Barkingside (ward)
Electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge
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Barkingside is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council.
| Barkingside | |
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| Electoral ward for the Redbridge London Borough Council | |
![]() Barkingside ward boundaries since 2018 | |
| Borough | Redbridge |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 15,325 (2021) |
| Electorate | 10,664 (2022) |
| Area | 1.668 square kilometres (0.644 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Number of members |
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| Councillors |
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Redbridge council elections since 2018
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2018.
2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Garfield | 1,994 | 50.0 | ||
| Labour | Martin Sachs | 1,806 | 45.3 | ||
| Labour | Mark Santos | 1,739 | 43.6 | ||
| Conservative | Kartik Parekh | 1,609 | 40.3 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Moraru | 1,550 | 38.8 | ||
| Conservative | Wesley Manta | 1,505 | 37.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Irfan Mustafa | 380 | 9.5 | New | |
| Ind. Network | Riaz Bhatti | 375 | 9.4 | New | |
| Turnout | 3,990 | 37.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Garfield | 2,457 | 52.75 | N/A | |
| Labour | Martin Sachs | 2,365 | 50.77 | N/A | |
| Labour | Mohammed Noor | 2,255 | 48.41 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Ashley Kissin | 1,984 | 42.59 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Melvyn Marks | 1,879 | 40.34 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Karen Packer | 1,876 | 40.27 | N/A | |
| Green | Deborah Fink | 385 | 8.27 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 4,658 | 44.32 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
2002–2018 Redbridge council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2002.
2014 election
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ashley Kissin | 2,007 | |||
| Conservative | Karen Packer | 1,995 | |||
| Conservative | Keith Prince | 1,992 | |||
| Labour | Martin Sachs | 1,795 | |||
| Labour | Vinaya Sharma | 1,741 | |||
| Labour | Ayub Khan | 1,719 | |||
| UKIP | Robert Whitehall | 366 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2010 election
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ashley Kissin | 2,861 | |||
| Conservative | Keith Prince | 2,808 | |||
| Conservative | Tania Solomon | 2,734 | |||
| Labour | Kamran Choudhry | 2,239 | |||
| Labour | Sanjib Bhattacharjee | 2,130 | |||
| Labour | Matthew Kay | 2,111 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Varughese Matthews | 881 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Sinclair | 749 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Yeoman | 641 | |||
| Green | Jonathan Buckner | 383 | |||
| Turnout | 65.9 | +24.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2006 election
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Borrott | 1,976 | 57.9 | ||
| Conservative | Keith Prince | 1,963 | |||
| Conservative | Ashley Kissin | 1,958 | |||
| Labour | Sam Hardy | 1,036 | 30.3 | ||
| Labour | Irfan Mustafa | 993 | |||
| Labour | Kezhakeadathu Mathews | 975 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Florence Boyland | 402 | 11.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Barmby | 389 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Christina Bradd | 385 | |||
| Turnout | 41.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2003 by-election
The by-election took place on 10 April 2003, following the death of Keith Axon.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Prince | 1,468 | 49.0 | −5.0 | |
| Labour | Taifur Rashid | 985 | 32.8 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Lake | 341 | 11.3 | −0.1 | |
| BNP | Julian Leppert | 116 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| CPA | James Hargreaves | 56 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Martin Levin | 39 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 483 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,005 | 35.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2002 election
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Axon | 1,766 | 18.9 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Borrott | 1,727 | 18.5 | ||
| Conservative | Roy Brunnen | 1,716 | 18.4 | ||
| Labour | Meredith Hilton | 1,135 | 12.1 | ||
| Labour | Taifur Rashid | 1,017 | 10.9 | ||
| Labour | Mahmood Rauf | 924 | 9.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Black | 372 | 3.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Taylor | 336 | 3.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Swallow | 331 | 3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 9324 | 39.4 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
1978–2002 Redbridge council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 1978.
1998 election
The election took place on 7 May 1998.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Axon | 1,636 | 47.24 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Borrott | 1,629 | |||
| Conservative | Roy Brunnen | 1,592 | |||
| Labour | Norman Hilton | 1,548 | 43.91 | ||
| Labour | Raj Chanan | 1,494 | |||
| Labour | Edward Skelton | 1,472 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Taylor | 306 | 8.85 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Peterson | 305 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Albert Williamson | 299 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,828 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,666 | 37.30 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.38 | |||
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1996 by-election
The by-election took place on 10 October 1996, following the death of Thomas Cobb.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Borrett | 1,549 | 47.7 | ||
| Labour | Robert Littlewood | 1,525 | 46.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Albert Williamson | 176 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 24 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,250 | 33.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1994 election
1990 election
1986 election
1982 election
1978 election
1964–1978 Redbridge council elections
1974 election
1971 election
1968 election
The election took place on 9 May 1968.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | V. Grose | 2,719 | |||
| Conservative | H. Watts | 2,699 | |||
| Conservative | T. Cobb | 2,690 | |||
| Conservative | K. Webb | 2,662 | |||
| Liberal | C. Shuman | 430 | |||
| Liberal | E. Ives | 404 | |||
| Liberal | C. Jakens | 379 | |||
| Liberal | E. Thompson | 373 | |||
| Labour | C. Dicker | 371 | |||
| Labour | M. Drake | 363 | |||
| Labour | N. Saponia | 325 | |||
| Labour | J. Smithson | 312 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1964 election
The election took place on 7 May 1964.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Terry | 2,265 | |||
| Conservative | T. Cobb | 2,215 | |||
| Conservative | V. Grose | 2,200 | |||
| Conservative | K. Webb | 2,162 | |||
| Liberal | A. Yeoman | 1,535 | |||
| Liberal | C. Shuman | 1,489 | |||
| Liberal | H. Blow | 1,402 | |||
| Liberal | P. Netherclift | 1,365 | |||
| Labour | M. Drake | 658 | |||
| Labour | J. Lethbridge | 634 | |||
| Labour | R. Pavitt | 618 | |||
| Labour | H. Duffree | 610 | |||
| Turnout | 4,342 | 40.8 | |||
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