Marks Gate (ward)
Marks Gate | |
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Former electoral ward for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council | |
Borough | Barking and Dagenham |
County | Greater London |
Electorate |
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Former electoral ward | |
Created | 1978 |
Abolished | 2002 |
Councillors |
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Replaced by | Chadwell Heath |
Marks Gate was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1978 to 2002.
List of councillors
[edit]Term | Councillor | Party | |
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1978–1982 | Arthur Biles | Labour | |
1982–1988 | Donald Pepper | Independent | |
1988–2002 | Maureen Worby | Labour | |
1994–1998 | Peter Melia | Labour | |
1998–2001 | Colin Pond | Labour | |
2001–2002 | Michael McCarthy | Labour |
Summary
[edit]Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
- Labour
- Independent
1994–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections
[edit]The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994.[1] Marks Gate ward formed a salient of Barking and Dagenham surrounded by the boroughs of Havering and Redbridge. The adjustment transferred sufficient population from those boroughs to require an increase from one to two councillors representing the Marks Gate ward. The Padnall estate was united entirely within the ward.
2001 by-election
[edit]The by-election was held on 27 September 2001, following the resignation of Colin Pond.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael McCarthy | 443 | 56.6 | +23.0 | |
Conservative | Terence Justice | 290 | 37.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Lopez-Real | 27 | 3.4 | −17.0 | |
Green | Geoffrey Hunwicks | 23 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 153 | 19.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20.0 | −5.0 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1998 election
[edit]The election took place on 7 May 1998.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Worby | 651 | 79.6 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Colin Pond | 524 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pace | 167 | 20.4 | −1.6 | |
Turnout | 896 | 25.0 | −12.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,580 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1994 election
[edit]The election took place on 5 May 1994.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Worby | 921 | 78.0 | −5.3 | |
Labour | Peter Melia | 845 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Winifred Chapman | 260 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Miller | 248 | |||
Turnout | 1,322 | 37.4 | −7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,539 | ||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
1978–1994 Barking and Dagenham council elections
[edit]The name of the borough and council changed from Barking to Barking and Dagenham on 1 January 1980.
1990 election
[edit]The election took place on 3 May 1990.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Worby | 785 | 83.33 | ||
Conservative | Ernest Blackborow | 157 | 16.67 | ||
Registered electors | 2,114 | ||||
Turnout | 947 | 44.80 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1988 by-election
[edit]The by-election was held on 10 March 1988, following the resignation of Donald Pepper.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Worby | 477 | 64.0 | +16.2 | |
Conservative | Terence Malladine | 268 | 36.0 | +36.0 | |
Majority | 209 | 28.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35.5 | −4.7 | |||
Registered electors | 2,098 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
1986 election
[edit]The election took place on 8 May 1986.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Donald Pepper | 457 | 52.2 | −11.9 | |
Labour | Margaret West | 418 | 47.8 | +11.9 | |
Turnout | 40.2 | +3.7 | |||
Registered electors | 2,178 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
1982 election
[edit]The election took place on 6 May 1982.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Donald Pepper | 542 | 64.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Alan Thomas | 303 | 35.9 | −22.8 | |
Turnout | 36.5 | +4.3 | |||
Registered electors | 2,329 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
1978 election
[edit]The election took place on 4 May 1978.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Biles | 458 | 58.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Michael O'Brien | 300 | 38.5 | N/A | |
Communist | Daniel Connor | 22 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 32.2 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 2,441 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ "The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 18 May 2024.