Marks Gate (ward)

Marks Gate
Marks Gate
Former electoral ward; for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Borough	Barking and Dagenham
County	Greater London
Electorate	2,441 (1978); 2,329 (1982); 2,178 (1986); 3,539 (1994); 3,580 (1998);
Former electoral ward
Created	1978
Abolished	2002
Councillors	1978–1994: 1; 1994–2002: 2;
Replaced by	Chadwell Heath

Electorate

Created1978

Marks Gate was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1978 to 2002.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Summary

Marks Gate
Former electoral ward for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Borough	Barking and Dagenham
County	Greater London
Electorate	2,441 (1978) 2,329 (1982) 2,178 (1986) 3,539 (1994) 3,580 (1998)
Former electoral ward
Created	1978
Abolished	2002
Councillors	1978–1994: 1 1994–2002: 2
Replaced by	Chadwell Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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)

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