Barking and Dagenham Council election, 2010
Encyclopedia
The 2010 Barking and Dagenham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
in London
, England
.
The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party
retained control of the council winning all of the seats. The British National Party
lost all the seats they had gained in 2006. The Conservatives
lost their only remaining seat and the Liberal Democrats failed to regain any seats they had lost four years ago
The 2010 General Election was held on the same day, which increased turnout. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections in 2010
.
In the 2006 election, Labour won 38 seats, the BNP 12 and the Conservatives 1.
Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Barking and Dagenham is divided into 17 wards, each electing three...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
retained control of the council winning all of the seats. The British National Party
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
lost all the seats they had gained in 2006. The Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
lost their only remaining seat and the Liberal Democrats failed to regain any seats they had lost four years ago
The 2010 General Election was held on the same day, which increased turnout. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections in 2010
United Kingdom local elections, 2010
The 2010 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2010, when the 2010 general election also took place. Direct elections were held to all 32 London boroughs, all 36 metropolitan boroughs, 76 second-tier district authorities, 20 unitary authorities and various Mayoral posts, all in...
.
In the 2006 election, Labour won 38 seats, the BNP 12 and the Conservatives 1.