| Election Name: | 1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Previous Election: | 1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election |
| Next Election: | 1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Registered: | 104,676[1] |
| Turnout: | 40,402, 38.60% |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 44 |
| Seats Before1: | 37 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 69,223 |
| Percentage1: | 73.5 |
| Party2: | Residents Association |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Council control | |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats Before4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Party5: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 3 |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Party7: | Independent Liberal Democrat |
| Seats7: | 0 |
| Seats Before7: | 1 |
| Seat Change7: | 1 |
| Popular Vote7: | 74 |
| Percentage7: | 0.1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,272 |
| Percentage2: | 4.5 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,372 |
| Percentage4: | 7.8 |
| Popular Vote5: | 13,233 |
| Percentage5: | 14.0 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Country: | London |
The 1990 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed overwhelmingly in overall control of the council.[2]
102 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 33 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democratic Focus Team ran a combined 17.
Labour continued to win the overwhelming majority of seats - 44 out of 48. The Residents Association held their 3 seats. The Liberal Democratic Focus Team won 1 seat.
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward