# 2010 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

The 2010 Barking and Dagenham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England.
The whole council was up for election, and the Labour Party retained control of the council winning all of the seats. The British National Party lost all the seats they had gained in 2006. The Conservatives lost their only remaining seat, and the Liberal Democrats failed to regain any seats they had lost four years earlier.
The 2010 general election was held on the same day, which increased turnout. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections in 2010.
At the 2006 election, Labour had won 38 seats, the BNP 12 and the Conservatives 1.

## Background

188 candidates were nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (51) and was the only party to do so. By contrast, the Conservative Party ran 41 candidates, the Liberal Democrats ran 20, and the BNP ran 34, whilst there were 20 Independent candidates.

## Election results

Barking and Dagenham local election results 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 51 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.0 | 47.2 | 39,925 | +6.0 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 15,092 | +0.6 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 13,641 | -2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 9,385 | +9.5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2,917 | -1.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2,898 | -9.8 |
| Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 571 | N/A |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 213 | -3.2 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laila Butt | 3,412 | 67.1 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Manzoor Hussain | 3,139 | | |
| | Labour | Tariq Saeed | 3,122 | | |
| | Conservative | John William Taylor | 671 | 13.2 | −22.5 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Chaudhry Iqbal | 650 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Gomes | 603 | 11.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Shahidur Rahman | 546 | | |
| | BNP | Brian John Tunney | 326 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Zakir Parvaj | 72 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,712 | 58.0 | +28.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,110 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alibon

Alibon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren Rodwell | 2,245 | 48.1 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | John Davis | 2,135 | | |
| | Labour | Sanchia Alasia | 1,995 | | |
| | BNP | Robert William Bailey | 1,209 | 25.9 | −15.8 |
| | BNP | Gavin Cardy | 1,111 | | |
| | BNP | Giuseppe Di Santis | 977 | | |
| | Conservative | Vivian Patten | 687 | 14.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard David Ryder | 529 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,127 | 59.0 | +17.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,971 | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Becontree

Becontree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evelyn Carpenter | 2,444 | 45.3 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Rob Douglas | 2,387 | | |
| | Labour | James Ogungbose | 2,171 | | |
| | BNP | Terence Matthews | 1,038 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Patrice King | 759 | 14.1 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Roshan Arawwawala | 614 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Watson | 584 | 10.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Alok Agrawal | 375 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Corinne Angela Lowe | 268 | | |
| | Independent | Rick Lowe | 252 | | |
| | Christian | Paula Denise Watson | 192 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Christian | Robert Ralph | 191 | | |
| | Christian | Benjamin David Conway | 179 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,538 | 60.2 | +27.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,535 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Milton McKenzie | 1,984 | 39.3 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Jeff Wade | 1,818 | | |
| | Labour | Sam Tarry | 1,785 | | |
| | Conservative | Terry Justice | 1,411 | 27.9 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Maire Justice | 1,306 | | |
| | Conservative | Cathal Gough | 1,121 | | |
| | BNP | George Wilfred Woodward | 594 | 11.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gina Tracy Probert | 481 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith | 369 | 7.3 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Debbie Ann Rosaman | 213 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Angie Cooke | 201 | | |
| | Green | Mike Ridout | 159 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,210 | 61.4 | +29.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,859 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick McCarthy | 2,295 | 44.1 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Pam Burgon | 2,026 | | |
| | Labour | Tony Ramsay | 1,854 | | |
| | Conservative | Neil Stuart Connelly | 1,232 | 23.7 | −26.0 |
| | Conservative | Sue Connelly | 1,201 | | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Jonathon Sunley-Smith | 1,066 | | |
| | BNP | Tony Knight | 903 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | Christine Anne Knight | 900 | | |
| | BNP | John David Lillywhite | 794 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oluwole Alabi Taiwo | 392 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Leslie Richard Chapman | 378 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,706 | 63.0 | +8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,466 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbury

Eastbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeanne Alexander | 2,104 | 44.3 | +16.0 |
| | Labour | Jim McDermott | 1,958 | | |
| | Labour | Hardial Singh Rai | 1,824 | | |
| | BNP | Jeffrey Christopher Marshall | 942 | 19.8 | −12.6 |
| | BNP | Trevor Thomas William Wade | 742 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Riaz | 684 | 14.4 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry London | 633 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lawrence De Cruz | 567 | | |
| | Conservative | Danny Searle | 457 | 9.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hasan Gul | 432 | | |
| | UKIP | Ronald Dennis Chapman | 430 | 9.1 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Semitego | 357 | | |
| | Independent | Dianne Challis | 134 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Danny Munroe | 70 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,380 | 59.4 | +20.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,374 | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Saima Ashraf | 2,725 | 56.2 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Abdul Aziz | 2,668 | | |
| | Labour | Dominic Twomey | 2,576 | | |
| | BNP | John Craig Fergie | 536 | 11.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sherry Baig | 499 | 10.3 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chukwuma Okoruwe | 456 | 9.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Val Rush | 436 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kizito Godfrey Sekisonge | 390 | | |
| | Conservative | Slava Ibelgauptas | 357 | | |
| | Independent | Maggie Mitchell | 311 | | |
| | Independent | Colin Nigel Ward | 219 | | |
| | Christian | Frank Ezebuenyi | 196 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Christian | Patrick Oronsaye | 175 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,217 | 58.4 | +25.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,222 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Letchford | 2,142 | 43.6 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Louise Couling | 1,963 | | |
| | Labour | Jim Clee | 1,872 | | |
| | BNP | Richard Barnbrook | 1,340 | 27.2 | −15.2 |
| | BNP | Edward Mark Butler | 1,146 | | |
| | BNP | Shell Brunt | 1,128 | | |
| | Conservative | George Daniel Naylor | 644 | 13.1 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Newton | 533 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felicia Taiwo | 457 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nzingha Talibah Shukura | 432 | | |
| | Independent | Warren William Northover | 335 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,323 | 57.8 | +16.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,482 | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Ann Reason | 2,286 | 48.5 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Dave Miles | 2,241 | | |
| | Labour | Gerry Vincent | 1,952 | | |
| | BNP | Sally Lister | 969 | 20.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | Paul Leslie William Sturdy | 844 | | |
| | BNP | Robert Michael Taylor | 802 | | |
| | Conservative | Neil Edgar Hallewell | 676 | 14.3 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard James Smith | 585 | | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Ann Towler | 522 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela London | 447 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Yvonne Philippa Litwin | 337 | 7.1 | −22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,173 | 58.9 | +24.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,083 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

Longbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rocky Gill | 3,292 | 45.3 | +19.1 |
| | Labour | Nirmal Gill | 2,900 | | |
| | Labour | Lynda Rice | 2,559 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammod Jalal Uddin | 1,239 | 17.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paul Ayer | 1,221 | 16.8 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Foyzur Rahman | 1,109 | | |
| | BNP | Bede Ewing Smith | 677 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Edward Leigh Gosling | 452 | 6.2 | −15.9 |
| | Independent | Eileen Mary Gosling | 388 | | |
| | UKIP | John Walter Dias-Broughton | 383 | 5.3 | −9.1 |
| | Independent | Tony Richards | 369 | | |
| | Conservative | Komel Bajwe | 316 | | |
| | Independent | Julie Munroe | 167 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,493 | 69.1 | +20.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,950 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dee Hunt | 1,908 | 39.5 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Ralph Baldwin | 1,777 | | |
| | Labour | George Barratt | 1,705 | | |
| | BNP | Tracy Anne Lansdown | 1,123 | 23.2 | −15.2 |
| | BNP | Robert John Anthony Buckley | 1,109 | | |
| | BNP | Mandy Matthews | 1,024 | | |
| | Conservative | Tom O'Brien | 778 | 16.1 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Funke Adesanoye | 528 | 10.9 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Bert Bedwell | 496 | 10.3 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,991 | 59.5 | +19.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,713 | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Parsloes

Parsloes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bert Collins | 2,158 | 47.8 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Kangethe | 1,935 | | |
| | Labour | Chris Ric | 1,913 | | |
| | BNP | Leigh Friend | 1,022 | 22.6 | −20.6 |
| | BNP | Christopher Walter Charles Forster | 941 | | |
| | BNP | Anthony Stephen McKay | 867 | | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Armstrong | 763 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Egbeson | 575 | 12.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,848 | 57.8 | +20.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,662 | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### River

River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,265 | 61.2 | +25.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,971 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thames

Thames :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josephine Channer | 2,067 | 49.4 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Barry Poulton | 2,042 | | |
| | Labour | Cameron Geddes | 1,978 | | |
| | BNP | Roy Evans | 716 | 17.1 | N/A |
| | BNP | Andrew James Todd | 661 | | |
| | Independent | Fred Barns | 610 | 14.6 | −14.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Victor Courtier | 422 | 10.1 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saifur Rahman | 366 | 8.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Moin Ali Quadri | 347 | | |
| | Conservative | Lauretta Ifeanyi Onochie | 322 | | |
| | Independent | Pam Dumbleton | 307 | | |
| | Independent | Terry Wade | 268 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,745 | 60.6 | +29.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,179 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valence

Valence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Worby | 1,803 | 40.8 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Emmanuel Obasohan | 1,723 | | |
| | Labour | Abdus Salam | 1,610 | | |
| | BNP | Christopher Roberts | 1,112 | 25.2 | −15.1 |
| | BNP | Lawrence Rustem | 995 | | |
| | BNP | Kara Michelle Walker | 963 | | |
| | Conservative | Neil Joseph Robert Butcher | 827 | 18.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Albert Blood | 672 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,803 | 57.4 | +17.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,622 | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Walker | 2,454 | 49.4 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Phil Waker | 2,303 | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Mullane | 2,259 | | |
| | BNP | Len Bird | 1,049 | 21.1 | −14.7 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Beatty | 906 | 18.3 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Roy Alan Zelkin | 654 | | |
| | Conservative | Sammy Omosule | 587 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Graham Hills | 555 | 11.2 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,239 | 59.0 | +16.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,185 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |

### Whalebone

Whalebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Harry Perry | 2,200 | 45.2 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Amardeep Singh Jamu | 2,103 | | |
| | Labour | John Robert White | 2,085 | | |
| | Conservative | Christine Mary Naylor | 1,112 | 22.8 | +21.1 |
| | Conservative | Emran Uddin | 794 | | |
| | Conservative | Wale Oguntona | 788 | | |
| | BNP | Robin Lee Lillywhite | 603 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Robert Denyer | 503 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maxine Lisa London | 450 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ingrid Robinson | 350 | | |
| | Independent | Zac Robinson | 276 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,545 | 64.2 | +38.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,076 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2010 and 2014
### Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 8 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Louise Couling | 881 | 46.6 | +3.0 |
| | BNP | Richard Barnbrook | 642 | 34.0 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felicia Taiwo | 136 | 7.2 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ayer | 108 | 5.7 | −7.4 |
| | Independent | Warren Northover | 63 | 3.9 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | Nobby Manning | 50 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Faruk Ahmed Choudhury | 11 | 0.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 12.6 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,841 | 25.3 | −32.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,482 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the voiding of the election of Cllr. Louise Couling as she was ruled ineligible.
Goresbrook by-election, 19 April 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Brenner | 1,113 | 57.8 | +14.2 |
| | BNP | Bob Taylor | 593 | 30.8 | +3.5 |
| | UKIP | John Dias-Broughton | 91 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Riaz | 81 | 4.2 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hills | 48 | 2.5 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 20.0 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 25.6 | −32.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise Couling for reasons of ill health.

### Longbridge

Longbridge by-election, 9 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Syed Ahammad | 1,555 | 64.3 | +24.1 |
| | UKIP | Albert Bedwell | 466 | 19.3 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ayer | 284 | 11.7 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Croft | 78 | 3.2 | −11.9 |
| | BNP | Giuseppe De Santis | 37 | 1.5 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,089 | 45.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,420 | 29.8 | −39.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Nirmal Gill.