# 2014 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

The 2014 Barking and Dagenham Council election took place on 23 May 2014 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham Council in England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections.

## Background

Labour won all 51 seats on the council in 2010, but by the time of this election had only 44 councillors due to defections with Robert Douglas, Dorothy Hunt, Graham Letchford and Tariq Saeed defecting to the UK Independence Party, and James McDermott, Barry Poulton and Gerald Vincent defecting to the Socialist Labour Party. All of these councillors stood for re-election in the borough representing their new parties (aside from Letchford, who stood in the Enfield Council election), but none retained their seats, with Labour candidates winning all 51 seats for the second consecutive election. The only ward where Labour faced any real challenge was Mayesbrook, where the borough's former Labour mayor Dorothy Hunt, now representing UKIP, failed to win a seat by 12 votes.
UKIP stood candidates in every ward for the first time, and finished as runners-up to Labour in every ward except Longbridge. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats remained on the fringes in the borough. The British National Party, who won 12 seats on the council in 2006, all of which they lost in 2010, declined even further at this election, only standing candidates in three wards and picking up a total of 1,137 votes, placing them sixth overall. Other parties to field candidates in the borough were the Greens, Socialist Labour Party and TUSC. The Europeans Party, a pro-EU party who support the rights of EU citizens in the UK, also stood a candidate. There were also two independent candidates.

## Election results

Barking & Dagenham Local Election Results 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 51 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 100.0 | 52.0 | 28,871 | +4.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 26.7 | 14,847 | +23.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 5,742 | -5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1,942 | -7.6 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1,613 | +2.6 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 971 | -16.1 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 793 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 496 | -2.5 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 202 | N/A |
| Europeans Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 94 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laila Butt | 2,252 | 26.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Danielle Doyle | 2,072 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Giasuddin Miah | 1,966 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Tariq Saeed | 947 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Modoris Ali | 410 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Emran Chowdhury | 323 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Natalija Kitkovska | 307 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Amaniampong Ampomah | 292 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Edwards | 221 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ostafe Marius-Alexandru | 94 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,193 | 36.8 | −21.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,672 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alibon

Alibon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren Rodwell | 1,398 | 24.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Christopher Hughes | 1,389 | 24.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sanchia Alasia | 1,240 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Norman Wood | 974 | 12.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jakir Hussain | 221 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Md. Neamat Ullah | 180 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Zaman | 145 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence London | 143 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,471 | 34.3 | −24.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,210 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Becontree

Becontree (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evelyn Carpenter | 2,098 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Faruk Choudhury | 1,885 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | James Ogungbose | 1,784 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Robert Douglas | 858 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Yvonne Douglas | 826 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Larner | 294 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Hosain | 211 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ricci Smith | 208 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David De Cruz | 151 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,169 | 36.8 | −23.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,601 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Wade | 1,416 | 20.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Afolasade Bright | 1,389 | 19.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sam Tarry | 1,356 | 19.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Ronald Curtis | 869 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Ingrid Spindler | 805 | 11.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Albert Sacky | 377 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jamil Miah | 354 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Debbie Rosaman | 320 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Croft | 160 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,710 | 36.5 | −24.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,424 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael McCarthy | 1,581 | 21.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Edna Fergus | 1,397 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Anthony Ramsay | 1,326 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Richard Kelly | 1,102 | 15.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Gay | 960 | 13.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Susan Connelly | 544 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | Anthony McKay | 222 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | Paul Sturdy | 166 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,833 | 36.5 | −26.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,757 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbury

Eastbury (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeannette Alexander | 1,691 | 26.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Hardial Singh Rai | 1,403 | 22.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Faraaz Shaukat | 1,356 | 21.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Hayat M'Barkii | 832 | 13.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Juliet Amoah | 314 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | James McDermott | 276 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alin Rahman | 242 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Pushpa Choudhury | 214 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | 34.6 | −24.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,962 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Saima Ashraf | 1,977 | 27.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Abdul Gafoor Aziz | 1,896 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Dominic Twomey | 1,757 | 24.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | James Silverfox | 494 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Krishan Kumar Kar | 274 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mampuya Pongo | 226 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Monwara Khatun | 216 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Isaac Mukasa | 172 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Peter Mason | 146 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Ruth Mason | 143 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,750 | 37.6 | −20.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,319 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Bremner | 1,518 | 23.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Irma Freeborn | 1,471 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Moin Quadri | 1,290 | 19.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Alan Kiff | 1,023 | 15.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | Robert Taylor | 469 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nadia Khatun | 236 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sultana Hussain | 224 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Pearle Onochie | 189 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nzingha Shukura | 131 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,713 | 34.7 | −23.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,812 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Reason | 1,603 | 26.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Miles | 1,504 | 24.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Daniel Young | 1,380 | 22.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Connor Harnett | 1,021 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Faruk Miah | 338 | 5.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Koranteng | 210 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | 34.9 | −24.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,523 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

Longbridge (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rocky Gill | 2,288 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Syed Ahammad | 1,998 | 21.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lynda Rice | 1,752 | 18.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dr. Shahidur Rahman | 856 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Rumana Tahir | 623 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Glyn Lewis | 485 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Semitego | 401 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Lorna Tooley | 283 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammod Uddin | 275 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Gerald Vincent | 272 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shaheryaar Baig | 270 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,621 | 43.7 | −25.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,287 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Danielle Smith | 1,217 | 21.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Kashif Haroon | 1,105 | 19.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Adegboyega Oloyede | 1,073 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Dorothy Hunt | 1,061 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Antony Rablen | 353 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | BNP | Giuseppe De Santis | 280 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sufia Begum | 252 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Md. Foyzur Rahman | 196 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ahmed Shahjahan | 166 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,432 | 34.3 | −25.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,093 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Parsloes

Parsloes (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Rice | 1,317 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Kangethe | 1,252 | 23.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Linda Zanitchkhah | 1,111 | 21.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Richard Hall | 900 | 17.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Goyas Miah | 249 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Zahanara Ali | 202 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Numaun Chowdhury | 196 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,285 | 33.1 | −24.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,901 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### River

River (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,622 | 35.7 | −25.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,339 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thames

Thames (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josephine Channer | 1,720 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Cameron Geddes | 1,622 | 22.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Bill Turner | 1,573 | 22.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Joyce Cracknell | 655 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Pamela Dumbleton | 644 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Reba Begum | 266 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Barry Poulton | 245 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Andrew Boff | 244 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bijan Dutta | 138 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Joseph Mambulmh | 56 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,626 | 37.4 | −23.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,017 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valence

Valence (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Jones | 1,471 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Maureen Worby | 1,403 | 22.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Syed Ghani | 1,243 | 20.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Christopher Ward | 1,004 | 16.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Alexander Hollis | 350 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ahia Chowdhury | 279 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mobarock Ali | 223 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Istor Miah | 166 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,554 | 34.8 | −22.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,344 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Walker | 2,031 | 33.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Philip Waker | 1,892 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Margaret Mullane | 1,889 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Watson | 190 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,956 | 39.9 | −19.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,409 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whalebone

Whalebone (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John White | 1,625 | 23.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Melanie Bartlett | 1,620 | 23.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Liam Smith | 1,526 | 22.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Albert Bedwell | 867 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Juhel Ahmed | 515 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jean Cockling | 514 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | William George | 204 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,796 | 37.6 | −26.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,427 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2014 and 2018

There were no by-elections.