# Longbridge (Barking and Dagenham ward)

Longbridge is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, returning councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 1964–1968 | E. McKee | Labour |
| 1964–1968 | J. Ward | Labour |
| 1964–1968 | L. Senior | Labour |
| 1964–1968 | F. Edgecombe | Labour |
| 1968–1971 | V. Pool | Conservative |
| 1968–1971 | C. Pool | Conservative |
| 1968–1971 | J. Dean | Conservative |
| 1968–1971 | D. Barnett | Conservative |
| 1971–1974 | R. Godfrey | Labour |
| 1971–1974 | M. Spencer | Labour |
| 1971–1978 | M. Ness | Labour |
| 1971–1978 | M. O'Shea | Labour |
| 1974–1978 | J. Cavanagh | Labour |
| 1974–1978 | M. Cole | Labour |
| 1982–1983 | Edward Reed | Conservative |
| 1983–1986 | Constance Foster | Conservative |
| 1982–19902002–2006 | Brian Cook | Conservative |
| 1982–1990 | John Seaman | Conservative |
| 1986–1990 | Janice Izzard | Conservative |
| 1990–1994 | Robin Dixon | Labour |
| 1990–1994 | June van Roten | Labour |
| 1990–20022006–2014 | Nirmal Gill | Labour |
| 1994–1998 | David Sterry | Labour |
| 1994–1998 | Dennis Bomberg | Labour |
| 1998–2006 | Madeleine Baker | Labour |
| 1998–2006 | Susan Bramley | Labour |
| 2006–2010 | Sukhninder Gill | Labour |
| 2006–2010 | Gerald Vincent | Labour |
| 2010–present | Rocky Gill | Labour |
| 2010–present | Gerald Vincent | Labour |
| 2014–2018 | Syed Ahammad | Labour |
| 2018–present | Faruk Choudhury | Labour |

## Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
* Labour
* Conservative

## Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022

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

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rocky Gill | 2,164 | 29.0 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Faruk Choudhury | 2,038 | 27.3 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Lynda Rice | 1,746 | 23.4 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Shah Rahman | 1,150 | 15.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zygimantas Adomavicius | 373 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,076 | 34.4 | −6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,922 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## 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.
2018 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rocky Gill | 2,724 | 28.3 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Faruk Choudhury | 2,582 | 26.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lynda Rice | 2,356 | 24.5 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Boff | 711 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tilly Wijesuriya | 633 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tamkeen Shaikh | 607 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,549 | 40.6 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,736 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| 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 | | |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| 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 | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sukhninder Gill | 1,272 | 26.2 | −16.0 |
| | Labour | Nirmal Gill | 1,253 | | |
| | Labour | Gerald Vincent | 1,233 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 1,227 | 25.2 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Cook | 1,111 | | |
| | Independent | Anthony Richards | 1,072 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthony Chytry | 910 | | |
| | UKIP | James Burchill | 701 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Laurence Cleeland | 588 | 12.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 48.5 | +18.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,543 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Bramley | 869 | 42.2 | −15.5 |
| | Labour | Madeleine Baker | 852 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 811 | 39.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Nirmal Gill | 774 | | |
| | Conservative | Anton Clark | 757 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul Cocklind | 741 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lea Harding | 379 | 18.4 | −23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Price | 352 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Felton | 334 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,115 | 29.6 | −0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,153 | | |
| | 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) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

## 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: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Madeleine Baker | 1,074 | 57.7 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Bramley | 1,069 | | |
| | Labour | Nirmal Gill | 870 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Cooper | 786 | 42.3 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Cooper | 778 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edith Downs | 713 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | 30.2 | −15.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,707 | | |
| | 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: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David J. Sterry | 1,442 | 49.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Dennis W. Bomberg | 1,376 | | |
| | Labour | Nirmal S. S. Gill | 1,325 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian B. Beadle | 752 | 25.5 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 750 | 25.5 | −13.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter M. Burch | 741 | | |
| | Conservative | Valerie Burch | 712 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel J. Felton | 613 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel L. Meyer | 583 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,031 | 45.3 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,688 | | |
| | 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: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robin C. Dixon | 1,398 | 43.3 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | June M. van Roten | 1,318 | | |
| | Labour | Nirmal S. S. Gill | 1,290 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 1,264 | 39.1 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Janice E. Izzard | 1,228 | | |
| | Conservative | John W. Seaman | 1,184 | | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Brian B. Beadle | 304 | 9.4 | −24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne E. Cooper | 264 | 8.2 | N/A |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Richard J. Felton | 246 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,038 | 43.8 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,935 | | |
| | 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 | | |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 1,087 | 37.1 | −16.8 |
| | Conservative | Janice E. Izzard | 1,058 | | |
| | Conservative | John W. Seaman | 1,038 | | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Daniel J. Felton | 989 | 33.8 | +9.1 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Susan P. Vickers | 968 | | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Shirley Felton | 962 | | |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones | 850 | 29.0 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Maureen E. Fitz-Henry | 814 | | |
| | Labour | Robin C Dixon | 805 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,158 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1983 by-election

The by-election was held on 9 June 1983, following the resignation of Edward Reed.
1983 Longbridge by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Constance Foster | 2,372 | 50.4 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Felton | 1,346 | 28.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | James Jones | 984 | 20.9 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,026 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.8 | +23.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,275 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 1,556 | 53.9 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Edward J. Reed | 1,530 | | |
| | Conservative | John W. Seaman | 1,503 | | |
| | Alliance | Brian B. Beadle | 713 | 24.7 | +16.5 |
| | Alliance | Angela E. Bush | 680 | | |
| | Alliance | David C. Smith | 645 | | |
| | Labour | John Cavanagh | 620 | 21.5 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | Marie A. Cole | 588 | | |
| | Labour | John E. Luff | 571 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.5 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,304 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dennis W. Barnett | 1,846 | 59.6 | +27.8 |
| | Conservative | Edward J. Reed | 1,780 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | John W. Seaman | 1,724 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Doris M. Jones | 998 | 32.7 | −16.5 |
| | Labour | John Cavanagh | 997 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Marie A. Cole | 915 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | Brian B. Beadle | 254 | 8.2 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal | Eric J. Lowers | 218 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | Dennis J. Keenan | 217 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.2 | +16.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,324 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

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

The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1974 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Cavanagh | 1,649 | 49.2 | −12.5 |
| | Labour | M. Cole | 1,560 | | N/A |
| | Labour | M. O'Shea | 1,463 | | N/A |
| | Labour | M Ness | 1,361 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | C.. Pool | 1,067 | 31.8 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | V. Pool | 998 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | D. Barnett | 958 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. Reed | 947 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | G. Vernon | 635 | 18.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Keenan | 615 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | D. Felton | 611 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. James | 609 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.1 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,724 | | |
| | 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: Longbridge (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Godfrey | 2,233 | 61.7 | +25.8 |
| | Labour | M. Ness | 2,229 | | N/A |
| | Labour | M. 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 | −1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,091 | | |
| | 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: Longbridge (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. Pool | 2,341 | 64.1 | +19.2 |
| | Conservative | C. Pool | 2,307 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Dean | 2,161 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | D. Barnett | 2,088 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Butler | 1,313 | 35.9 | −19.2 |
| | Labour | L. Senior | 1,284 | | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Mansell | 1,254 | | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Godfrey | 1,248 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 | −5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,671 | | |
| | 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: Longbridge (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. McKee | 2,280 | 55.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. B. Ward | 2,265 | | N/A |
| | Labour | L. Senior | 2,240 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Edgecombe | 2,222 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | H. Hills | 1,861 | 44.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | F. Westbrook | 1,845 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. G. F. Willmott | 1,837 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | C. A. Pool | 1,830 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,229 | 38.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,920 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |