Longbridge (Barking and Dagenham ward)

Longbridge
Longbridge
Electoral ward; for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
	Longbridge ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Barking and Dagenham
County	Greater London
Population	13,308 (2021)
Electorate	8,922 (2022)
Area	1.641 square kilometres (0.634 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	1965–1978: 4; 1978–present: 3;
GSS code	E05014064

Longbridge is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, returning councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor
1964–1968	E. McKee	Labour
1964–1968	J. Ward	Labour
1964–1968	L. Senior	Labour
1964–1968	F. Edgecombe	Labour
1968–1971	V. Pool	Conservative
1968–1971	C. Pool	Conservative
1968–1971	J. Dean	Conservative
1968–1971	D. Barnett	Conservative
1971–1974	R. Godfrey	Labour
1971–1974	M. Spencer	Labour
1971–1978	M. Ness	Labour
1971–1978	M. O'Shea	Labour
1974–1978	J. Cavanagh	Labour
1974–1978	M. Cole	Labour
1982–1983	Edward Reed	Conservative
1983–1986	Constance Foster	Conservative
1982–1990 2002–2006	Brian Cook	Conservative
1982–1990	John Seaman	Conservative
1986–1990	Janice Izzard	Conservative
1990–1994	Robin Dixon	Labour
1990–1994	June van Roten	Labour
1990–2002 2006–2014	Nirmal Gill	Labour
1994–1998	David Sterry	Labour
1994–1998	Dennis Bomberg	Labour
1998–2006	Madeleine Baker	Labour
1998–2006	Susan Bramley	Labour
2006–2010	Sukhninder Gill	Labour
2006–2010	Gerald Vincent	Labour
2010–present	Rocky Gill	Labour
2010–present	Gerald Vincent	Labour
2014–2018	Syed Ahammad	Labour
2018–present	Faruk Choudhury	Labour

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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4

1964

1968

1971

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

2022

Labour
Conservative

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.^[1]

2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rocky Gill	2,164	29.0	+0.7
	Labour	Faruk Choudhury	2,038	27.3	+0.4
	Labour	Lynda Rice	1,746	23.4	−1.1
	Conservative	Shah Rahman	1,150	15.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Zygimantas Adomavicius	373	5.0	N/A
Turnout			3,076	34.4	−6.2
Registered electors			8,922
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

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.^[2]

2018 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rocky Gill	2,724	28.3	+4.3
	Labour	Faruk Choudhury	2,582	26.9	*N/A*
	Labour	Lynda Rice	2,356	24.5	+6.1
	Conservative	Andrew Boff	711	7.4	N/A
	Conservative	Tilly Wijesuriya	633	6.6	N/A
	Conservative	Tamkeen Shaikh	607	6.3	N/A
Turnout			3,549	40.6	−3.1
Registered electors			8,736
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[3]

2014 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rocky Gill	2,288	24.1	*N/A*
	Labour	Syed Ahammad	1,998	21.0	*N/A*
	Labour	Lynda Rice	1,752	18.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	Dr. Shahidur Rahman	856	9.0	N/A
	UKIP	Rumana Tahir	623	6.6	N/A
	Conservative	Glyn Lewis	485	5.1	N/A
	Conservative	Richard Semitego	401	4.2	N/A
	Green	Lorna Tooley	283	3.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammod Uddin	275	2.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Gerald Vincent	272	2.9	N/A
	Independent	Shaheryaar Baig	270	2.8	N/A
Turnout			3,621	43.7	−25.4
Registered electors			8,287
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[4]

2010 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rocky Gill	3,292	45.3	+19.1
	Labour	Nirmal Gill	2,900
	Labour	Lynda Rice	2,559
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammod Jalal Uddin	1,239	17.1	N/A
	Conservative	Paul Ayer	1,221	16.8	−8.4
	Conservative	Foyzur Rahman	1,109
	BNP	Bede Ewing Smith	677	9.3	N/A
	Independent	Edward Leigh Gosling	452	6.2	−15.9
	Independent	Eileen Mary Gosling	388
	UKIP	John Walter Dias-Broughton	383	5.3	−9.1
	Independent	Tony Richards	369
	Conservative	Komel Bajwe	316
	Independent	Julie Munroe	167
Turnout			5,493	69.1	+20.6
Registered electors			7,950
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[5]

2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sukhninder Gill	1,272	26.2	−16.0
	Labour	Nirmal Gill	1,253
	Labour	Gerald Vincent	1,233
	Conservative	Brian Cook	1,227	25.2	−14.2
	Conservative	Margaret Cook	1,111
	Independent	Anthony Richards	1,072	22.1	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Chytry	910
	UKIP	James Burchill	701	14.4	N/A
	Green	Laurence Cleeland	588	12.1	N/A
Turnout			3,661	48.5	+18.9
Registered electors			7,543
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[6]

2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan 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			2,115	29.6	−0.6
Registered electors			7,153
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking in 1978. 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.^[7]

1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeleine Baker	1,074	57.7	+8.7
	Labour	Susan Bramley	1,069
	Labour	Nirmal Gill	870
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Cooper	786	42.3	−16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne Cooper	778
	Liberal Democrats	Edith Downs	713
Turnout			2,023	30.2	−15.1
Registered electors			6,707
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[8]

1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David J. Sterry	1,442	49.0	+5.7
	Labour	Dennis W. Bomberg	1,376
	Labour	Nirmal S. S. Gill	1,325
	Liberal Democrats	Brian B. Beadle	752	25.5	+17.3
	Conservative	Brian Cook	750	25.5	−13.6
	Conservative	Peter M. Burch	741
	Conservative	Valerie Burch	712
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel J. Felton	613
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel L. Meyer	583
Turnout			3,031	45.3	−1.5
Registered electors			6,688
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[9]

1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin C. Dixon	1,398	43.3	+14.3
	Labour	June M. van Roten	1,318
	Labour	Nirmal S. S. Gill	1,290
	Conservative	Brian Cook	1,264	39.1	+2.0
	Conservative	Janice E. Izzard	1,228
	Conservative	John W. Seaman	1,184
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Brian B. Beadle	304	9.4	−24.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne E. Cooper	264	8.2	N/A
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Richard J. Felton	246
Turnout			3,038	43.8	+1.1
Registered electors			6,935
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[10]

1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Cook	1,087	37.1	−16.8
	Conservative	Janice E. Izzard	1,058
	Conservative	John W. Seaman	1,038
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Daniel J. Felton	989	33.8	+9.1
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Susan P. Vickers	968
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Shirley Felton	962
	Labour	Frederick Jones	850	29.0	+7.5
	Labour	Maureen E. Fitz-Henry	814
	Labour	Robin C Dixon	805
Turnout				42.7	+1.2
Registered electors			7,158
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983 by-election

The by-election was held on 9 June 1983, following the resignation of Edward Reed.^[10]

1983 Longbridge by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Constance Foster	2,372	50.4	−3.5
	Liberal	Daniel Felton	1,346	28.6	+3.9
	Labour	James Jones	984	20.9	−0.6
Majority			1,026	21.8	N/A
Turnout				64.8	+23.3
Registered electors			7,275
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[11]

1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Cook	1,556	53.9	−5.7
	Conservative	Edward J. Reed	1,530
	Conservative	John W. Seaman	1,503
	Alliance	Brian B. Beadle	713	24.7	+16.5
	Alliance	Angela E. Bush	680
	Alliance	David C. Smith	645
	Labour	John Cavanagh	620	21.5	−11.2
	Labour	Marie A. Cole	588
	Labour	John E. Luff	571
Turnout				41.5	+3.7
Registered electors			7,304
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[12]

1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis W. Barnett	1,846	59.6	+27.8
	Conservative	Edward J. Reed	1,780		*N/A*
	Conservative	John W. Seaman	1,724		*N/A*
	Labour	Doris M. Jones	998	32.7	−16.5
	Labour	John Cavanagh	997		N/A
	Labour	Marie A. Cole	915		N/A
	Liberal	Brian B. Beadle	254	8.2	−10.7
	Liberal	Eric J. Lowers	218		N/A
	Liberal	Dennis J. Keenan	217		N/A
Turnout				45.2	+16.1
Registered electors			7,324
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Barking council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[13]

1974 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cavanagh	1,649	49.2	−12.5
	Labour	M. Cole	1,560		*N/A*
	Labour	M. O'Shea	1,463		*N/A*
	Labour	M Ness	1,361		*N/A*
	Conservative	C.. Pool	1,067	31.8	−6.5
	Conservative	V. Pool	998		N/A
	Conservative	D. Barnett	958		N/A
	Conservative	E. Reed	947		N/A
	Liberal	G. Vernon	635	18.9	N/A
	Liberal	R. Keenan	615		N/A
	Liberal	D. Felton	611		N/A
	Liberal	J. James	609		N/A
Turnout				29.1	−3.1
Registered electors			10,724
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[14]

1971 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Godfrey	2,233	61.7	+25.8
	Labour	M. Ness	2,229		*N/A*
	Labour	M. O'Shea	2,203		*N/A*
	Labour	M. Spencer	2,193		*N/A*
	Conservative	A. Gray	1,386	38.3	−25.8
	Conservative	V. Pool	1,382		N/A
	Conservative	C. Pool	1,356		N/A
	Conservative	D. Barnett	1,309		N/A
Turnout				32.2	−1.4
Registered electors			11,091
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[15]

1968 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Pool	2,341	64.1	+19.2
	Conservative	C. Pool	2,307		*N/A*
	Conservative	J. Dean	2,161		*N/A*
	Conservative	D. Barnett	2,088		*N/A*
	Labour	F. Butler	1,313	35.9	−19.2
	Labour	L. Senior	1,284		N/A
	Labour	E. Mansell	1,254		N/A
	Labour	R. Godfrey	1,248		N/A
Turnout				33.6	−5.1
Registered electors			10,671
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[16]

1964 Barking London Borough Council election: Longbridge (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. McKee	2,280	55.1	*N/A*
	Labour	J. B. Ward	2,265		*N/A*
	Labour	L. Senior	2,240		*N/A*
	Labour	F. Edgecombe	2,222		*N/A*
	Conservative	H. Hills	1,861	44.9	N/A
	Conservative	F. Westbrook	1,845		N/A
	Conservative	J. G. F. Willmott	1,837		N/A
	Conservative	C. A. Pool	1,830		N/A
Turnout			4,229	38.7	N/A
Registered electors			10,920
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1] 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

[2022_results-2] Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2018_results-3] Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2014_results-4] Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2010_results-5] Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2006_results-6] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2002_results-7] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1998_results-8] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1994_results-9] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1990_results-10] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1986_results-11] "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1982_results-12] "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1978_results-13] "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1974_results-14] "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1971_results-15] "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1968_results-16] "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1964_results-17] "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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Longbridge
Electoral ward for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Longbridge ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Barking and Dagenham
County	Greater London
Population	13,308 (2021)^[a]
Electorate	8,922 (2022)
Area	1.641 square kilometres (0.634 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	1965–1978: 4 1978–present: 3
GSS code	E05014064