# Goresbrook (ward)

Goresbrook 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.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Robinson | 1,292 | 27.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Irma Freeborn | 1,233 | 26.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Moin Quadri | 1,119 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sharfaraz Raj | 535 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mehreen Zahid Iqbal | 489 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,977 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,858 | | |
| | 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. Councillors representing Goresbrook increased from two to three.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Bremner | 1,450 | 25.9 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Irma Freeborn | 1,346 | 24.0 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Moin Quadri | 1,250 | 22.3 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Williams | 586 | 10.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Md Abu Noman | 361 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nadia Yasin | 358 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | BNP | Bede Smith | 246 | 4.4 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,128 | 26.4 | −8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,047 | | |
| | 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: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Bremner | 1,518 | 23.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Irma Freeborn | 1,471 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Moin Quadri | 1,290 | 19.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Alan Kiff | 1,023 | 15.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | Robert Taylor | 469 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nadia Khatun | 236 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sultana Hussain | 224 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Pearle Onochie | 189 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nzingha Shukura | 131 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,713 | 34.7 | 23.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,812 | | |
| | 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: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Letchford | 2,142 | 43.6 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Louise Couling | 1,963 | | |
| | Labour | Jim Clee | 1,872 | | |
| | BNP | Richard Barnbrook | 1,340 | 27.2 | −15.2 |
| | BNP | Edward Mark Butler | 1,146 | | |
| | BNP | Shell Brunt | 1,128 | | |
| | Conservative | George Daniel Naylor | 644 | 13.1 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Newton | 533 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felicia Taiwo | 457 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nzingha Talibah Shukura | 432 | | |
| | Independent | Warren William Northover | 335 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,323 | 57.8 | +16.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,482 | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Goresbrook :
| 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 | | |

### 2005 by-election

The by-election took place on 23 July 2005, following the resignation of Daniel Kelly.
2005 Goresbrook by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Warren Northover | 1,227 | 51.0 | +22.0 |
| | BNP | Lawrence Rustem | 791 | 32.9 | −19.0 |
| | UKIP | Kerry 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 | | |

### 2004 by-election

The by-election took place on 16 September 2004, following the resignation of Matthew Huggins.
2004 Goresbrook by-election :
| 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 | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Goresbrook :
| 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 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) |

## 1978–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections

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: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Power | 805 | 66.1 | −17.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Thomas | 723 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Smith | 413 | 33.9 | +17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Downs | 344 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,291 | 24.5 | +13.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,265 | | |
| | 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: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Power | 1,608 | 83.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Alan Thomas | 1,566 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Downs | 310 | 16.2 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hayley Downs | 306 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,057 | 38.3 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,364 | | |
| | 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: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Thomas | 1,546 | 78.03 |
| | Labour | Terence Power | 1,507 | |
| | Conservative | Ivy Blanchard | 226 | 11.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Sparrow | 204 | 10.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,950 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,869 | 37.76 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Thomas | 1,295 | 77.5 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Robinson | 1,235 | | |
| | Alliance | Catherine Gavin | 281 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | National Front | Jeannie Pearce | 94 | 5.6 | +1.1 |
| | National Front | Stephen Woodward | 72 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,018 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Dodd | 856 | 64.2 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Edith Bradley | 852 | | |
| | Conservative | Frank Allen | 417 | 31.3 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | John Dutton | 367 | | |
| | National Front | Ronald Ferrett | 60 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | National Front | Stephen Woodward | 57 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.2 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,099 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Goresbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Dodd | 1,018 | 66.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Edith Bradley | 997 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Victor Reeves | 440 | 28.7 | N/A |
| | Communist | Avis Greenway | 76 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,230 | | |
| | 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) |