1974 Barking London Borough Council election

The 1974 Barking Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Barking 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]

Background

100 Candidates across 7 parties ran. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates. The Conservative Party ran 25 candidates and the Liberal Party ran 11 candidates.

Results

Labour comfortably maintained its majority holding all of its seats. The Residents Association held all 4 of its Councillors. Labour won 45 councillors to the Residents Association 4.[2]

Results by ward

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Bruce 1,959 55.7 −0.2
Labour Horace Howie 1,956 N/A
Labour J Longden 1,899 N/A
Labour A Puddefoot 1,891 N/A
Liberal Alan Beadle 926 26.4 +17.6
Liberal Martin Taylor 905 N/A
Liberal D Keenan 820 N/A
Liberal M Staines 817 N/A
Conservative C Martin 629 17.9 −4.5
Conservative A Gray 623 N/A
Conservative J Barnett 594 N/A
Conservative W Williamson 575 N/A
Turnout 31.8 −4.2
Registered electors 10,691
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cambell

Cambell (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Butler 1,884 90.2 −2.8
Labour Sidney Cole 1,877 N/A
Labour D Jones 1,788 N/A
Labour James Jones 1,679 N/A
Conservative B Williamson 205 9.8 +2.8
Turnout 20.9 −6.4
Registered electors 8,849
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents D Grandison 1,783 54.9 +1.2
Residents Cyril Ayres 1,763 N/A
Residents Peggy Miller 1,733 N/A
Residents Joan Harper 1,698 N/A
Labour F Coomber 898 27.7 −13.9
Labour L Henstock 872 N/A
Labour J O'Donogue 841 N/A
Labour J Tweed 817 N/A
Conservative G Hyams 413 12.7 N/A
Conservative L Hyams 360 N/A
Communist D Connor 151 4.7 −0.1
Turnout 29.9 −0.9
Registered electors 9,459
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Tibble 1,824 80.3 −5.3
Labour Leonard Collins 1,812 N/A
Labour Arthur Biles 1,791 N/A
Labour J Lawrence 1,772 N/A
Conservative Reginald Johnson 301 13.2 +5.7
Conservative William Maule 222 N/A
Communist J Carter 147 6.5 −0.5
Turnout 19.3 −6.6
Registered electors 10,177
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Jones 1,823 81.3 −5.2
Labour M Eales 1,736 N/A
Labour B Walker 1,681 N/A
Labour Ernest Turner 1,651 N/A
Communist K Madden 233 10.4 +1.8
Conservative M Whiter 187 8.3 +3.4
Conservative W Whiter 168 N/A
Turnout 19.6 −10.0
Registered electors 9,553
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Harris 2,640 82.8 −8.3
Labour C Godfrey 2,591 N/A
Labour George Shaw 2,536 N/A
Labour Douglas Waters 2,536 N/A
Conservative R Reed 335 10.5 +1.6
Communist Frederick Creamer 215 6.7 N/A
Turnout 26.4 −9.5
Registered electors 10,277
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 2,020 70.3 −8.5
Labour J Thomas 1,947 N/A
Labour Brian Wilkins 1,890 N/A
Labour K Darby 1,794 N/A
Labour Thomas Reynolds 1,668 N/A
Conservative Ada Horrell 682 23.7 −7.0
Conservative Sydney Horrell 659 N/A
Communist Helena Ott 173 6.0 +1.4
Turnout 17.3 −8.0
Registered electors 12,548
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Cavanagh 1,649 49.2 −12.5
Labour Marie Cole 1,560 N/A
Labour Michael O'Shea 1,463 N/A
Labour M Ness 1,361 N/A
Conservative C Pool 1,067 31.8 −6.5
Conservative V Pool 998 N/A
Conservative Dennis Barnett 958 N/A
Conservative Edward Reed 947 N/A
Liberal G Vernon 635 18.9 N/A
Liberal R Keenan 615 N/A
Liberal D Felton 611 N/A
Liberal J James 609 N/A
Turnout 29.1 −3.1
Registered electors 10,724
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Manor (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maud Ball 796 80.8 −6.6
Labour Eric Mansell 648 N/A
Labour M Arnold 623 N/A
Labour M Preston 519 N/A
Conservative R Pool 189 19.2 +6.6
Turnout 7.5 −21.0
Registered electors 9,230
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Morton 1,516 80.9 −1.3
Labour P Bradley 1,508 N/A
Labour Edith Bradley 1,504 N/A
Labour Ernest White 1,380 N/A
Conservative V Nainby 236 12.6 ±0.0
Conservative J Patterson 208 N/A
Communist G Wake 122 6.5 +1.2
Turnout 19.4 −5.4
Registered electors 8,322
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats)[1][2]
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

Village

Village (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vic Rusha 1,652 64.4 −16.7
Labour L Bryant 1,610 N/A
Labour Matthew Spencer 1,595 N/A
Labour Harry Tindell 1,544 N/A
Liberal G Poole 421 16.4 N/A
Liberal P Northover 318 N/A
Liberal G Andrews 301 N/A
Conservative W Russell 257 10.0 −3.0
Conservative W Whiter 235 N/A
Conservative A Wilkens 213 N/A
Free Socialist W Metcalfe 122 4.8 N/A
Communist T Keyworth 114 4.4 −1.5
Turnout 21.6 −3.8
Registered electors 9,694
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1974 and 1978

There were no by-elections.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.