The1971 Barking Borough Council election took place on 13 May 1971, to elect members ofBarking London Borough Council inLondon, England. The whole council was up for election, and theLabour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
96 candidates across 6 parties ran.Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.
Labour comfortably maintained its majority. The Conservatives lost all 13 of its councillors to Labour whilst the Residents Association held all 4 of its Councillors.Labour won 45 councillors to the Residents Association 4.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mary Bredo | 2,459 | 55.9 | +23.9 | |
| Labour | A Howie | 2,434 | N/A | ||
| Labour | J Tweed | 2,317 | N/A | ||
| Labour | J Longden | 2,278 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | E Lacey | 984 | 22.4 | −31.4 | |
| Conservative | E Reed | 829 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | R Trew | 824 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Willmott | 822 | N/A | ||
| Conservative Party (Unofficial) | T Woodcock | 567 | 12.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Alan Beadle | 386 | 8.8 | −5.4 | |
| Liberal | D Wade | 328 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | G Poole | 258 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | Martin Taylor | 254 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36.0 | −0.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,248 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Butler | 2,594 | 93.0 | +14.9 | |
| Labour | Sidney Cole | 2,501 | N/A | ||
| Labour | D Jones | 2,494 | N/A | ||
| Labour | James Jones | 2,426 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | D Reed | 194 | 7.0 | −14.9 | |
| Turnout | 27.3 | +6.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,364 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | Peggy Miller | 1,719 | 53.7 | −21.1 | |
| Residents | H Jones | 1,633 | N/A | ||
| Residents | D Grandison | 1,631 | N/A | ||
| Residents | Cyril Ayres | 1,575 | N/A | ||
| Labour | H Pope | 1,331 | 41.6 | +23.2 | |
| Labour | W Webb | 1,308 | N/A | ||
| Labour | V Pope | 1,292 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Robert Crane | 1,267 | N/A | ||
| Communist | D Connor | 153 | 4.8 | −1.9 | |
| Turnout | 30.8 | +1.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,669 | ||||
| Residentshold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leonard Collins | 2,663 | 85.6 | +32.4 | |
| Labour | Frederick Tibble | 2,648 | N/A | ||
| Labour | F Coomber | 2,583 | N/A | ||
| Labour | J Morton | 2,550 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | W Whiter | 232 | 7.5 | −20.0 | |
| Communist | C Baker | 217 | 7.0 | −0.1 | |
| Turnout | 25.9 | +3.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,498 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frederick Jones | 2,868 | 86.5 | +23.1 | |
| Labour | J Blake | 2,846 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Ernest Turner | 2,748 | N/A | ||
| Labour | B Walker | 2,666 | N/A | ||
| Communist | K Madden | 285 | 8.6 | −6.8 | |
| Conservative | E Apps | 163 | 4.9 | −16.3 | |
| Turnout | 29.6 | +10.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,788 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J Engwell | 2,970 | 91.1 | +33.6 | |
| Labour | C Godfrey | 2,913 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Horace Howie | 2,877 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Douglas Waters | 2,763 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Barnett | 290 | 8.9 | −13.7 | |
| Conservative | G Pool | 285 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | S Smith | 267 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | R Pool | 265 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 35.9 | +7.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,792 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Noyce | 2,754 | 78.7 | +34.9 | |
| Labour | John Davis | 2,740 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 2,726 | N/A | ||
| Labour | J Lawrence | 2,648 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Jack Thomas | 2,625 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Doyle | 584 | 16.7 | −32.9 | |
| Conservative | R Barrett | 574 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | C Barrett | 570 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | L Pyke | 554 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | A Sabourin | 523 | N/A | ||
| Communist | Helena Ott | 161 | 4.6 | −2.0 | |
| Turnout | 25.3 | +2.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,022 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R Godfrey | 2,233 | 61.7 | +25.8 | |
| Labour | M Ness | 2,229 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Michael 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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maud Ball | 2,747 | 87.4 | +10.8 | |
| Labour | L Blake | 2,656 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Eric Mansell | 2,656 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Millicent Preston | 2,466 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | B Long | 396 | 12.6 | −10.8 | |
| Turnout | 28.5 | +6.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,573 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Dodd | 1,908 | 82.1 | +30.4 | |
| Labour | D Linehan | 1,895 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Edith Bradley | 1,863 | N/A | ||
| Labour | L Thompson | 1,814 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | E Brown | 292 | 12.6 | +18.4 | |
| Conservative | Ada Horrell | 251 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | F Read | 229 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | M Whiter | 226 | N/A | ||
| Communist | G Wake | 124 | 5.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 24.8 | +5.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,665 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Brooker | 2,612 | 82.7 | +31.2 | |
| Labour | S Warr | 2,549 | N/A | ||
| Labour | E Kitchen | 2,513 | N/A | ||
| Labour | D Webb | 2,480 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | F Penfold | 221 | 7.0 | −14.6 | |
| Communist | L Evans | 201 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| People's Democracy | H Bailey | 124 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 26.8 | +6.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,966 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vic Rusha | 2,125 | 81.1 | +45.2 | |
| Labour | L Bryant | 2,066 | N/A | ||
| Labour | R Coster | 2,047 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Harry Tindell | 2,022 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | W Attridge | 341 | 13.0 | −10.1 | |
| Conservative | J Calver | 337 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | A Wilkens | 325 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | R Johnson | 312 | N/A | ||
| Communist | R Shannon | 154 | 5.9 | −1.5 | |
| Turnout | 25.4 | −1.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,572 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | P Jarvis | 1,108 | 68.4 | +13.5 | |
| Labour | H Pope | 492 | 30.4 | +2.7 | |
| Communist | D Connor | 20 | 1.2 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 616 | 38.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16.6 | −12.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,731 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Shaw | 1,442 | 93.2 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal | M Taylor | 106 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Majority | 1,336 | 86.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17.4 | −18.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,882 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,263 | N/A | ||
| Labour | E White | 1,226 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Ada Horrell | 209 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | T Woodcock | 201 | N/A | ||
| Majority | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17.4 | N/A | |||
| Registered electors | 8,589 | ||||
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