# 2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002 to elect members to the council. All seats were up for election following boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council, but lost 5 seats. Overall turnout was 22.76%.

## Background

100 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 only 12 candidates , whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 28.

## Election result

Barking and Dagenham Local Election Results 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 42 | 0 | -2 | -5 | 82.4 | 55.6 | 14,654 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 5.9 | 23.2 | 6,115 |
| Conservative | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3.9 | 13.8 | 3,638 |
| Chadwell Heath RA | 4 | 0 | -1 | +1 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 1,444 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 306 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 210 |
* ↑ gains and losses do not include the winning of new seats

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeanne Alexander | 997 | 70.1 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Graham Bramley | 921 | | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Fani | 895 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Beadle | 426 | 29.9 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Griffin | 387 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Tester | 354 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 22.9 | −4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,580 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alibon

Alibon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Wade | 743 | 67.4 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | John Davis | 724 | | |
| | Labour | Mick McCarthy | 632 | | |
| | Conservative | Mary Justice | 360 | 32.6 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,264 | 19.1 | −5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,631 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Becontree

Becontree (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Bradley | 841 | 65.8 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | John Wainwright | 686 | | |
| | Labour | Cameron Geddes | 684 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Roberts | 438 | 34.2 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,229 | 17.0 | −2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,212 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Ronald Curtis | 682 | 35.6 | −26.6 |
| | Residents | Robert Jeyes | 667 | | |
| | Conservative | Terry Justice | 642 | 33.5 | +24.2 |
| | Residents | Donna Lewis | 624 | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Northover | 594 | 31.0 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Abdul Aziz | 513 | | |
| | Labour | Alok Agrawal | 485 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,827 | 26.7 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,855 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lawrence Bunn | 1,003 | 51.8 | −21.8 |
| | Labour | Leonard Collins | 936 | | |
| | Labour | Sidney Summerfield | 893 | | |
| | Conservative | Sue Connolly | 725 | 37.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kerry Smith | 717 | | |
| | Conservative | Vivian Patten | 677 | | |
| | Independent | Mike Butler | 210 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | 25.6 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,419 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbury

Eastbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Cooper | 986 | 56.4 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Cooper | 930 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Felton | 885 | | |
| | Labour | June Arnold | 763 | 43.6 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Pat Manley | 760 | | |
| | Labour | Rocky Gill | 648 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | 25.8 | −14.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,255 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kay Flint | 992 | 64.7 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | Valerie Rush | 863 | | |
| | Labour | Milton McKenzie | 857 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Cornwell | 383 | 25.0 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Tester | 324 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gower | 317 | | |
| | Green | Hidir Yildirim | 158 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 24.2 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,086 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Porter | 847 | 62.0 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Huggins | 842 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Thomas | 778 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelly Gill | 520 | 38.0 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Gill | 509 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,443 | 20.3 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,107 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Heath

Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 966 | 57.6 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Bryan Osborn | 918 | | |
| | Labour | Sidney Kallar | 904 | | |
| | Conservative | George Woodward | 362 | 21.6 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Whyte | 349 | 20.8 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Stepton | 328 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | 21.8 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,951 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue 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 hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Blake | 648 | 52.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Dee Hunt | 619 | | |
| | Labour | June Conyard | 605 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dias-Broughton | 589 | 47.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Little | 589 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathon Lopez-Real | 533 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | 20.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,655 | | |
| | 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) |

### Parsloes

Parsloes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones | 775 | 62.7 | −14.5 |
| | Labour | Herbert Collins | 758 | | |
| | Labour | Dennis O’Brien | 647 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Chapman | 462 | 37.3 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Perry | 446 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,295 | 19.9 | −3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,495 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### River

River (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liam Smith | 1,018 | 69.4 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Patricia Twomey | 987 | | |
| | Labour | Inder Jamu | 827 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary McCulloch | 449 | 30.6 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,462 | 20.4 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,160 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Thames

Thames (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Barns | 980 | 67.6 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Joan Rawlinson | 947 | | |
| | Labour | David Miles | 940 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Juan Dias-Broughton | 321 | 22.2 | +16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mardell Dias | 293 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Dias-Broughton | 293 | | |
| | Green | Francis Koch-Krause | 148 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,457 | 23.7 | −7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,144 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Valence

Valence (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vera Cridland | 897 | 67.6 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Jean Bruce | 811 | | |
| | Labour | Catherine Osborne | 741 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Stepton | 430 | 32.4 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,333 | 20.3 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,568 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Waker | 981 | 55.2 | −14.9 |
| | Labour | Darrin Best | 946 | | |
| | Labour | Bill Dale | 890 | | |
| | Conservative | Neil Connelly | 414 | 23.3 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Tindling | 383 | 21.5 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,552 | 22.4 | −1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,941 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whalebone

Whalebone (3) :
| 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) |

## By-elections between 2002 and 2006
### Longbridge

Longbridge by-election, 6 February 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anton Clark | 1,186 | 61.0 | +21.6 |
| | Labour | Simon Bremner | 578 | 29.7 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Lopez-Real | 180 | 9.3 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 608 | 31.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.8 | −2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Susan Bramley.

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook by-election, 3 April 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Little | 847 | 47.5 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Raymond Parkin | 839 | | |
| | Conservative | Susan Connelly | 778 | 43.6 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Smith | 768 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Perry | 110 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Perry | 96 | | |
| | Green | Melissa Serpico | 50 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Francis Koch-Krase | 43 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.3 | −1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Lawrence Bunn and the resignation of Cllr. Sidney Summerfield.

### Eastbury

Eastbury by-election, 4 December 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Challis | 470 | 32.9 | −23.5 |
| | Labour | James McDermott | 466 | 32.6 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative | Colin King | 381 | 26.7 | +26.7 |
| | Green | Geoff Sheridan | 111 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.8 | −7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Daniel Felton

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath by-election, 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nadine Smith | 965 | 39.4 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Mary Brigid Justice | 899 | 36.7 | +3.2 |
| | Residents | Elaine Constance Matthews | 468 | 19.1 | −16.5 |
| | Green | Geoff Sheridan | 117 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.5 | +8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert Jeyes.

### Valence

Valence by-election, 15 July 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donald Hemmett | 761 | 41.6 | −26.0 |
| | BNP | Lawrence Rustem | 576 | 31.5 | +31.5 |
| | Conservative | George Woodward | 279 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Lambart | 148 | 8.1 | −24.3 |
| | Green | Laurence Cleeland | 65 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.8 | +7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Vera Cridland.

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 16 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Daniel Kelly | 1,072 | 51.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Patricia Northover | 602 | 29.1 | −32.9 |
| | UKIP | Terence Jones | 137 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Christine Naylor | 111 | 5.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Tindling | 85 | 4.1 | −33.9 |
| | Green | Geoff Sheridan | 59 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 22.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.8 | +8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Matthew Huggins.

### Village

Village by-election, 7 October 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Waker | 1,085 | 44.7 | −10.5 |
| | BNP | Lawrence Rustem | 934 | 38.5 | +38.5 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Smith | 410 | 16.9 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | +12.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Darrin Best.

### Becontree

Becontree by-election, 14 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alok Komar Agrawal | 1,171 | 59.8 | −6.0 |
| | BNP | John Luisis | 378 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Brian Chytry | 283 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | UKIP | John Bolton | 125 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 40.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9 | +8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Wainwright.

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook by-election, 23 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Warren Northover | 1,227 | 51.0 | +22.0 |
| | BNP | Lawrence Rustem | 791 | 32.9 | −19.0 |
| | UKIP | Kerry J. Smith | 216 | 9.0 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Christine Naylor | 167 | 7.0 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 | +13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Daniel Kelly.