1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election
# 1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

The 1990 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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 overwhelmingly in overall control of the council.

## Background

102 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 33 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democratic Focus Team ran a combined 17.

## Election result

Labour continued to win a large majority of seats - 44 out of 48. The Residents Association held their 3 seats. The Liberal Democratic Focus Team won 1 seat.

## Ward results

### Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Terence M. Bird | 1,678 | 65.8 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Graham J. Bramley | 1,581 | | |
| | Labour | Mohammed A. R. Fani | 1,449 | | |
| | Conservative | Danielle Flynn | 454 | 17.8 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert F. Porter | 417 | 16.4 | -3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,455 | 35.2 | -1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,983 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alibon

Alibon (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ernest J. White | 1,283 | 79.1 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Trevor A. Watson | 1,259 | | |
| | Conservative | Leonard J. Pullen | 211 | 13.0 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Lillian M. Pullen | 197 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kelly | 127 | 7.8 | -8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,697 | 37.5 | +5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,526 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cambell

Cambell (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mable R. Arnold | 2.024 | 84.9 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Wendola N. Bomberg | 1,853 | | |
| | Labour | Ronald J. Whitbread | 1,842 | | |
| | Conservative | Charles W. Bond | 361 | 15.1 | -4.7 |
| | Conservative | David Izzard | 263 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,558 | 36.8 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,958 | | |
| | 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 | Albert Gibbs | 1,456 | 49.7 | -20.8 |
| | Residents | Raymond Gowland | 1,456 | | |
| | Residents | Robert J. E. Jeyes | 1,360 | | |
| | Labour | Violet M. Gasson | 1,120 | 38.2 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Hilda A. Jones | 942 | | |
| | Labour | Julie D. West | 938 | | |
| | Conservative | David A. Jackson | 353 | 12.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Karen D. Smith | 328 | | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas L. T. Smith | 298 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,913 | 42.3 | +4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,881 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,860 | 79.3 | +20.4 |
| | Labour | Frederick G. Tibble | 1,804 | | |
| | Labour | Lawrence E. Bunn | 1,758 | | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm J. Beatty | 485 | 20.7 | -1.8 |
| | Conservative | Reginald Williams | 436 | | |
| | Conservative | Charles McGinley | 428 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 35.6 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,963 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbury

Eastbury (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patrick J. Manley | 1,240 | 51.9 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Gordon P. J. Mayor | 1,131 | | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Stephen W. Churchman | 922 | 38.6 | -20.1 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Daniel J. Felton | 780 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter M. Burch | 151 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert D. Whitton | 131 | | |
| | Ind. Liberal Democrat | David C. Smith | 74 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,378 | 51.6 | -0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,607 | | |
| | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | | |

### Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frederick C. Jones | 1,956 | 85.1 | +14.1 |
| | Labour | Raymond B. Parkin | 1,827 | | |
| | Labour | John S Thomas | 1,799 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert A. Brownless | 277 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edward T. Holt | 256 | | |
| | Conservative | William G. Whiter | 225 | | |
| | Communist | Alfred F. Ott | 66 | 2.9 | -1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,380 | 36.0 | -4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,620 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jeanette L. Alexander | 1,152 | 50.7 | +18.2 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Ronwen R. Beadle | 1,118 | 49.3 | -18.2 |
| | Labour | Simon J. Bremner | 1,055 | | |
| | Labour | Kathleen J. Flint | 1,023 | | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Alan H. G. Cooper | 959 | | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Elaine Lloyd | 920 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,308 | 37.5 | -2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,151 | | |
| | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | | |

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alan G. Thomas | 1,546 | 78.3 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Terence P. Power | 1,507 | | |
| | Conservative | Ivy C. Blanchard | 226 | 11.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger T. Sparrow | 204 | 10.3 | -6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,869 | 37.8 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,950 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles J. Fairbrass | 1,994 | 80.2 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Sidney Kallar | 1,832 | | |
| | Labour | John H. Lawrence | 1,830 | | |
| | Conservative | Sharon P. Keefe | 491 | 19.8 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Joan E. Preston | 423 | | |
| | Conservative | William C. Preston | 414 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,585 | 36.1 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,157 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Robin C. Dixon | 1,398 | 43.3 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | June M. van Roten | 1,318 | | |
| | Labour | Nirmal S. S. Gill | 1,290 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 1,264 | 39.1 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Janice E. Izzard | 1,228 | | |
| | Conservative | John W. Seaman | 1,184 | | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Brian B. Beadle | 304 | 9.4 | -24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne E. Cooper | 264 | 8.2 | N/A |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Richard J. Felton | 246 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,038 | 43.8 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,935 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alistair J. Hannah-Rogers | 1,550 | 80.4 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Rita P. Hannah-Rogers | 1,483 | | |
| | Conservative | Kay Needham | 232 | 12.0 | -1.8 |
| | Conservative | Marcus G. S. Needham | 207 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter B. Downs | 145 | 7.5 | -8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,915 | 40.5 | +6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,732 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Marks Gate

Marks Gate (1 seat) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Maureen M. Worby | 785 | 83.3 | +35.5 |
| | Conservative | Ernest F. Blackborow | 157 | 16.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | 44.8 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,114 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Parsloes

Parsloes (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John W. Dias-Broughton | 1,506 | 72.5 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Brian P. Walker | 1,490 | | |
| | Conservative | Barry J. Taylor | 323 | 15.6 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy M. Churchman | 247 | 11.9 | -4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,992 | 39.0 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,109 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### River

River (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John P. Wainwright | 1,224 | 80.5 | +37.2 |
| | Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 1,103 | | |
| | Conservative | John C. Dutton | 296 | 19.5 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter J. Dutton | 273 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 32.5 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,885 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent Resident | Labour gain from Independent Resident | | | |

### Thames

Thames (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George H. Shaw | 1,714 | 89.9 | +46.6 |
| | Labour | Royston A. J. Patient | 1,680 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel G. Hodge | 193 | 10.1 | -2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,913 | 41.9 | +10.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,564 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Triptons

Triptons (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George A. Brooker | 2,052 | 73.4 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | John Davis | 1,885 | | |
| | Labour | Cameron Geddes | 1,672 | | |
| | Conservative | Leonard W. Dutton | 441 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David R. Evans | 302 | 10.8 | -18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,703 | 38.7 | +8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,993 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valence

Valence (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jean E. M. Bruce | 0 | | |
| | Labour | Leonard A. Collins | 0 | | |
| | Labour | Bryan M. Osborn | 0 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,790 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Darrin F. Best | 1,956 | 74.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Katherine A. Golden | 1,920 | | |
| | Labour | William C. Dale | 1,914 | | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth M. Coombs | 457 | 17.3 | -10.0 |
| | Conservative | Terence A. Mallindine | 396 | | |
| | Conservative | Royston B. Oliver | 367 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Sparrow | 224 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,652 | 35.6 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,448 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1990 and 1994

### Alibon

Alibon by-election, 13 February 1992 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patricia A. Twomey | 661 | 56.3 | -22.8 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Jones | 264 | 22.5 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean P. Healy | 249 | 21.2 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | 40.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.1 | -11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,503 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Trevor A. Watson.

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 2 April 1992 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Residents | Ronald J. Curtis | 1,107 | 49.3 | -0.4 |
| | Labour | Violet M. Gasson | 819 | 36.5 | -1.7 |
| | Conservative | John F. Graham | 318 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 | -9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,756 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Raymond Gowland.

