# 2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election. Barking and Dagenham is split up into 17 wards, each electing 3 councillors, so a total of 51 seats were up for election.
The Labour Party retained control of the council winning 38 seats and 41% of the popular vote. The British National Party won 12 seats in a rare electoral breakthrough for a far-right party, and formed the official opposition winning 17% of the popular vote. The Conservatives won 1 seat.

## Background

115 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (51) and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 23 candidates , whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 4 and the BNP ran 13.

## Election results

2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 38 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 74.5 | 41.2 | 20,611 | -14.4 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2.0 | 18.6 | 9,315 | +4.8 |
| BNP | 12 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 23.5 | 17.2 | 8,576 | N/A |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 6,598 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2,353 | +3.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1,730 | +2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 810 | -21.6 |
| Chadwell Heath RA | 0 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.5 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeanne Alexander | 1,367 | 64.3 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Fani | 1,275 | | |
| | Labour | Graham Bramley | 1,241 | | |
| | Conservative | Foyzur Rahman | 765 | 35.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,203 | 29.9 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,379 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alibon

Alibon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | William Bailey | 1,329 | 41.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Claire Doncaster | 1,323 | | |
| | Labour | John Davis | 1,071 | 33.6 | −33.8 |
| | Labour | Terry Wade | 1,018 | | |
| | Labour | Dave Miles | 957 | | |
| | UKIP | Margaret Whitson | 394 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lucy East | 393 | 12.3 | −20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,759 | 41.1 | +22.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,721 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Becontree

Becontree (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alok Agrawal | 1,268 | 47.3 | −18.5 |
| | Labour | Evelyn Carpenter | 1,240 | | |
| | Labour | Emmanuel Obasohan | 1,058 | | |
| | UKIP | Daphne Jordon | 749 | 28.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Claire Barker | 653 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Barker | 607 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,454 | 32.4 | +15.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,578 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Baillie | 1,101 | 37.7 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Nadine Smith | 999 | | |
| | Labour | Shaun Carroll | 987 | | |
| | Conservative | Terry Justice | 873 | 29.9 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Maire Justice | 734 | | |
| | Conservative | Sharron Chytry | 583 | | |
| | Independent | Ronald Curtis | 560 | 19.2 | −16.4 |
| | UKIP | Doreen Tucker | 385 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Ronald Long | 376 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,523 | 36.2 | +9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,972 | | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick McCarthy | 1,151 | 50.3 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil Connelly | 1,139 | 49.7 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Bob Little | 1,126 | | |
| | Conservative | Sue Connelly | 1,101 | | |
| | Conservative | Susan Smith | 1,067 | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Mullane | 1,036 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,070 | 54.1 | +28.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,523 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbury

Eastbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Jeffrey Steed | 1,102 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | James McDermott | 965 | 28.4 | −15.2 |
| | Labour | Patricia Northover | 944 | | |
| | Labour | Hardial Rai | 852 | | |
| | UKIP | Patrick Manley | 546 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Challis | 523 | 15.4 | −41.0 |
| | UKIP | Ashley McIlroy | 455 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Edwards | 451 | | |
| | UKIP | Dorien McIlroy | 425 | | |
| | Green | Geoff Sheridan | 260 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Stepton | 131 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,031 | 39.4 | +13.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,967 | | |
| | BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Flint | 1,579 | 58.8 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Milton McKenzie | 1,346 | | |
| | Labour | Valerie Rush | 1,278 | | |
| | Conservative | Alison Grey | 586 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Hidir Yildirim | 522 | 19.4 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,361 | 33.0 | +8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,146 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Richard Barnbrook | 1,434 | 42.4 | N/A |
| | BNP | Tracy Lansdown | 1,357 | | |
| | Labour | Warren Northover | 1,204 | 35.6 | −36.4 |
| | Labour | Edna Fergus | 1,162 | | |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Porter | 1,135 | | |
| | Conservative | George Naylor | 373 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Terence Jones | 367 | 10.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,021 | 41.4 | +21.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,298 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 1,293 | 48.6 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Linda Reason | 1,282 | | |
| | Labour | Sidney Kallar | 1,229 | | |
| | UKIP | Christine Smith | 790 | 29.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Harry East | 579 | 21.8 | +0.0 |
| | Conservative | Margaret White | 535 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,534 | 34.3 | +12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,396 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

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 | | |

### Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Robert Buckley | 1,145 | 38.4 | N/A |
| | BNP | Christine Knight | 1,070 | | |
| | Labour | Dee Hunt | 845 | 28.4 | −24.0 |
| | UKIP | Vivian Patten | 741 | 24.9 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Kerry Smith | 733 | | |
| | UKIP | John Bolton | 697 | | |
| | Labour | Dominic Twomey | 695 | | |
| | Labour | Ahmed Choudhury | 679 | | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Newton | 249 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,782 | 40.4 | +19.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,886 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Parsloes

Parsloes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ronald Doncaster | 1,120 | 43.2 | N/A |
| | BNP | Darren Tuffs | 1,052 | | |
| | Labour | Herbert Collins | 1,050 | 40.5 | −22.2 |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones | 1,026 | | |
| | Labour | Catherine Osborn | 948 | | |
| | UKIP | Peter Compobassi | 423 | 16.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,465 | 37.1 | +17.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,643 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### River

River (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liam Smith | 1,529 | 50.9 | −18.5 |
| | Labour | Patricia Twomey | 1,406 | | |
| | Labour | Inder Jamu | 1,304 | | |
| | UKIP | Betty Parsons | 858 | 28.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Herbert White | 617 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | 35.7 | +15.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,419 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thames

Thames (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Barns | 1,264 | 51.5 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Joan Rawlinson | 1,157 | | |
| | Labour | Barry Poulton | 1,127 | | |
| | Independent | John Dias-Broughton | 721 | 29.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Thomas Grey | 470 | 19.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,224 | 30.8 | +7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,223 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valence

Valence (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sandra Doncaster | 1,219 | 40.3 | N/A |
| | BNP | Lawrence Rustem | 1,203 | | |
| | Labour | Donald Hemmett | 1,071 | 35.4 | −32.2 |
| | Labour | Dennis O'Brien | 1,005 | | |
| | Labour | Bryan Osborn | 915 | | |
| | UKIP | Angela Lambart | 372 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Maria Sentivani | 360 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | 39.8 | +19.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,662 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Waker | 1,276 | 37.2 | −18.0 |
| | Labour | Lee Waker | 1,269 | | |
| | BNP | Jamie Jarvis | 1,227 | 35.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Bill Dale | 1,209 | | |
| | BNP | James Webb | 1,208 | | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Coombs | 370 | 10.8 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fredrick Tindling | 287 | 8.4 | −13.1 |
| | UKIP | Leslie Parsons | 272 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,990 | 42.2 | +19.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,089 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Whalebone

Whalebone (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Denyer | 1,304 | 56.1 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Marie West | 1,208 | | |
| | Labour | John White | 1,159 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul Taylor | 1,021 | 43.9 | +26.2 |
| | Conservative | Christine Naylor | 1,014 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,530 | 26.2 | ±0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,922 | | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2006 and 2010
### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 3 July 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Justice | 842 | 37.4 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Margaret Mullane | 691 | 30.7 | −7.0 |
| | BNP | James Webb | 564 | 25.1 | +25.1 |
| | UKIP | Kerry Smith | 142 | 6.3 | −6.9 |
| | Independent | Dorien Mcilroy | 11 | 0.5 | −18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.1 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah Baillie.