Triptons (ward)

Triptons was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1978 to 2002.

Barking and Dagenham council elections

The name of the borough and council changed from Barking to Barking and Dagenham on 1 January 1980.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[1]

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.^[2]

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[3]

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[4]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[5]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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)