River | |
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Electoral ward for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council | |
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Borough | Barking and Dagenham |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 7,335 (2018) |
Current electoral ward | |
Created | 1965 |
Councillors |
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Replaced by | Beam, Goresbrook, Village |
GSS code | E05000038 (2002–2022) |
River was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1965 to 2022. It returning four councillors until 1978 and then three councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. The boundaries of the ward were revised in 1978 and 2002.
The election took place on 3 May 2018. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eileen Keller | 1,525 | 26.8 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Peter Chand | 1,513 | 26.6 | -1.1 | |
Labour | Donna Lumsden | 1,431 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Baillie | 429 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Burleton | 420 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Ada Echedom | 366 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,068 | 28.2 | -7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,335 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 22 May 2014. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Chand | 1,668 | 27.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Eileen Keller | 1,668 | 27.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Amardeep Singh Jamu | 1,491 | 24.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Lorraine Harris | 875 | 14.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Husneara Majid | 317 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,622 | 35.7 | -25.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,339 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Liam Anthony Smith | 2,406 | 48.4 | -2.5 | |
Labour | Eileen Sandra Keller | 2,308 | |||
Labour | Inder Singh Jamu | 2,284 | |||
BNP | Scott Jones | 933 | 18.8 | N/A | |
BNP | Victoria Jane Pengelly | 853 | |||
Conservative | Jean Margaret Cockling | 576 | 11.6 | -8.9 | |
UKIP | Nobby Manning | 505 | 10.2 | -18.4 | |
Conservative | Ronald Cole Bairstow | 493 | |||
Conservative | Chris Nwokebuife | 404 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Martha Nosa Ogbonmwan | 367 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Christian | Arinola Araba | 183 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,265 | 61.2 | +25.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,971 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 4 May 2006. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
The election took place on 2 May 2002. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Liam Smith | 1,018 | 69.4 | -6.5 | |
Labour | Patricia Twomey | 987 | |||
Labour | Inder Jamu | 827 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary McCulloch | 449 | 30.6 | +6.5 | |
Turnout | 1,462 | 20.4 | -0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,160 | ||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
The election took place on 7 May 1998. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
The election took place on 5 May 1994. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patricia A. Twomey | 1,200 | 78.3 | -2.2 | |
Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 1,064 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert R. Mansfield | 332 | 21.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard G. McGuinness | 239 | |||
Turnout | 1,624 | 33.6 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,828 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 3 May 1990. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John P. Wainwright | 1,224 | 80.5 | +37.2 | |
Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 1,103 | |||
Conservative | John C. Dutton | 296 | 19.5 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Peter J. Dutton | 273 | |||
Turnout | 1,621 | 32.5 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,885 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent Resident |
A by-election took place on 3 November 1988, following the resignation of Patricia Twomey. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 542 | 49.2 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Marcus G. S. Needham | 294 | 26.7 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan J. Bertram | 266 | 24.1 | +11.7 | |
Majority | 248 | 22.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21.7 | -9.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 8 May 1986. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John P. Wainwright | 859 | 43.3 | +1.2 | |
Ind. Residents | Patricia A. Twomey | 640 | 32.2 | -7.0 | |
Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 621 | |||
Alliance | Jean Key | 247 | 12.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | John M. Kinnie | 240 | 12.1 | -6.6 | |
Turnout | 31.4 | -1.8 | |||
Registered electors | 5,155 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents hold | Swing |
The election took place on 6 May 1982. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John P. Wainwright | 741 | 42.1 | -24.9 | |
Independent | Patricia A. Twomey | 689 | 39.2 | N/A | |
Independent | John C. Howard | 636 | |||
Labour | Inder S. Jamu | 569 | |||
Conservative | Mary F. Hawkins | 329 | 18.7 | -10.3 | |
Turnout | 33.2 | +3.4 | |||
Registered electors | 5,164 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
The election took place on 4 May 1978. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Leonard J. Bryant | 990 | 67.0 | -13.9 | |
Labour | James Morton | 892 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Jane I Calver | 429 | 29.0 | +16.4 | |
Conservative | William J. Whiter | 376 | N/A | ||
Communist | Brian F. Nicholls | 58 | 3.9 | -2.6 | |
Turnout | 29.8 | +10.4 | |||
Registered electors | 5,243 | ||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
The election took place on 2 May 1974. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J Morton | 1,516 | 80.9 | -1.3 | |
Labour | P Bradley | 1,508 | N/A | ||
Labour | E Bradley | 1,504 | N/A | ||
Labour | E 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 |
A by-election took place on 4 May 1972. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Blackburn | 1,263 | N/A | ||
Labour | E. J. White | 1,226 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Mrs. A. E. Horrell | 209 | N/A | ||
Conservative | T. A. Woodcock | 201 | N/A | ||
Majority | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17.4 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 8,589 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 13 May 1971. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D Dodd | 1,908 | 82.1 | +30.4 | |
Labour | D Linehan | 1,895 | N/A | ||
Labour | E Bradley | 1,863 | N/A | ||
Labour | L Thompson | 1,814 | N/A | ||
Conservative | E Brown | 292 | 12.6 | +18.4 | |
Conservative | A Horrell | 251 | N/A | ||
Conservative | F Read | 229 | N/A | ||
Conservative | M Whiter | 226 | N/A | ||
Communist | G Wake | 124 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 24.8 | +5.9 | |||
Registered electors | 8,665 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 9 May 1968. [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D Dodd | 856 | 51.7 | -21.9 | |
Labour | D Linehan | 769 | N/A | ||
Labour | E Kitchen | 751 | N/A | ||
Labour | F Spraggins | 730 | N/A | ||
Conservative | T Fitzpatrick | 641 | 38.7 | +31.0 | |
Conservative | J Anker | 633 | N/A | ||
Conservative | M Whiter | 602 | N/A | ||
Conservative | W Whiter | 574 | N/A | ||
Communist | W Pocock | 160 | 9.7 | -6.2 | |
Turnout | -6.6 | 18.9 | -6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,556 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 7 May 1964. [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. A. Dodd | 1,722 | 73.6 | N/A | |
Labour | D. O'Dwyer | 1,678 | N/A | ||
Labour | Daniel Linehan | 1,643 | N/A | ||
Labour | David Linehan | 1,620 | N/A | ||
Liberal | Miss H. Cadman | 353 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Miss A. Burlinson | 281 | N/A | ||
Liberal | J. R. Pritchard | 272 | N/A | ||
Liberal | H. H. Sharman | 268 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Mrs. A. Sabourin | 181 | 7.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mrs. E. M. Bloomfield | 178 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Mrs. M. Whiter | 177 | N/A | ||
Conservative | W. J. Whiter | 167 | N/A | ||
Communist | A. F. Ott | 83 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,303 | 25.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,035 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |