Valence (ward)

Valence is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Valence
Electoral ward for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Valence ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Barking and Dagenham
County	Greater London
Population	15,481 (2021)[a]
Electorate	9,811 (2022)
Area	1.539 square kilometres (0.594 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	Jane Jones   Maureen Worby   Syed Ghani
GSS code	E05000040 (2002–2022) E05014069 (2022–present)

Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[1]

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Jones	1,514	31.3	N/A
	Labour	Maureen Worby	1,403	29.0	N/A
	Labour	Syed Ghani	1,358	28.0	N/A
	Conservative	Kevin Londeno	570	11.8	N/A
Turnout			2,108	21.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,811
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Barking and Dagenham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[2]

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[3]

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[4]

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[5]

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[6]

1978–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking in 1978. The name of the borough and council changed from Barking to Barking and Dagenham on 1 January 1980.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[7]

1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Valence

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

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[8]

1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Valence

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

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[9]

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[10]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[11]

1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Valence

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

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[12]

1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Blackburn	1,383	60.8	−9.6
	Labour	Matthew Eales	1,267		N/A
	Labour	Joanne Williams	1,249		N/A
	Conservative	Terence McManus	432	19.0	+8.7
	Conservative	William Middleton	358		N/A
	Independent	Vera Cridland	213	9.4	N/A
	National Front	John Benjafield	185	8.1	N/A
	National Front	John Roberts	181		N/A
	National Front	Michael Sowerby	168		N/A
	Communist	Brian Corbett	62	2.7	−6.9
Turnout				30.7	+12.0
Registered electors			7,092
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1964–1978 Barking council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[13]

1974 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Brooker	1,773	70.4	−12.3
	Labour	John Davis	1,622		N/A
	Labour	C Whitelock	1,581		N/A
	Labour	R Wilkins	1,580		N/A
	Conservative	S Barnard	259	10.3	−3.3
	Ind. Labour Party	V Cridland	244	9.7	N/A
	Communist	A Brooks	241	9.6	+3.2
Turnout				18.7	−8.1
Registered electors			9,770
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[14]

1971 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Brooker	2,612	82.7	+31.2
	Labour	S Warr	2,549		N/A
	Labour	E Kitchen	2,513		N/A
	Labour	D Webb	2,480		N/A
	Conservative	F Penfold	221	7.0	−14.6
	Communist	L Evans	201	6.4	N/A
	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

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[15]

1968 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Brooker	1,159	51.5	−33.5
	Labour	D Webb	1,146		N/A
	Labour	S Warr	1,141		N/A
	Labour	E Hennem	1,072		N/A
	Conservative	J Harris	486	21.6	−10.7
	Conservative	W Attridge	444		N/A
	Conservative	A Sabourin	415		N/A
	Conservative	S Herbert	377		N/A
	Independent	Harold Larking	339	15.1	N/A
	Communist	H Bailey	267	11.9	+7.8
Turnout				20.7	−2.4
Registered electors			9,637
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[16]

1964 Barking London Borough Council election: Valence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H Larking	1,979	85.0	N/A
	Labour	A Thomas	1,875		N/A
	Labour	D Webb	1,871		N/A
	Labour	F Woods	1,845		N/A
	Conservative	R Denney	253	10.9	N/A
	Conservative	M Penny	248		N/A
	Conservative	J Denney	243		N/A
	Conservative	A Edwards	236		N/A
	Communist	W Hunt	95	4.1	N/A
Turnout			2,305	23.1	N/A
Registered electors			9,985
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries