# Becontree (ward)

Becontree is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It returns councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. The ward was created on 1 April 1994 from territory that had previously formed part of the Goodmayes ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The ward was first used in the 1994 elections.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 1994–2006 | Edith Bradley | Labour |
| 1994–2006 | John Wainwright | Labour |
| 2002–2006 | Cameron Geddes | Labour |
| 2006–2010 | Alok Agrawal | Labour |
| 2006–2022 | Evelyn Carpenter | Labour |
| 2006–2010 | Emmanuel Obasohan | Labour |
| 2010–2014 | Rob Douglas | Labour |
| 2010–2018 | James Ogungbose | Labour |
| 2014–2018 | Faruk Choudhury | Labour |
| 2018–present | Edna Fergus | Labour |
| 2018–present | Muhammad Saleem | Labour |

## Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2022. Becontree lost territory south of Longbridge Road to the Mayesbrook ward.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Becontree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edna Fergus | 1,121 | 45.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Muhammad Saleem | 1,002 | 40.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthony Egbuhuzor | 334 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,489 | 23.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,365 | | |
| | 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: Becontree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evelyn Carpenter | 2,161 | 29.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Edna Fergus | 2,047 | 27.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Muhammad Saleem | 1,854 | 25.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Hall | 625 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mahammad Sajid Khalifa | 378 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Syed Baqar Raza Naqvi | 364 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,750 | 28.3 | −8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,707 | | |
| | 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: Becontree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evelyn Carpenter | 2,098 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Faruk Choudhury | 1,885 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | James Ogungbose | 1,784 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Robert Douglas | 858 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Yvonne Douglas | 826 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Larner | 294 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Hosain | 211 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ricci Smith | 208 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David De Cruz | 151 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,169 | 36.8 | −23.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,601 | | |
| | 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: Becontree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evelyn Carpenter | 2,444 | 45.3 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Rob Douglas | 2,387 | | |
| | Labour | James Ogungbose | 2,171 | | |
| | BNP | Terence Matthews | 1,038 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Patrice King | 759 | 14.1 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Roshan Arawwawala | 614 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Watson | 584 | 10.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Alok Agrawal | 375 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Corinne Angela Lowe | 268 | | |
| | Independent | Rick Lowe | 252 | | |
| | Christian | Paula Denise Watson | 192 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Christian | Robert Ralph | 191 | | |
| | Christian | Benjamin David Conway | 179 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,538 | 60.2 | +27.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,535 | | |
| | 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: Becontree :
| 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 | | |

### 2002 election

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

## 1994–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections

The ward was created on 1 April 1994 and consisted of territory that had been part of the Goodmayes ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The purpose of the transfer was to unite the whole of the Becontree estate in Barking and Dagenham. From 1 April 1994 until after the first election the new ward was represented by Triptons ward councillors.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Becontree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Bradley | 754 | 75.8 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | John Wainwright | 610 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Stepton | 241 | 24.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | 19.8 | −14.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,190 | | |
| | 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: Becontree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Bradley | 1,354 | 81.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Wainwright | 1,292 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clifford Evans | 313 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda McGuinness | 294 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,760 | 33.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,183 | | |
| | 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) |