# Cambell (ward)

Cambell was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1965 to 2002.

## 1978–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking in 1978. The name of the borough and council changed from Barking to Barking and Dagenham on 1 January 1980.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Rawlinson | 1,074 | 78.8 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Porter | 1,047 | | |
| | Labour | June Van Roten | 1,041 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Mailey | 289 | 21.2 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kelly | 250 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | 23.4 | −13.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,459 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mabel Arnold | 1,896 | 83.1 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Joan Rawlinson | 1,839 | | |
| | Labour | June van Roten | 1,742 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Boorman | 385 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Boorman | 369 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Durrant | 322 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,561 | 38.3 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,683 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mable Arnold | 2,024 | 85.9 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Wendola Bomberg | 1,853 | | |
| | Labour | Ronald Whitbread | 1,842 | | |
| | Conservative | Charles Bond | 361 | 14.1 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | David Izzard | 263 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,558 | 36.8 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,958 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,559 | 80.2 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Marjorie Creasy | 1,422 | | |
| | Labour | Mabel Arnold | 1,352 | | |
| | Conservative | Charles Bond | 385 | 19.8 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Wade | 336 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.6 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,120 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,365 | 68.4 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Sidney Cole | 1,220 | | |
| | Labour | Marjorie Creasey | 1,179 | | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Smith | 630 | 31.6 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Stella Seaman | 604 | | |
| | Conservative | Phyllis Turner | 544 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.9 | +0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,135 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1979 by-election

The by election took place on 29 March 1979, following the death of Bertie Roycraft.
1979 Cambell by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Harris | 1,019 | 48.4 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 906 | 43.0 | +20.9 |
| | National Front | John Benjafield | 106 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Daniel Felton | 76 | 3.6 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7 | −3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,354 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,552 | 63.4 | −26.8 |
| | Labour | Sidney Cole | 1,481 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Bertie Roycraft | 1,295 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dorothea Reed | 542 | 22.1 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Porter | 233 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Communist | Danielle Nicholls | 121 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.9 | +11.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,386 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 1964–1978 Barking council elections
### 1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1974 Barking London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.9 | −6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,849 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.
1971 Barking London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.3 | +6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,364 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1968 Barking London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,465 | 78.1 | −14.1 |
| | Labour | Sidney Cole | 1,342 | | N/A |
| | Labour | D Jones | 1,330 | | N/A |
| | Labour | James Jones | 1,293 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | B Fuller | 411 | 21.9 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | J Kelly | 377 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | L Ouzmann | 377 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | D Tanner | 376 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.2 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,775 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.
1964 Barking London Borough Council election: Cambell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J Sweetland | 2,007 | 92.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | B Roycraft | 2,003 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Sidney Cole | 1,986 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,963 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | B Woodcock | 169 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,161 | 23.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,212 | | |
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