Triptons (ward)

Triptons
Former electoral ward
for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Triptons ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994
BoroughBarking and Dagenham
CountyGreater London
Electorate6,414 (1998)
Major settlementsDagenham
Former electoral ward
Created1978
Abolished2002
Councillors3
ONS code02AQFS
Name originTriptons farm

Triptons was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1978 to 2002. It returned three councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. The ward was subject to a minor boundary revision in 1994.

List of councillors

Term Councillor Party
1978–1998 George Brooker Labour
1978–2002 John Davis Labour
1978–1980 William Bellamy Labour
1980–1982 Alan Stevens Labour
1982–1986 Leonard Collins Labour
1986–2002 Cameron Geddes Labour
1998–2002 Margaret West Labour

Barking and Dagenham council elections

The name of the borough and council changed from Barking to Barking and Dagenham on 1 January 1980. Part of the ward northwest of Burnside Road was transferred to Goodmayes in the London Borough of Redbridge on 1 April 1994.[1]

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[2]

1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Triptons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Davis 1,167 79.7 −3.6
Labour Margaret West 1,011
Labour Cameron Geddes 920
Liberal Democrats June Griffin 297 20.3 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Paul South 275
Turnout 1,521 23.7 +12.1
Registered electors 6,414
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[3]

1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Triptons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Brooker 1,804 83.49 8.07
Labour John Davis 1,749
Labour Cameron Geddes 1,560
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Barker 362 16.51 4.95
Liberal Democrats June Griffin 327
Liberal Democrats Anthony Walker 322
Registered electors 6,628 365
Turnout 2,371 35.77 2.88
Rejected ballots 21 0.89 0.89
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[4] From 1 April 1994 until after the 5 May 1994 election, the new ward of Becontree was represented by the Triptons ward councillors.[1]

1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Triptons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Brooker 2,052 71.56
Labour John Davis 1,885
Labour Cameron Geddes 1,672
Conservative Leonard Dutton 441 16.88
Liberal Democrats David Evans 302 11.56
Registered electors 6,993
Turnout 2,703 38.65
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[5]

1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Triptons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Brooker 1,421 71.1 +8.6
Labour John Davis 1,417
Labour Cameron Geddes 1,144
Alliance Mark Kingswood 577 28.9 −5.0
Turnout 30.6 +4.6
Registered electors 7,046
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

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

1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Triptons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Brooker 1,032 62.5 −3.4
Labour John Davis 963
Labour Leonard Collins 921
Alliance John Bell 559 33.9 N/A
Alliance Sylvia Hayward 498
Alliance Paul Hitchings 486
Communist Jean Burke 60 3.6 −2.0
Turnout 26.0 −1.5
Registered electors 7,184
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1980 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 December 1980, following the death of William Bellamy.[6]

1980 Triptons by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Stevens 859 68.3 +2.4
Liberal Edward Bullock 234 18.6 N/A
Conservative Sylvia Jones 120 9.5 −19.0
National Front Ronald Ferrett 44 3.5 N/A
Majority 625 49.7 N/A
Turnout 17.4 −10.1
Registered electors 7,244
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[7]

1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Triptons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Brooker 1,185 65.9 N/A
Labour John Davis 1,152 N/A
Labour William Bellamy 1,077 N/A
Conservative Alan Sears 513 28.5 N/A
Conservative George Winch 391 N/A
Communist Danny Marshall 100 5.6 N/A
Turnout 27.5 N/A
Registered electors 7,213
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b "The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993". www.legislation.gov.uk. 1993. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  3. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  4. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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