2006 local election in England
2006 Barking and Dagenham Council election All 51 council seats to Barking and Dagenham Council 26 seats needed for a majority 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 115 candidates 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 Map of the results of the 2006 Barking and Dagenham council election with ward names. Coloured by party which topped the poll in each ward. Labour in red and British National Party in dark blue. Abbey Abbey (3)[1] [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jeanne Alexander 1,367 64.3 -5.8 Labour Mohammed Fani 1,275 Labour Graham Bramley 1,241 Conservative Foyzur Rahman 765 35.7 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 41.7 N/A BNP Claire Doncaster 1,323 Labour John Davis 1,071 33.6 -33.8 Labour Terry Wade 1,018 Labour Dave Miles 957 UKIP Margaret Whitson 394 12.4 N/A Conservative Lucy East 393 12.3 -20.3 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 47.3 -18.5 Labour Evelyn Carpenter 1,240 Labour Emmanuel Obasohan 1,058 UKIP Daphne Jordon 749 28.1 N/A Conservative Claire Barker 653 24.5 N/A Conservative Malcolm Barker 607 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 37.7 +6.7 Labour Nadine Smith 999 Labour Shaun Carroll 987 Conservative Terry Justice 873 29.9 -3.6 Conservative Maire Justice 734 Conservative Sharron Chytry 583 Independent Ronald Curtis 560 19.2 -16.4 UKIP Doreen Tucker 385 13.2 N/A UKIP Ronald Long 376 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 50.3 -1.5 Conservative Neil Connelly 1,139 49.7 +12.3 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 32.4 N/A Labour James McDermott 965 28.4 -15.2 Labour Patricia Northover 944 Labour Hardial Rai 852 UKIP Patrick Manley 546 16.1 N/A Liberal Democrats Diane Challis 523 15.4 -41.0 UKIP Ashley McIlroy 455 Liberal Democrats Ryan Edwards 451 UKIP Dorien McIlroy 425 Green Geoff Sheridan 260 7.7 N/A Liberal Democrats Claire Stepton 131 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 58.8 -5.9 Labour Milton McKenzie 1,346 Labour Valerie Rush 1,278 Conservative Alison Grey 586 21.8 N/A Green Hidir Yildirim 522 19.4 +9.1 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 42.4 N/A BNP Tracy Lansdown 1,357 Labour Warren Northover 1,204 35.6 -36.4 Labour Edna Fergus 1,162 Labour Jeffrey Porter 1,135 Conservative George Naylor 373 11.0 N/A UKIP Terence Jones 367 10.9 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 48.6 -9.0 Labour Linda Reason 1,282 Labour Sidney Kallar 1,229 UKIP Christine Smith 790 29.7 N/A Conservative Harry East 579 21.8 +0.0 Conservative Margaret White 535 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 26.2 -16.0 Labour Nirmal Gill 1,253 Labour Gerald Vincent 1,233 Conservative Brian Cook 1,227 25.2 -14.2 Conservative Margaret Cook 1,111 Independent Anthony Richards 1,072 22.1 N/A Conservative Anthony Chytry 910 UKIP James Burchill 701 14.4 N/A Green Laurence Cleeland 588 12.1 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 38.4 N/A BNP Christine Knight 1,070 Labour Dee Hunt 845 28.4 -24.0 UKIP Vivian Patten 741 24.9 N/A UKIP Kerry Smith 733 UKIP John Bolton 697 Labour Dominic Twomey 695 Labour Ahmed Choudhury 679 Conservative Christopher Newton 249 8.4 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 43.2 N/A BNP Darren Tuffs 1,052 Labour Herbert Collins 1,050 40.5 -22.2 Labour Frederick Jones 1,026 Labour Catherine Osborn 948 UKIP Peter Compobassi 423 16.3 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 50.9 -18.5 Labour Patricia Twomey 1,406 Labour Inder Jamu 1,304 UKIP Betty Parsons 858 28.6 N/A Conservative Herbert White 617 20.5 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 51.5 -16.1 Labour Joan Rawlinson 1,157 Labour Barry Poulton 1,127 Independent John Dias-Broughton 721 29.4 N/A Conservative Thomas Grey 470 19.1 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 40.3 N/A BNP Lawrence Rustem 1,203 Labour Donald Hemmett 1,071 35.4 -32.2 Labour Dennis O'Brien 1,005 Labour Bryan Osborn 915 UKIP Angela Lambart 372 12.3 N/A Green Maria Sentivani 360 11.9 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 37.2 -18.0 Labour Lee Waker 1,269 BNP Jamie Jarvis 1,227 35.8 N/A Labour Bill Dale 1,209 BNP James Webb 1,208 Conservative Kenneth Coombs 370 10.8 -12.5 Liberal Democrats Fredrick Tindling 287 8.4 -13.1 UKIP Leslie Parsons 272 7.9 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 56.1 +15.5 Labour Marie West 1,208 Labour John White 1,159 Conservative Paul Taylor 1,021 43.9 +26.2 Conservative Christine Naylor 1,014 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]
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