Election Name: | 1994 Barking and Dagenham Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1990 Barking and Dagenham Council election |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Next Election: | 1998 Barking and Dagenham Council election |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 73.46%, 44 seats |
Seats1: | 47 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 74,808 |
Percentage1: | 73.35 |
Swing1: | 0.11 |
Party2: | Residents Association |
Last Election2: | 4.53%, 3 seats |
Seats2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,990 |
Percentage2: | 3.91% |
Swing2: | 0.62 |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election4: | 7.82%, 1 seat |
Seats4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 17,730 |
Percentage4: | 17.39 |
Swing4: | 9.57 |
Seats For Election: | All 51 council seats up for election to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Registered: | 114,450[1] |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Turnout: | 44,311, 38.72% (0.12) |
Council control | |
Party5: | Independent Labour Party |
Last Election5: | New |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 753 |
Percentage5: | 0.74% |
Swing5: | New |
Seats Before1: | 43 |
Seats Before2: | 3 |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Country: | London |
The 1994 Barking and Dagenham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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 in overall control of the council.[2]
117 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (48) and was the only party to do so, whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 47. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 12 candidates.
Labour continued to win a large majority of seats - 44 out of 48. The Residents Association held their 3 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing a different ward