# Heath (Barking and Dagenham ward)

Heath is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

## Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2022.

### 2023 by-election

The by-election took place on 30 March 2023, following the death of Olawale Martins.
2023 Heath by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harriet Spoor | 777 | 62.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joe Lynch | 408 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Kim Arrowsmith | 41 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zygimantas Adomavicius | 26 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 29.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 21.8 | −1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,774 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Olawale Martins | 952 | 37.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ingrid Robinson | 930 | 36.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Martynas Cekavicius | 338 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Angelica Olawepo | 338 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | 23.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,901 | | |
| | 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) |

## 2002–2022 Barking and Dagenham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2002.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 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.

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 1,502 | 64.8 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | John Allam | 1,442 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Brian Wilkins | 1,331 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Leonard Groves | 681 | 29.4 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Joan Preston | 660 | | N/A |
| | Communist | Helena Ott | 135 | 5.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.4 | +13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,698 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

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

The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1974 Barking London Borough Council election: Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 2,020 | 70.3 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | J Thomas | 1,947 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Brian Wilkins | 1,890 | | N/A |
| | Labour | K Darby | 1,794 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Thomas Reynolds | 1,668 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ada Horrell | 682 | 23.7 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Sydney Horrell | 659 | | N/A |
| | Communist | Helena Ott | 173 | 6.0 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.3 | −8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,548 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | 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: Heath :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.3 | +2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,022 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1968 Barking London Borough Council election: Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D Attridge | 1,189 | 49.6 | +35.3 |
| | Conservative | A East | 1,139 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | E Woods | 1,131 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | L Rimington | 1,124 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | W Padington | 1,111 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,051 | 43.8 | −19.9 |
| | Labour | William Noyce | 1,013 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Eales | 996 | | N/A |
| | Labour | H Powell | 946 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Kendall | 944 | | N/A |
| | Communist | Helena Ott | 159 | 6.6 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.5 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,869 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.
1964 Barking London Borough Council election: Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W Bellamy | 1,897 | 63.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | William Noyce | 1,857 | | N/A |
| | Labour | R Blackburn | 1,852 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F Spraggins | 1,808 | | N/A |
| | Labour | H Powell | 1,776 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | G Andrews | 553 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | D Purdue | 552 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | W Chesney | 540 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | H Corcoran | 528 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | F Thompson | 524 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | R Pascoe | 425 | 14.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A Morley | 422 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | K Coomber | 421 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | E Woods | 405 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | R Wells | 400 | | N/A |
| | Communist | A Bower | 104 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Communist | C Truefitt-Baker | 26 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,911 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,349 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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