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Longbridge (Barking and Dagenham ward)

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

BoroughBarking and Dagenham
CountyGreater London
Population13,308 (2021)[a]
Electorate8,922 (2022)
Quick facts Borough, County ...
Longbridge
Electoral ward
for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Longbridge ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughBarking and Dagenham
CountyGreater London
Population13,308 (2021)[a]
Electorate8,922 (2022)
Area1.641 square kilometres (0.634 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Rocky Gill
  •   Lynda Rice
  •   Faruk Choudhury
GSS code
  • E05000035 (2002–2022)
  • E05014064 (2022–present)
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List of councillors

More information Term, Councillor ...
Term Councillor Party
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 Lynda Rice[b][1] Labour
Independent
Conservative
2014–2018 Syed Ahammad Labour
2018–present Faruk Choudhury[c][2] Labour
Green
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Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026
  •   Labour
  •   Conservative
  •   Green

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.[3]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
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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.[4]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
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2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
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2010 election

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

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
Close

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
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2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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)
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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.[9]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
Close

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[10]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
Close

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
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1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
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1983 by-election

The by-election was held on 9 June 1983, following the resignation of Edward Reed.[12]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
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1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
Close

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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)
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1964–1978 Barking council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[15]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
Close

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[16]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
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1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[17]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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
Close

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[18]

More information Party, Candidate ...
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)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. [b]
    Lynda Rice changed parties in 2022 and 2025
  3. [c]
    Faruk Choudhury changed parties in 2025

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