1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election
# 1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

The 1982 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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.

## Background

124 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 34 candidates and the SDP-Liberal Alliance 22.

## Election result

Labour continued to win a large majority of seats - 37 out of 48. The Conservatives and the Residents Association each held their three seats. The SDP–Liberal Alliance won three seats and two Independents were also elected. Thus the new council included four parties for the first time since its formation in 1964.

## Ward results

### Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jean E. M. Bruce | 1,210 | 52.2 | -1.5 |
| | Labour | Horace J. Howie | 1,199 | | |
| | Labour | Graham J. Bramley | 1,109 | | |
| | Alliance | Frederick C. Edgecombe | 563 | 24.3 | +9.9 |
| | Alliance | Terence P. Power | 548 | | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm A. Maugey | 545 | 23.5 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Frederick J. Tisdell | 541 | | |
| | Conservative | Olive E. Tisdell | 482 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5 | -2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,535 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alibon

Alibon (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Thomas R. Reynolds | 779 | 52.2 | -17.8 |
| | Labour | Ernest J. White | 733 | | |
| | Alliance | Edward L. Blake | 444 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Alliance | David J. Kingsby | 410 | | |
| | Conservative | Reginald L. Johnson | 268 | 18.0 | -9.1 |
| | Conservative | William T. Johnson | 211 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,761 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cambell

Cambell (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joseph A. Butler | 1,365 | 68.4 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Sidney G. Cole | 1,220 | | |
| | Labour | Marjorie A. Creasey | 1,179 | | |
| | Conservative | Ronald A. Smith | 630 | 31.6 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Stella Seaman | 604 | | |
| | Conservative | Phyllis M. Turner | 544 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.9 | +0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,135 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Residents | Raymond Gowland | 2,024 | 80.3 | +4.2 |
| | Residents | Robert J. Jeyes | 2,012 | | |
| | Residents | William Hibble | 1,972 | | |
| | Labour | William L. Summers | 440 | 17.5 | -4.7 |
| | Labour | Morris A. Ness | 411 | | |
| | Labour | Joanne M. Williams | 384 | | |
| | Communist | Alfred Ott | 57 | 2.3 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.7 | -1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,888 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frederick G. Tibble | 895 | 40.4 | -7.8 |
| | Labour | Lawrence E. Bunn | 845 | | |
| | Labour | Alan D. Stevens | 815 | | |
| | Conservative | Norman C. Houlder | 782 | 35.3 | -8.8 |
| | Conservative | Sydney D. Horrell | 767 | | |
| | Conservative | Ada E. Horrell | 758 | | |
| | Alliance | George T. Keegan | 539 | 24.3 | +16.6 |
| | Alliance | Edward A. Bullock | 530 | | |
| | Alliance | Joan R. Keegan | 528 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.8 | -3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,174 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbury

Eastbury (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Maud Ball | 832 | 50.0 | -18.5 |
| | Labour | Michael J. O'Shea | 774 | | |
| | Conservative | Stanley Bray | 441 | 26.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard P. Hall | 411 | | |
| | Alliance | Sylvia M. L. Jones | 392 | 23.5 | -8.0 |
| | Alliance | Kevin S. Power | 353 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,884 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frederick C. Jones | 1,272 | 90.8 | +18.4 |
| | Labour | John S. Thomas | 1,053 | | |
| | Labour | Ernest A. Turner | 1,042 | | |
| | Communist | Keith Bird | 129 | 9.2 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.3 | -5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,926 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Alan R. Beadle | 1,413 | 54.0 | +43.0 |
| | Alliance | Ronwen R. Beadle | 1,363 | | |
| | Alliance | David A. Spender | 1,194 | | |
| | Labour | Terence M. Bird | 926 | 35.4 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Brian P. Walker | 881 | | |
| | Labour | James L. Jones | 857 | | |
| | Conservative | Maureen E. Hall | 259 | 9.9 | -9.0 |
| | Conservative | Frederick P. Westbrook | 238 | | |
| | Conservative | Bernadette Long | 235 | | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Keith R. Scotcher | 20 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.4 | +7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,635 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David A. L. G. Dodd | 856 | 64.2 | -2.2 |
| | Labour | Edith E. Bradley | 852 | | |
| | Conservative | Frank E. Allen | 417 | 31.3 | -2.6 |
| | Conservative | John C. Dutton | 367 | | |
| | National Front | Ronald A. Ferrett | 60 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | National Front | Stephen G. Woodward | 57 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.2 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,099 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles J. Fairbrass | 1,244 | 59.7 | -5.1 |
| | Labour | John H. Lawrence | 1,191 | | |
| | Labour | John W. Allam | 1,186 | | |
| | Conservative | John R. Taylor | 781 | 37.5 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Joan E. Preston | 778 | | |
| | Conservative | William C. Preston | 776 | | |
| | Communist | Helena Ott | 58 | 2.8 | -3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,545 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 1,556 | 53.9 | -5.7 |
| | Conservative | Edward J. Reed | 1,530 | | |
| | Conservative | John W. Seaman | 1,503 | | |
| | Alliance | Brian B. Beadle | 713 | 24.7 | +16.5 |
| | Alliance | Angela E. Bush | 680 | | |
| | Alliance | David C. Smith | 645 | | |
| | Labour | John Cavanagh | 620 | 21.5 | -11.2 |
| | Labour | Marie A. Cole | 588 | | |
| | Labour | John E. Luff | 571 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.5 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,304 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Albert E. Ball | 1,106 | 67.2 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | James A. Mannering | 959 | | |
| | Conservative | Donald E. Gowler | 428 | 28.3 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Nelson | 368 | | |
| | National Front | Paul S. Griffiths | 69 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | National Front | Graham J. Pearce | 65 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,917 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Marks Gate

Marks Gate (1 seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Donald I. Pepper | 542 | 64.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alan G. Thomas | 303 | 35.9 | -22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,329 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Parsloes

Parsloes (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mabel R. Arnold | 820 | 48.3 | -12.8 |
| | Labour | John W. Dias-Broughton | 780 | | |
| | Conservative | Terence F. Arthur | 512 | 30.1 | -2.9 |
| | Conservative | Frederick C. Maloney | 455 | | |
| | Alliance | Daniel J. Felton | 367 | 21.6 | +9.9 |
| | Alliance | Christopher A. Vecchi | 300 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.7 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5255 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### River

River (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John P. Wainwright | 741 | 42.1 | -24.9 |
| | Independent | Patricia A. Twomey | 689 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | John C. Howard | 636 | | |
| | Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 569 | | |
| | Conservative | Mary F. Hawkins | 329 | 18.7 | -10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,164 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Thames

Thames (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George H. Shaw | 1,273 | 61.4 | -24.7 |
| | Labour | Royston A. J. Patient | 1,171 | | |
| | Alliance | Martin F. Taylor | 419 | 20.2 | +8.3 |
| | Alliance | Dennis J. Keenan | 417 | | |
| | Conservative | Marion S. Nelson | 382 | 18.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dorothea C. Reed | 365 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,898 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Triptons

Triptons (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George A. Brooker | 1,032 | 62.5 | -3.4 |
| | Labour | John Davis | 963 | | |
| | Labour | Leonard A. Collins | 921 | | |
| | Alliance | John G. Bell | 559 | 33.9 | N/A |
| | Alliance | Sylvia D. Hayward | 498 | | |
| | Alliance | Paul F. Hitchings | 486 | | |
| | Communist | Jean M. E. Burke | 60 | 3.6 | -2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.0 | -1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,184 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valence

Valence (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,215 | 90.6 | +29.8 |
| | Labour | Matthew Eales | 1,164 | | |
| | Labour | Joan E. L. Foster | 1,100 | | |
| | Communist | Danny J. Marshall | 126 | 9.4 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.6 | -7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,186 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Bradley | 946 | 42.2 | -6.1 |
| | Labour | Harry Tindell | 918 | | |
| | Labour | Ronald J. Whitbread | 891 | | |
| | Conservative | Terence A. Mallindine | 695 | 31.0 | -1.8 |
| | Conservative | Vera E. Ellis | 667 | | |
| | Conservative | James L. Harding | 657 | | |
| | Independent | George W. Monk | 540 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Michael J. Timothy | 523 | | |
| | Independent | Stanley A. Simmons | 521 | | |
| | Communist | Daniel Connor | 59 | 2.6 | -1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 | -0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,815 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1982 and 1986

### Manor

Manor by-election, 15 July 1982 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Brian P. Walker | 625 | 60.6 | -6.6 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Nelson | 205 | 19.9 | -8.4 |
| | Alliance | David J. Kingaby | 202 | 19.6 | +19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 40.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.1 | -12.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,930 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert E. Ball.

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 5 May 1983 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Residents | Albert Gibbs | 1,184 | 50.8 | -29.5 |
| | Conservative | Norman C. Houlder | 490 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| | Labour | William L. Summers | 390 | 16.7 | -0.8 |
| | Alliance | David J. Kingaby | 266 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 29.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 | -4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,866 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. William Hibble.

### Longbridge

Longbridge by-election, 9 June 1983 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Constance W. Foster | 2,372 | 50.4 | -3.5 |
| | Liberal | Daniel J. Felton | 1,346 | 28.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | James L. Jones | 984 | 20.9 | -0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,026 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.8 | +23.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,275 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. Reed.

