2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

2006 Barking and Dagenham Council election
4 May 2006
All 51 council seats to Barking and Dagenham Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
BNP
Con
Party Labour BNP Conservative
Last election 42 seats, 55.6% Did not stand 2 seats, 13.8%
Seats won 38 12 1
Seat change 4 12 1
Popular vote 20,611 8,576 9,315
Percentage 41.2 17.2 18.6
Swing 14.4% New party 4.8%
Map of the results of the 2006 Barking and Dagenham council election. Labour in red, British National Party in dark blue and Conservatives in blue.
Leader of Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party


Labour

Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election. Barking and Dagenham is split up into 17 wards, each electing 3 councillors, so a total of 51 seats were up for election.

The Labour Party retained control of the council winning 38 seats and 41% of the popular vote. The British National Party won 12 seats in a rare electoral breakthrough for a far-right party, and formed the official opposition winning 17% of the popular vote. The Conservatives won 1 seat.[1][2]

Background

In the lead up and aftermath of the election, Barking and Dagenham underwent significant demographic change causing a massive rise in support for the British National Party. In the 2001 census, the white British and Irish percent of the borough's population was 82%.

From 2000 to 2011, Barking and Dagenham underwent one of the biggest demographic change in London's history, the proportion of White British residents decreased from 82% to 49%, the largest decrease of White British residents in any unitary authority across Britain, and the second largest proportional decrease, just behind neighboring Newham. A significant amount of White British residents, mainly who were displeased with the massive surge of immigration to the borough, moved out to the home counties, particularly neighbouring Essex, for instance, Cavney Island, a town in Essex, became a hotspot for those moving out of nor only Barking and Dagenham, but also East London boroughs. This trend started in the 80s, mainly in the inner East London boroughs (Tower Hamlets,) Newham and Hackney, with Barking and Dagenham and neigbhbouring Havering actually being a source of destination for many moving, this trend rapidly accelerated in the 2000s and a significant amount of Essex's population can trace their family links to East London.

The proportion of foreign born residences soared by 205%, the black population increased from 6% to 20%, the Asian population went from 4% to 15% and other white went from 3% to 9%. In 2006 estimates placed the White British percent of the borough at around 65-70%. This rapid demographic change caused a surge in support for the BNP, a far right political party whose main focus was on immigration and demographic change. Many White British residents, most who had lived in the borough for generations, found themselves drawn to the BNP solely by the concern of immigration and demographic change.

Whilst the White British population only comprised 57% of their 2001 share, their numerical population declined by around 30% down from

2001 2011
White

British:

139,667 108,386
% of population 82.03% 49.46%
132,566

As quoted by the Labour MP for Barking at the time, Margaret Hodge, she said "8 out of 10 of my (White British) constituents were considering or plan to vote for the BNP. Between 2001-2011 she tried to balance the new realities facing the borough and the growing resentment of many long term residents. However, her stance was wildly criticized by both sides, both who saw her trying to appeal excessively to the other side. In the run up to the election, numerous other political figures within the borough accused her of "giving" the BNP votes.

115 candidates were nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (51) and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 23 candidates, whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 4 and the BNP ran 13.

Election results

2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 38 8 12 –4 74.5 41.2 20,611 -14.4
  Conservative 1 1 2 –1 2.0 18.6 9,315 +4.8
  BNP 12 12 0 +12 23.5 17.2 8,576 N/A
  UKIP 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 13.2 6,598 N/A
  Independent 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 4.7 2,353 +3.9
  Green 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 3.5 1,730 +2.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 3 –3 0.0 1.6 810 -21.6
  Chadwell Heath RA 0 0 4 –4 0.0 0.0 0 -5.5

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeanne Alexander 1,367 62.1 −2.8
Labour Mohammed Fani 1,275 57.9 −0.4
Labour Graham Bramley 1,241 56.3 −3.7
Conservative Foyzur Rahman 765 34.7 N/A
Turnout 2,203 29.9 +7.0
Registered electors 7,379
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alibon

Alibon (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP William Bailey 1,329 48.2 N/A
BNP Claire Doncaster 1,323 48.0 N/A
Labour John Davis 1,071 38.8 −18.5
Labour Terry Wade 1,018 36.9 −21.9
Labour Dave Miles 957 34.7 −15.3
UKIP Margaret Whitson 394 14.3 N/A
Conservative Lucy East 393 14.2 −14.3
Turnout 2,759 41.1 +22.0
Registered electors 6,721
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Becontree

Becontree (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alok Agrawal 1,268 51.7 −16.7
Labour Evelyn Carpenter 1,240 50.5 −5.3
Labour Emmanuel Obasohan 1,058 43.1 −12.6
UKIP Daphne Jordon 749 30.5 N/A
Conservative Claire Barker 653 26.6 N/A
Conservative Malcolm Barker 607 24.7 N/A
Turnout 2,454 32.4 +15.4
Registered electors 7,578
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Baillie 1,101 43.6 +11.1
Labour Nadine Smith 999 39.6 +11.5
Labour Shaun Carroll 987 39.1 +12.6
Conservative Terry Justice 873 34.6 −0.5
Conservative Maire Justice 734 29.1 N/A
Conservative Sharron Chytry 583 23.1 N/A
Independent Ronald Curtis 560 22.2 −15.1
UKIP Doreen Tucker 385 15.3 N/A
UKIP Ronald Long 376 14.9 N/A
Turnout 2,523 36.2 +9.5
Registered electors 6,972
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick McCarthy 1,151
Conservative Neil Connelly 1,139
Labour Bob Little 1,126
Conservative Sue Connelly 1,101
Conservative Susan Smith 1,067
Labour Margaret Mullane 1,036
Turnout 4,070 54.1 +28.5
Registered electors 7,523
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eastbury

Eastbury (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Jeffrey Steed 1,102 36.4 N/A
Labour James McDermott 965 31.8 −8.9
Labour Patricia Northover 944 31.1 −9.5
Labour Hardial Rai 852 28.1 −6.5
UKIP Patrick Manley 546 18.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Diane Challis 523 17.3 −35.3
UKIP Ashley McIlroy 455 15.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ryan Edwards 451 14.9 −34.8
UKIP Dorien McIlroy 425 14.0 N/A
Green Geoff Sheridan 260 8.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Stepton 131 4.3 −43.0
Turnout 3,031 39.4 +13.6
Registered electors 7,967
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathleen Flint 1,579 66.9 −0.4
Labour Milton McKenzie 1,346 57.0 −1.1
Labour Valerie Rush 1,278 54.1 −4.4
Conservative Alison Grey 586 24.8 N/A
Green Hidir Yildirim 522 22.1 +11.4
Turnout 2,361 33.0 +8.8
Registered electors 7,146
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Richard Barnbrook 1,434 47.5 N/A
BNP Tracy Lansdown 1,357 44.9 N/A
Labour Warren Northover 1,204 39.9 −18.5
Labour Edna Fergus 1,162 38.5 −15.4
Labour Jeffrey Porter 1,135 37.6 −21.1
Conservative George Naylor 373 12.3 N/A
UKIP Terence Jones 367 12.1 N/A
Turnout 3,021 41.4 +21.1
Registered electors 7,298
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 1,293 51.0 −12.8
Labour Linda Reason 1,282 50.6 −10.0
Labour Sidney Kallar 1,229 48.5 −11.2
UKIP Christine Smith 790 31.2 N/A
Conservative Harry East 579 22.8 −1.1
Conservative Margaret White 535 21.1 N/A
Turnout 2,534 34.3 +12.5
Registered electors 7,396
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sukhninder Gill 1,272 34.7 −6.4
Labour Nirmal Gill 1,253 34.2 −2.4
Labour Gerald Vincent 1,233 33.7 −6.6
Conservative Brian Cook 1,227 33.5 −4.8
Conservative Margaret Cook 1,111 30.3 −5.5
Independent Anthony Richards 1,072 29.3 N/A
Conservative Anthony Chytry 910 24.9 −10.1
UKIP James Burchill 701 19.1 N/A
Green Laurence Cleeland 588 16.1 N/A
Turnout 3,661 48.5 +18.9
Registered electors 7,543
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Robert Buckley 1,145 41.2 N/A
BNP Christine Knight 1,070 38.5 N/A
Labour Dee Hunt 845 30.4 −14.4
UKIP Vivian Patten 741 26.6 N/A
UKIP Kerry Smith 733 26.3 N/A
UKIP John Bolton 697 25.1 N/A
Labour Dominic Twomey 695 25.0 −21.9
Labour Ahmed Choudhury 679 24.4 −19.3
Conservative Christopher Newton 249 9.0 N/A
Turnout 2,782 40.4 +19.6
Registered electors 6,886
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Parsloes

Parsloes (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ronald Doncaster 1,120 45.4 N/A
BNP Darren Tuffs 1,052 42.7 N/A
Labour Herbert Collins 1,050 42.6 −15.9
Labour Frederick Jones 1,026 41.6 −18.2
Labour Catherine Osborn 948 38.5 −11.5
UKIP Peter Compobassi 423 17.2 N/A
Turnout 2,465 37.1 +17.2
Registered electors 6,643
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liam Smith 1,529 57.7 −11.9
Labour Patricia Twomey 1,406 53.1 −14.4
Labour Inder Jamu 1,304 49.2 −7.4
UKIP Betty Parsons 858 32.4 N/A
Conservative Herbert White 617 23.3 N/A
Turnout 2,649 35.7 +15.3
Registered electors 7,419
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thames

Thames (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Barns 1,264 56.8 −10.5
Labour Joan Rawlinson 1,157 52.0 −13.0
Labour Barry Poulton 1,127 50.7 −13.8
Independent John Dias-Broughton 721 32.4 +10.4
Conservative Thomas Grey 470 21.1 N/A
Turnout 2,224 30.8 +7.1
Registered electors 7,223
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Sandra Doncaster 1,219 46.0 N/A
BNP Lawrence Rustem 1,203 45.4 N/A
Labour Donald Hemmett 1,071 40.4 −26.9
Labour Dennis O'Brien 1,005 37.9 −22.9
Labour Bryan Osborn 915 34.5 −21.1
UKIP Angela Lambart 372 14.0 N/A
Green Maria Sentivani 360 13.6 N/A
Turnout 2,649 39.8 +19.5
Registered electors 6,662
BNP gain from Labour Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Waker 1,276 42.7 −18.3
Labour Lee Waker 1,269 42.4 −10.8
BNP Jamie Jarvis 1,227 41.0 N/A
Labour Bill Dale 1,209 40.4 −16.9
BNP James Webb 1,208 40.4 N/A
Conservative Kenneth Coombs 370 12.4 −14.3
Liberal Democrats Fredrick Tindling 287 9.6 −15.1
UKIP Leslie Parsons 272 9.1 N/A
Turnout 2,990 42.2 +19.8
Registered electors 7,089
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Whalebone

Whalebone (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Denyer 1,304 51.5 +9.8
Labour Marie West 1,208 47.7 +6.8
Labour John White 1,159 45.8 +7.1
Conservative Paul Taylor 1,021 40.4 +22.5
Conservative Christine Naylor 1,014 40.1 +24.7
Turnout 2,530 26.2 ±0
Registered electors 6,922
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2006 and 2010

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 3 July 2008[3][2][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Justice 842 37.4 +7.5
Labour Margaret Mullane 691 30.7 −7.0
BNP James Webb 564 25.1 +25.1
UKIP Kerry Smith 142 6.3 −6.9
Independent Dorien Mcilroy 11 0.5 −18.7
Majority 151 6.7 N/A
Turnout 33.1 −3.1
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sarah Baillie.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ "London Borough By Election results". Gwydir. Keith Edkins. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Barking and Dagenham by-election results". Barking and Dagenham Council elections. Barking and Dagenham Council. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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