# Whalebone (ward)

Whalebone is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and was revised in 2022. It returns three councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2002–2006 | Albert Gibbs | Residents |
| 2002–2010 | John Denyer | Residents |
| 2002–2010 | John Denyer | Labour |
| 2002–2010 | Marie West | Labour |
| 2006–2018 | John White | Labour |
| 2010–2014 | Tony Perry | Labour |
| 2010–20142018–2022 | Amardeep Jamu | Labour |
| 2014–2018 | Melanie Bartlett | Labour |
| 2014–2018 | Liam Smith | Labour |
| 2018–2024 | Glenda Paddle | Labour |
| 2018–present | Andrew Achilleos | Labour |
| 2022–present | Mukhtar Yusuf | Labour |
| 2025–present | Rubina Siddiqui | Labour |

## Summary

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

## Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022

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

### 2025 by-election

The by-election took place on 20 February 2025, following the death of Glenda Paddle.
2025 Whalebone by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rubina Siddiqui | 625 | 54.92 |
| | Conservative | Angelica Olawepo | 287 | 25.22 |
| | Green | Tope Olawoyin | 117 | 10.28 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Herbert Munangatire | 109 | 9.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,138 | 12.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Whalebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glenda Paddle | 1,698 | 30.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andrew Achilleos | 1,687 | 30.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mukhtar Yusuf | 1,441 | 26.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Subhash Nair | 709 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,421 | 27.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,830 | | |
| | 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) |
| | 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.
2018 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Whalebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glenda Paddle | 1,850 | 25.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andrew Achilleos | 1,804 | 25.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Amardeep Jamu | 1,768 | 24.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Maire Justice | 631 | 8.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Kelly | 577 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sunaina Mohan | 557 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,598 | 32.1 | −5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,085 | | |
| | 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: Whalebone :
| 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 | | |

### 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: Whalebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Perry | 2,200 | 45.2 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Amardeep Jamu | 2,103 | | |
| | Labour | John White | 2,085 | | |
| | Conservative | Christine Naylor | 1,112 | 22.8 | +21.1 |
| | Conservative | Emran Uddin | 794 | | |
| | Conservative | Wale Oguntona | 788 | | |
| | BNP | Robin Lillywhite | 603 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Denyer | 503 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maxine London | 450 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ingrid Robinson | 350 | | |
| | Independent | Zac Robinson | 276 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,545 | 64.2 | +27.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,076 | | |
| | 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: Whalebone :
| 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 | 36.5 | +10.3 |
| 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 | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Whalebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Albert Gibbs | 762 | 41.7 | N/A |
| | Residents | John Denyer | 755 | | |
| | Labour | Marie West | 740 | 40.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Raymond Parkin | 701 | | |
| | Residents | Keith Woodcock | 675 | | |
| | Labour | Maureen Worby | 667 | | |
| | Conservative | Philip Grimmer | 324 | 17.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Grimmer | 279 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,811 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,922 | | |
| | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) |
| | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |