Elections in Barking & Dagenham
Barking & Dagenham is in the City & East
constituency for the London Assembly. The other boroughs in this
constituency are Tower Hamlets, the City of London and Newham,
which is the lead borough.
In the elections you will be voting for a candidate to represent
your constituency on the London Assembly. You will also be voting
for a London-wide Assembly Member and the Mayor of London.
The elections
On 1 May 2008 you will have three ballot papers. One to vote for
the Mayor of London on which you will have a first and second
choice, one to vote for your Constituency Assembly Member and one
to vote for a London-wide Assembly Member.
Find out more about:
Voting for the
Mayor
Voting for the Assembly
Did you know?
Barking and Dagenham has 31 listed buildings, including the
17th Century Valence House, which is now a museum.
Dudley Moore, Sandie Shaw and Bobby Moore were all born in
Barking & Dagenham.
Barking & Dagenham is surrounded by three rivers: the
Thames, the Rom and the Roding.
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Votes % |
Maj |
| Biggs, John Robert |
Labour Party |
38,085 |
26.05% |
14336 |
| Choudry, Shafi |
Conservative Party |
23,749 |
16.24% |
|
| Rahman, Oliur |
Respect |
19,675 |
13.46% |
|
| Burton, Guy Jonathan Sands |
Liberal Democrats |
18,255 |
12.49% |
|
| Pratt, Christopher Norman |
UK Independence Party |
17,997 |
12.31% |
|
| McGrenera, Terry |
Green Party |
6,687 |
5.94% |
|
| Gill, Christopher Farhat |
Christian Peoples Alliance |
4,461 |
3.05% |
|