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Barking and Dagenham: 1978 local elections

19 wards with results. Council page

Before (end of 1977) (49 seats, Elections Centre)

Labour 45 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0

After (end of 1978) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

Labour 42 · Conservative 3 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

Ward results

Abbey3 seats · turnout 30.6%

J. Bruce	Labour	1,474
S. Hamilton	Labour	1,470
H. Howie	Labour	1,447
B. Cook	Conservative	776
R. Beadle	LIB	312
A. Bush	LIB	297
K. Taylor	NF	182
S. Hatchman	NF	160
S. Pulfer	NF	153

Alibon2 seats · turnout 27.2%

T. Reynolds	Labour	945
E. White	Labour	944
R Johnson	Conservative	366
W. Maule	Conservative	324
F. Creamer	COMM	39

Cambell3 seats · turnout 23.6%

J. Butler	Labour	1,552
S. Cole	Labour	1,481
B. Roycraft	Labour	1,295
D. Reed	Conservative	542
R. Porter	LIB	233
D. Nicholls	COMM	121

Chadwell Heath3 seats · turnout 38.3%

C. Ayres	Ind R	2,100
J. Harper	Ind R	2,097
P. Miller	Ind R	2,033
E. Harris	Labour	613
J. Jones	Labour	536
E. Mansell	Labour	495
A. Ott	COMM	46

Eastbrook3 seats · turnout 31.9%

F. Tibble	Labour	1,202
L. Collins	Labour	1,197
G. Crouch	Labour	1,176
A. Owen	Conservative	1,099
S. Horrell	Conservative	1,094
A. Horrell	Conservative	1,089
E. Bullock	LIB	192

Eastbury2 seats · turnout 29.6%

M. Ball	Labour	1,043
M. O'Shea	Labour	902
A. Beadle	LIB	479
M. Taylor	LIB	465

Fanshawe3 seats · turnout 25.1%

F. Jones	Labour	1,371
J. Thomas	Labour	1,244
E. Turner	Labour	1,221
W. Russell	Conservative	459
R. Rands	Conservative	428
A. Wiles	Conservative	400
K. Bird	COMM	64

Gascoigne3 seats · turnout 34.7%

J. Engwell	Labour	1,648 ✓
J Engwell	Labour	1,648
J. Lawrence	Labour	1,501 ✓
John Lawrence	Labour	1,501
B. Walker	Labour	1,498 ✓
B Walker	Labour	1,498
A Beasley	Conservative	486
A. Beasley	Conservative	486
D Spender	LIB	284
D. Spender	The Liberal Party	284
C. London	National Front	155
C London	NF	155
H. Nash	National Front	123
H Nash	NF	123

Goresbrook2 seats · turnout 24.2%

D. Dodd	Labour	1,018
E. Bradley	Labour	997
V. Reeves	Conservative	440
A. Greenaway	COMM	76

Heath3 seats · turnout 24.8%

C. Fairbrass	Labour	1,502
J. Allam	Labour	1,422
B. Wilkins	Labour	1,331
L. Groves	Conservative	681
J. Preston	Conservative	660
H. Ott	COMM	135

LONGBRIDGE3 seats · turnout 45.2%

D Barnett	Conservative	1,846
D. Barnett	Conservative	1,846 ✓
E. Reed	Conservative	1,780 ✓
E Reed	Conservative	1,780
J. Seaman	Conservative	1,724 ✓
John Seaman	Conservative	1,724
D Jones	Labour	998
D. Jones	Labour	998
J. Gavanagh	Labour	997
J Gavanagh	Labour	997
M. Cole	Labour	915
Mick Cole	Labour	915
B. Beadle	The Liberal Party	254
B Beadle	LIB	254
E. Lowers	The Liberal Party	218
E Lowers	LIB	218
D. Keenan	The Liberal Party	217
D Keenan	LIB	217

Manor2 seats · turnout 28.2%

A. Ball	Labour	1,118
J. Mannering	Labour	1,043
B. Long	Conservative	462
M. Stolton	LIB	172

Marks Gate1 seat · turnout 31.9%

A. Biles	Labour	458
M. O'Brien	Conservative	300
D. Connor	COMM	22

Parsloes2 seats · turnout 26.8%

M. Arnold	Labour	1,092
M. Preston	Labour	1,057
J. Barnett	Conservative	486
D. Felton	LIB	209

River2 seats · turnout 26.2%

L. Bryant	Labour	990
J. Morton	Labour	892
J. Calver	Conservative	429
W. White	Conservative	376
B. Nicholls	COMM	58

Thames2 seats · turnout 34.6%

D. Waters	Labour	1,649
Gareth Shaw	Labour	1,647
R. Stolton	LIB	267

Triptons3 seats · turnout 20.4%

G. Brooker	Labour	1,185
J. Davis	Labour	1,152
W. Bellamy	Labour	1,077
A. Searson	Conservative	513
G. Winch	Conservative	391
D. Marshall	COMM	100

Valence3 seats · turnout 25.8%

R Black	Labour	1,383 ✓
M. Eales	Labour	1,267 ✓
Judith Mary Williams	Labour	1,249 ✓
T. McManus	Conservative	432
W. Middleton	Conservative	358
V. Cridland	Independent	213
J. Benjafield	NF	185
J. Roberts	NF	181
M. Sowerby	NF	168
B. Corbett	COMM	62

Village3 seats · turnout 25.2%

M. Spencer	Labour	1,256
H. Tindell	Labour	1,161
P. Bradley	Labour	1,156
T. Mallindine	Conservative	851
J. Kinnie	Conservative	839
G. Poole	LIB	392
P. Greenaway	COMM	99