1994 local election in England, UK
1994 Barking and Dagenham Council election |
All 51 council seats up for election to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 114,450 |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Labour | Chadwell Heath RA | Liberal Democrats | Last election | 44 | | | Seats won | 47 | 3 | 1 | Seat change | 3 | | | Popular vote | 76,715 | 3,990 | | Percentage | 71.3% | | 18.3% | |
The 1994 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham 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
117 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (48) and was the only party to do so, whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 47. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 12 candidates.
Election result
Labour continued to win a large majority of seats - 44 out of 48. The Residents Association held their 3 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.
Ward results
Abbey
Abbey (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jeannette Alexander | 1,601 | 61.3 | −4.5 |
| Labour | Graham Bramley | 1,562 | | |
| Labour | Mohammed Fani | 1,403 | | |
| Independent | Narain Kaul | 476 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Stepton | 317 | 12.1 | −4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Stepton | 310 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Tester | 273 | | |
| Conservative | John Stavers | 217 | 8.3 | −9.5 |
| Conservative | Danielle Whitton | 202 | | |
| Conservative | Robert Whitton | 183 | | |
Turnout | 2,662 | 39.7 | +4.5 |
Registered electors | 6,700 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Alibon
Alibon (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terence Wade | 1,208 | 84.4 | +5.3 |
| Labour | Ernest White | 1,189 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Cooper | 224 | 15.6 | +7.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Luby | 203 | | |
Turnout | 1,569 | 36.9 | −0.6 |
Registered electors | 4,252 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Becontree
Becontree (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edith Bradley | 1,354 | 81.2 | N/A |
| Labour | John Wainwright | 1,292 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clifford Evans | 313 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda McGuinness | 294 | | |
Turnout | 1,760 | 33.9 | N/A |
Registered electors | 5,183 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Cambell
Cambell (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mabel Arnold | 1,896 | 83.1 | −1.8 |
| Labour | Joan Rawlinson | 1,839 | | |
| Labour | June van Roten | 1,742 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Boorman | 385 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | David Boorman | 369 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Durrant | 322 | | |
Turnout | 2,561 | 38.3 | +1.5 |
Registered electors | 6,683 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chadwell Heath
Chadwell Heath (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Residents | Albert Gibbs | 1,362 | 48.5 | −1.2 |
| Residents | Ronald Curtis | 1,359 | | |
| Residents | Robert Jeyes | 1,269 | | |
| Labour | Violet Gasson | 1,089 | 38.7 | −0.5 |
| Labour | Vera Cridland | 1,071 | | |
| Labour | Malcolm Murchie | 956 | | |
| Conservative | Mark Gilding | 193 | 6.9 | −5.2 |
| Conservative | John Graham | 183 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anil Fernando | 167 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Sharon Keefe | 143 | | |
Turnout | 2,776 | 40.6 | −1.7 |
Registered electors | 6,835 | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
Eastbrook
Eastbrook (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,788 | 82.1 | +2.8 |
| Labour | Frederick Tibble | 1,739 | | |
| Labour | Lawrence Bunn | 1,682 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Lambart | 390 | 17.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Donna Lewis | 328 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Williams | 317 | | |
Turnout | 2,399 | 35.1 | −0.5 |
Registered electors | 6,837 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Eastbury
Eastbury (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patrick Manley | 1,188 | 50.0 | −1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | 1,186 | 50.0 | +11.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Richardson | 1,086 | | |
| Labour | Gordon Mayor | 1,013 | | |
Turnout | 2,456 | 56.1 | +5.5 |
Registered electors | 4,375 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Fanshawe
Fanshawe (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick Jones | 1,788 | 82.9 | −2.2 |
| Labour | Raymond Parkin | 1,696 | | |
| Labour | John Thomas | 1,569 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Deller | 368 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Williams | 350 | | |
Turnout | 2,383 | 36.8 | +0.8 |
Registered electors | 6,367 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gascoigne
Gascoigne (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kathleen Flint | 1,214 | 61.5 | +10.8 |
| Labour | Suzanne Kelly | 1,147 | | |
| Labour | Valerie Rush | 1,107 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Copper | 760 | 38.5 | −10.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Oram | 732 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Colclough | 700 | | |
Turnout | 2,054 | 34.5 | −3.0 |
Registered electors | 5,955 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Goresbrook
Goresbrook (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terence Power | 1,608 | 83.8 | +5.5 |
| Labour | Alan Thomas | 1,566 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Downs | 310 | 16.2 | +5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hayley Downs | 306 | | |
Turnout | 2,057 | 38.3 | +0.5 |
Registered electors | 5,364 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heath
Heath (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 1,907 | 90.3 | +10.1 |
| Labour | Sidney Kallar | 1,801 | | |
| Labour | John Lawrence | 1,762 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sylivia Eddy | 205 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Payne | 192 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Kemnitz | 166 | | |
Turnout | 2,491 | 36.8 | +0.7 |
Registered electors | 6,765 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Longbridge
Longbridge (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Sterry | 1,442 | 49.0 | +5.7 |
| Labour | Dennis Bomberg | 1,376 | | |
| Labour | Nirmal Gill | 1,325 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Beadle | 752 | 25.5 | +17.3 |
| Conservative | Brian Cook | 750 | 25.5 | −13.6 |
| Conservative | Peter Burch | 741 | | |
| Conservative | Valerie Burch | 712 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Felton | 613 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Meyer | 583 | | |
Turnout | 3,031 | 45.3 | −1.5 |
Registered electors | 6,688 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Manor
Manor (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alastair Hannah-Rogers | 1,401 | 80.7 | +0.3 |
| Labour | Rita Hannah-Rogers | 1,364 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregory | 335 | 19.3 | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mildred Kenworthy | 283 | | |
Turnout | 1,779 | 38.3 | −2.2 |
Registered electors | 4,650 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Marks Gate
Marks Gate (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maureen Worby | 921 | 78.0 | −5.3 |
| Labour | Peter Melia | 845 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Winifred Chapman | 260 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Miller | 248 | | |
Turnout | 1,322 | 37.4 | −7.4 |
Registered electors | 3,539 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Parsloes
Parsloes (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,000 | 49.1 | −23.4 |
| Labour | Brian Walker | 947 | | |
| Independent Labour | John Dias-Broughton | 753 | 37.0 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Churchman | 282 | 13.9 | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Richardson | 252 | | |
Turnout | 1,890 | 38.8 | +0.2 |
Registered electors | 4,865 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
River
River (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patricia Twomey | 1,200 | 78.3 | −2.2 |
| Labour | Inder Jamu | 1,064 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Mansfield | 332 | 21.7 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Leonard McGuinness | 239 | | |
Turnout | 1,624 | 33.6 | +1.1 |
Registered electors | 4,828 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Thames
Thames (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Shaw | 1,517 | 76.9 | −13.0 |
| Labour | Royston Patient | 1,476 | | |
| BNP | Gary Hewiit | 252 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Kelly | 204 | 10.3 | +0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Kelly | 191 | | |
Turnout | 1,999 | 46.5 | +4.6 |
Registered electors | 4,300 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Triptons
Triptons (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Brooker | 1,804 | 83.3 | +9.9 |
| Labour | John Davis | 1,749 | | |
| Labour | Cameron Geddes | 1,560 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Barker | 362 | 16.7 | +5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | June Griffin | 327 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Walker | 322 | | |
Turnout | 2,371 | 35.8 | −2.9 |
Registered electors | 6,628 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Valence
Valence (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jean Bruce | 1,840 | 80.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Leonard Collins | 1,758 | | |
| Labour | Bryan Osborn | 1,753 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Irene Hilton | 445 | 19.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Tester | 339 | | |
Turnout | 2,497 | 38.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 6,502 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Village
Village (3 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Katherine Golden | 1,968 | 78.9 | +4.7 |
| Labour | Darrin Best | 1,872 | | |
| Labour | William Dale | 1,849 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lepley | 276 | 11.1 | +2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Holmes | 264 | | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Coombs | 250 | 10.0 | −7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel Hodge | 248 | | |
| Conservative | Terence Mallindine | 205 | | |
| Conservative | William Preston | 195 | | |
Turnout | 2,630 | 36.9 | +1.3 |
Registered electors | 7,134 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
By-elections between 1994 and 1998
Manor
Manor by-election, 9 November 1995[3][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | June Conyard | 657 | 86.7 | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Oram | 101 | 13.3 | −6.0 |
Majority | 556 | 73.4 | N/A |
Turnout | | 16.6 | −21.7 |
Registered electors | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alastair Hannah-Rogers.
Parsloes
Parsloes by-election, 9 November 1995[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Steven Gill | 604 | 57.1 | +8.0 |
| Independent Labour | John Broughton | 360 | 34.1 | −2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Cooper | 93 | 8.8 | −5.1 |
Majority | 244 | 23.0 | N/A |
Turnout | | 22.3 | −16.5 |
Registered electors | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Joseph Butler.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 25 May 2019.