Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002 to elect members to the council. All seats were up for election following boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council, but lost 5 seats. Overall turnout was 22.76%.
Background 100 candidates were nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (51) and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 12 candidates, whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 28.
Election result
Ward results Abbey
Alibon
Becontree
Chadwell Heath
Eastbrook
Eastbury
Gascoigne
Goresbrook
Heath
Longbridge
Mayesbrook
Parsloes
River
Thames
Valence
Village
Whalebone
By-elections between 2002 and 2006 Longbridge
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Susan Bramley.
Eastbrook
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Lawrence Bunn and the resignation of Cllr Sidney Summerfield.
Eastbury
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Daniel Felton
Chadwell Heath
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Robert Jeyes.
Valence
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Vera Cridland.
Goresbrook
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Matthew Huggins.
Village
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Darrin Best.
Becontree
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Wainwright.
Goresbrook
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Daniel Kelly.
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