Labour	M Spencer	2,193
	Conservative	A Gray	1,386	38.3	-25.8
	Conservative	V Pool	1,382
	Conservative	C Pool	1,356
	Conservative	D Barnett	1,309
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

Manor (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	M Ball	2,747	87.4	+10.8
	Labour	L Blake	2,656
	Labour	E Mansell	2,656
	Labour	M Preston	2,466
	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

River (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D Dodd	1,908	82.1	+30.4
	Labour	D Linehan	1,895
	Labour	E Bradley	1,863
	Labour	L Thompson	1,814
	Conservative	E Brown	292	12.6	+18.4
	Conservative	A Horrell	251
	Conservative	F Read	229
	Conservative	M Whiter	226
	Communist	G Wake	124	5.3
Turnout				24.8
Registered electors			8,665
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G Brooker	2,612	82.7	+31.2
	Labour	S Warr	2,549
	Labour	E Kitchen	2,513
	Labour	D Webb	2,480
	Conservative	F Penfold	221	7.0	-14.6
	Communist	L Evans	201	6.4
	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

Village (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A Rusha	2,125	81.1	+45.2
	Labour	L Bryant	2,066
	Labour	R Coster	2,047
	Labour	H Tindell	2,022
	Conservative	W Attridge	341	13.0	-10.1
	Conservative	J Calver	337
	Conservative	A Wilkens	325
	Conservative	R Johnson	312
	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

Chadwell Heath by-election, 14 October 1971^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Residents	P. G. Jarvis	1,108	68.4
	Labour	H. W. Pope	492	30.4
	Communist	D. Connor	20	1.2
Majority			616	38.0
Turnout			1,620	16.6	-12.7
Registered electors			9,731
	Residents hold		Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne by-election, 2 December 1971^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. H. Shaw	1,442	93.2
	Liberal	M. F. Taylor	106	6.8
Majority			1,336	86.4
Turnout			1,548	17.4	-18.5
Registered electors			8,882
	Labour hold		Swing

River

River by-election, 4 May 1972 (2 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. Blackburn	1,263
	Labour	E. J. White	1,226
	Conservative	Mrs. A. E. Horrell	209
	Conservative	T. A. Woodcock	201
Majority			N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnout				17.4
Registered electors			8,589
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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[London_1971_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[Elections_Centre-2] "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[London_1974_election-3] 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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