1971 local election in England, UK
The 1971 Barking Borough Council election took place on 13 May 1971, 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
96 candidates across 6 parties ran. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.
Results
Labour comfortably maintained its majority. The Conservatives lost all 13 of its councillors to Labour whilst 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 | Mary Bredo | 2,459 | 55.9 | +23.9 |
| Labour | A Howie | 2,434 | | N/A |
| Labour | J Tweed | 2,317 | | N/A |
| Labour | J Longden | 2,278 | | N/A |
| Conservative | E Lacey | 984 | 22.4 | -31.4 |
| Conservative | E Reed | 829 | | N/A |
| Conservative | R Trew | 824 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Willmott | 822 | | N/A |
| Conservative Party (Unofficial) | T Woodcock | 567 | 12.9 | N/A |
| Liberal | Alan Beadle | 386 | 8.8 | -5.4 |
| Liberal | D Wade | 328 | | N/A |
| Liberal | G Poole | 258 | | N/A |
| Liberal | Martin Taylor | 254 | | N/A |
Turnout | | 36.0 | -0.3 |
Registered electors | 10,248 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cambell
Cambell (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joseph Butler | 2,594 | 93.0 | +14.9 |
| Labour | Sidney Cole | 2,501 | | N/A |
| Labour | D Jones | 2,494 | | N/A |
| Labour | James Jones | 2,426 | | N/A |
| Conservative | D Reed | 194 | 7.0 | -14.9 |
Turnout | | 27.3 | +6.1 |
Registered electors | 9,364 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chadwell Heath
Chadwell Heath (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Residents | Peggy Miller | 1,719 | 53.7 | -21.1 |
| Residents | H Jones | 1,633 | | N/A |
| Residents | D Grandison | 1,631 | | N/A |
| Residents | Cyril Ayres | 1,575 | | N/A |
| Labour | H Pope | 1,331 | 41.6 | +23.2 |
| Labour | W Webb | 1,308 | | N/A |
| Labour | V Pope | 1,292 | | N/A |
| Labour | Robert Crane | 1,267 | | N/A |
| Communist | D Connor | 153 | 4.8 | -1.9 |
Turnout | | 30.8 | +1.5 |
Registered electors | 9,669 | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
Eastbrook
Eastbrook (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leonard Collins | 2,663 | 85.6 | +32.4 |
| Labour | Frederick Tibble | 2,648 | | N/A |
| Labour | F Coomber | 2,583 | | N/A |
| Labour | J Morton | 2,550 | | N/A |
| Conservative | W Whiter | 232 | 7.5 | -20.0 |
| Communist | C Baker | 217 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
Turnout | | 25.9 | +3.9 |
Registered electors | 10,498 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fanshawe
Fanshawe (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick Jones | 2,868 | 86.5 | +23.1 |
| Labour | J Blake | 2,846 | | N/A |
| Labour | Ernest Turner | 2,748 | | N/A |
| Labour | B Walker | 2,666 | | N/A |
| Communist | K Madden | 285 | 8.6 | -6.8 |
| Conservative | E Apps | 163 | 4.9 | -16.3 |
Turnout | | 29.6 | +10.7 |
Registered electors | 9,788 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gascoigne
Gascoigne (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J Engwell | 2,970 | 91.1 | +33.6 |
| Labour | C Godfrey | 2,913 | | N/A |
| Labour | Horace Howie | 2,877 | | N/A |
| Labour | Douglas Waters | 2,763 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Barnett | 290 | 8.9 | -13.7 |
| Conservative | G Pool | 285 | | N/A |
| Conservative | S Smith | 267 | | N/A |
| Conservative | R Pool | 265 | | N/A |
Turnout | | 35.9 | +7.1 |
Registered electors | 8,792 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heath
Heath (5 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Noyce | 2,754 | 78.7 | +34.9 |
| Labour | John Davis | 2,740 | | N/A |
| Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 2,726 | | N/A |
| Labour | J Lawrence | 2,648 | | N/A |
| Labour | Jack Thomas | 2,625 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Doyle | 584 | 16.7 | -32.9 |
| Conservative | R Barrett | 574 | | N/A |
| Conservative | C Barrett | 570 | | N/A |
| Conservative | L Pyke | 554 | | N/A |
| Conservative | A Sabourin | 523 | | N/A |
| Communist | Helena Ott | 161 | 4.6 | -2.0 |
Turnout | | 25.3 | +2.8 |
Registered electors | 13,022 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Longbridge
Longbridge (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R Godfrey | 2,233 | 61.7 | +25.8 |
| Labour | M Ness | 2,229 | | N/A |
| Labour | Michael O'Shea | 2,203 | | N/A |
| Labour | M Spencer | 2,193 | | N/A |
| Conservative | A Gray | 1,386 | 38.3 | -25.8 |
| Conservative | V Pool | 1,382 | | N/A |
| Conservative | C Pool | 1,356 | | N/A |
| Conservative | D Barnett | 1,309 | | N/A |
Turnout | | 32.2 | -1.4 |
Registered electors | 11,091 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Manor
Manor (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maud Ball | 2,747 | 87.4 | +10.8 |
| Labour | L Blake | 2,656 | | N/A |
| Labour | Eric Mansell | 2,656 | | N/A |
| Labour | Millicent Preston | 2,466 | | N/A |
| Conservative | B Long | 396 | 12.6 | -10.8 |
Turnout | | 28.5 | +6.1 |
Registered electors | 9,573 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
River
River (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Dodd | 1,908 | 82.1 | +30.4 |
| Labour | D Linehan | 1,895 | | N/A |
| Labour | Edith Bradley | 1,863 | | N/A |
| Labour | L Thompson | 1,814 | | N/A |
| Conservative | E Brown | 292 | 12.6 | +18.4 |
| Conservative | Ada 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 | | |
Valence
Valence (4 seats)[1][2] 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 | | |
Village
Village (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Vic Rusha | 2,125 | 81.1 | +45.2 |
| Labour | L Bryant | 2,066 | | N/A |
| Labour | R Coster | 2,047 | | N/A |
| Labour | Harry Tindell | 2,022 | | N/A |
| Conservative | W Attridge | 341 | 13.0 | -10.1 |
| Conservative | J Calver | 337 | | N/A |
| Conservative | A Wilkens | 325 | | N/A |
| Conservative | R Johnson | 312 | | N/A |
| Communist | R Shannon | 154 | 5.9 | -1.5 |
Turnout | | 25.4 | -1.3 |
Registered electors | 9,572 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
By-elections between 1971 and 1974
Chadwell Heath
Gascoigne
Gascoigne by-election, 2 December 1971[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Shaw | 1,442 | 93.2 | +10.4 |
| Liberal | M Taylor | 106 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
Majority | 1,336 | 86.4 | N/A |
Turnout | | 17.4 | -18.5 |
Registered electors | 8,882 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
River
River by-election, 4 May 1972 (2 seats)[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,263 | | N/A |
| Labour | E White | 1,226 | | N/A |
| Conservative | Ada Horrell | 209 | | N/A |
| Conservative | T 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 | | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.