1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

The 1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 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][2][3]

1998 Barking and Dagenham Council election

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All 51 council seats to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Chadwell Heath RA Liberal Democrats Last election 47 seats 3 seats 1 seats Seats won 47 3 1 Seat change ±0 ±0 ±0 Percentage 67.2 23.2 Swing -4.1% +3.9%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Background

The election saw the Conservative Party only put up five candidates in the election,^[4] and they failed to win any seats on the council.^[5] The Labour leader of the council, George Brooker, stood down at the election after 51 years.^[6] He opposed the Greater London Authority referendum that took place at the same time as the election, however Barking and Dagenham saw 73.49% vote in favour and 26.51% against.^[6][7] Overall turnout in the election was 25.41%.^[2]

Election result

Barking and Dagenham Local Election Result 1998^[1][8][2][3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	47	0	0	±0.0	92.2	67.2		-4.1%
	Chadwell Heath Residents Association	3	0	0	±0.0	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0	±0.0	2.0	23.2		+3.9%

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeannette Alexander	1,223	71.2	+9.9
	Labour	Graham Bramley	1,054
	Labour	Mohammed Fani	976
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Beadle	495	28.8	+26.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Clay	453
	Liberal Democrats	Siobhan Jebb	349
Turnout			1,901	27.3	+12.4
Registered electors			6,958
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Alibon

Alibon (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Wade	727	72.7	−11.7
	Labour	Ernest White	678
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Kelly	141	14.1	−1.5
	Conservative	Malcolm Beatty	132	13.2	N/A
Turnout			996	24.5	−12.4
Registered electors			4,135
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Becontree

Becontree (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edith Bradley	754	75.8	−5.4
	Labour	John Wainwright	610
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Stepton	241	24.2	+5.6
Turnout			1,027	19.8	−14.1
Registered electors			5,190
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Cambell

Cambell (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Rawlinson	1,074	78.8	+4.3
	Labour	Jeffrey Porter	1,047
	Labour	June Van Roten	1,041
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Mailey	289	21.2	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Kelly	250
Turnout			1,510	23.4	−13.9
Registered electors			6,459
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Ronald Curtis	1,347	62.2	+13.7
	Residents	Albert Gibbs	1,344
	Residents	Robert Jeyes	1,287
	Labour	Donna Beckett	619	28.6	−10.1
	Labour	Peter Metia	593
	Labour	Nana-Aba Andah	537
	Conservative	Mary Justice	201	9.3	+2.4
Turnout			2,136	31.7	−8.9
Registered electors			6,738
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lawrence Bunn	1,238	73.6	−8.5
	Labour	Leonard A. Collins	1,089
	Labour	Sidney Summerfield	1,077
	Liberal Democrats	Graham E. Churchman	444	26.4	−8.5
Turnout			1,646	25.1	−10.0
Registered electors			6,551
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Churchman	870	51.1	+1.1
	Labour	Patrick Manley	833	48.9	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Felton	668
	Labour	David Miles	607
Turnout			1,679	40.1	−16.0
Registered electors			4,190
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Jones	1,092	73.7	−9.2
	Labour	Herbert Collins	1,065
	Labour	Raymond Parkin	927
	Liberal Democrats	Winifred Chapman	390	26.3	+9.2
Turnout			1,521	24.7	−12.1
Registered electors			6,153
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kathleen Flint	958	77.3	+15.8
	Labour	Valerie Rush	851
	Labour	Milton McKenzie	800
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Stepton	282	22.7	−15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Tester	238
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Pembroke	229
Turnout			1,277	23.4	−11.1
Registered electors			5,451
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Power	805	66.1	−17.7
	Labour	Alan Thomas	723
	Liberal Democrats	Liam Smith	413	33.9	+17.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Downs	344
Turnout			1,291	24.5	+13.8
Registered electors			5,265
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heath

Heath (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Fairbrass	1,150	69.0	−21.3
	Labour	Sidney Kallar	1,075
	Labour	John Lawrence	1,002
	Conservative	Linda Hallewell	265	15.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alison South	251	15.1	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Tester	197
Turnout			1,553	23.7	−13.1
Registered electors			6,556
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeleine Baker	1,074	57.7	+8.7
	Labour	Susan Bramley	1,069
	Labour	Nirmal Gill	870
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Cooper	786	42.3	−16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne Cooper	778
	Liberal Democrats	Edith Downs	713
Turnout			2,023	30.2	−15.1
Registered electors			6,707
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor

Manor (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Conyard	803	77.5	−3.2
	Labour	Rita Hannah-Rogers	753
	Liberal Democrats	David Boorman	233	22.5	+3.2
Turnout			1,080	22.9	−15.4
Registered electors			4,710
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Marks Gate

Marks Gate (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Worby	651	79.6	+1.6
	Labour	Colin Pond	524
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Pace	167	20.4	−1.6
Turnout			896	25.0	−12.4
Registered electors			3,580
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Blake	763	77.2	−0.8
	Labour	Steven Gill	700
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Smith	225	22.8	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Churchman	220
Turnout			1,091	23.5	−15.3
Registered electors			4,641
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

River

River (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Twomey	768	75.9	−2.4
	Labour	Inder Jamu	597
	Liberal Democrats	Hayley Downs	244	24.1	+2.4
Turnout			985	20.7	−12.9
Registered electors			4,754
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Thames

Thames (2)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Shaw	941	72.5	−4.4
	Labour	Royston Patient	914
	Thames View Environmental and Residents Association	Edward Mussett	287	22.1	N/A
	Thames View Environmental and Residents Association	Charles Lambert	285
	Liberal Democrats	David Oram	70	5.4	−4.9
Turnout			1,345	30.8	−15.7
Registered electors			4,458
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Triptons

Triptons (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Davis	1,167	79.7	−3.6
	Labour	Margaret West	1,011
	Labour	Cameron Geddes	920
	Liberal Democrats	June Griffin	297	20.3	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul South	275
Turnout			1,521	23.7	+12.1
Registered electors			6,414
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Valence

Valence (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Osborn	939	74.6	−5.9
	Labour	Jean Bruce	915
	Labour	Vera Cridland	902
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Storer	320	25.4	+5.9
Turnout			1,400	22.2	−16.2
Registered electors			6,298
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Village

Village (3)^[2][3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Katherine Golden	1,146	70.1	−8.8
	Labour	Darrin Best	1,112
	Labour	William Dale	1,041
	Conservative	Kenneth Coombs	280	17.1	+7.1
	Conservative	Susan Hallewell	262
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Pickford	209	12.8	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Johnson	184
Turnout			1,681	23.5	−13.4
Registered electors			7,166
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1998 and 2002

Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 13 May 1999^[9][10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Liam Smith	834	56.3	+22.4
	Labour	William Barns	646	43.7	−22.4
Majority			188	12.6	N/A
Turnout			1,485	27.8	+3.3
Registered electors			5,333
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Terence Power.

Eastbury

Eastbury by-election, 14 October 1999^[9][10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Cooper	949	70.8	+19.7
	Labour	David Miles	342	25.5	−23.4
	Conservative	Brian Cook	50	3.7	+3.7
Majority			607	55.3	N/A
Turnout			1,345	31.8	−8.3
Registered electors			4,226
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen Churchman.

Marks Gate

Marks Gate by-election, 27 September 2001^[9][10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael McCarthy	443	56.6	+23.0
	Conservative	Terence Justice	290	37.0	+37.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Lopez-Real	27	3.4	−17.0
	Green	Geoffrey Hunwicks	23	2.9	+2.9
Majority			153	19.6	N/A
Turnout				20.0	−5.0
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Colin Pond.

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