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Dagenham — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Dagenham was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 7,605 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Dagenham from 1945 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1945–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Herbert John Harvey Parker (Labour) 36,686 83.7% Albert Edward Cooper (Conservative) 29,539 (67.4 pts) 68.9%
1950 Herbert John Harvey Parker (Labour) 43,300 72.5% David Cook (Conservative) 31,735 (53.1 pts) 81.3%
1951 Herbert John Harvey Parker (Labour) 44,908 76.1% Norman Antony Francis St John-Stevas (Conservative) 30,796 (52.2 pts) 77.7%
1955 Herbert John Harvey Parker (Labour) 38,811 73.9% Roger Ibbotson Gray (Conservative) 25,093 (47.8 pts) 68.9%
1959 Herbert John Harvey Parker (Labour) 37,009 69.0% Andrew Felix Waley (Conservative) 20,383 (38.0 pts) 72.5%
1964 Herbert John Harvey Parker (Labour) 32,851 64.8% Giles E Currie (Conservative) 23,390 (46.2 pts) 71.0%
1966 Herbert Parker (Labour) 35,055 74.7% Giles Currie (Conservative) 24,525 (52.2 pts) 67.4%
1970 Herbert Parker (Labour) 31,335 70.7% Hugh Martin McLancy (Conservative) 19,359 (43.7 pts) 59.1%
Feb 1974 Herbert Parker (Labour) 35,765 72.7% Archibald Hamilton (Conservative) 23,490 (47.7 pts) 71.0%
Oct 1974 Herbert Parker (Labour) 29,678 65.2% Archibald Hamilton (Conservative) 21,994 (48.3 pts) 65.0%
1979 Herbert Parker (Labour) 24,707 52.6% Gary Lewis Hyams (Conservative) 10,107 (21.5 pts) 69.1%
1983 Bryan Gould (Labour) 15,665 39.3% Bob Neill (Conservative) 2,977 (7.5 pts) 63.4%
1987 Bryan Gould (Labour) 18,454 44.4% Bob Neill (Conservative) 2,469 (5.9 pts) 67.3%
1992 Bryan Gould (Labour) 22,027 52.3% Don Paul Rossiter (Conservative) 6,733 (16.0 pts) 70.7%
1997 Judith Church (Labour) 23,759 65.7% James Fairrie (Conservative) 17,054 (47.2 pts) 61.7%
2001 Jon Cruddas (Labour) 15,784 57.2% Michael White (Conservative) 8,693 (31.5 pts) 46.5%
2005 Jon Cruddas (Labour) 15,446 50.1% Michael White (Conservative) 7,605 (24.7 pts) 51.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Harvey Parker Labour 36,68683.7% Yes
Albert Edward Cooper Conservative 7,14716.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Harvey Parker Labour 43,30072.5% Yes
David Cook Conservative 11,56519.4% No
Ivy Elizabeth Hallett Thurston Liberal 3,9736.7% No
George Bridges Communist 8831.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Harvey Parker Labour 44,90876.1% Yes
Norman Antony Francis St John-Stevas Conservative 14,11223.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Harvey Parker Labour 38,81173.9% Yes
Roger Ibbotson Gray Conservative 13,71826.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Harvey Parker Labour 37,00969.0% Yes
Andrew Felix Waley Conservative 16,62631.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Harvey Parker Labour 32,85164.8% Yes
Giles E Currie Conservative 9,46118.7% No
Patrick Thurlbeck Humphrey Liberal 7,30114.4% No
Kevin Halpin Communist 1,0702.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Parker Labour 35,05574.7% Yes
Giles Currie Conservative 10,53022.4% No
George Wake Communist 1,3732.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Parker Labour 31,33570.7% Yes
Hugh Martin McLancy Conservative 11,97627.0% No
George Wake Communist 9822.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Parker Labour 35,76572.7% Yes
Archibald Hamilton Conservative 12,27524.9% No
George Wake Communist 1,1692.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Parker Labour 29,67865.2% Yes
Archibald Hamilton Conservative 7,68416.9% No
George Daniel Poole Liberal 7,56416.6% No
George Wake Communist 5691.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Parker Labour 24,70752.6% Yes
Gary Lewis Hyams Conservative 14,60031.1% No
Mark Leonard Christopher Long Liberal 5,58311.9% No
John Roberts National Front 1,5533.3% No
Daniel Connor Communist 5531.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bryan Gould Labour 15,66539.3% Yes
Bob Neill Conservative 12,68831.9% No
Jackie Horne SDP-Liberal Alliance 10,67926.8% No
Joe Pearce National Front 6451.6% No
Denis Reginald Walshe Communist 1410.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bryan Gould Labour 18,45444.4% Yes
Bob Neill Conservative 15,98538.5% No
John Carter SDP-Liberal Alliance 7,08817.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bryan Gould Labour 22,02752.3% Yes
Don Paul Rossiter Conservative 15,29436.3% No
Charles Nicholas Hilary Marquand Liberal Democrat 4,82411.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Judith Church Labour 23,75965.7% Yes
James Fairrie Conservative 6,70518.5% No
Thomas Dobrashian Liberal Democrat 2,7047.5% No
Steven Kraft Referendum Party 1,4113.9% No
William Binding BNP 9002.5% No
Richard Dawson Independent 3491.0% No
Michael Hipperson National Democrats 1830.5% No
Kathleen Goble ProLife Alliance 1520.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Cruddas Labour 15,78457.2% Yes
Michael White Conservative 7,09125.7% No
Adrian Gee-Turner Liberal Democrat 2,82010.2% No
David Hill BNP 1,3785.0% No
Bill Hamilton Socialist Alliance 2620.9% No
Robert Siggins Socialist Labour 2450.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Cruddas Labour 15,44650.1% Yes
Michael White Conservative 7,84125.4% No
James Kempton Liberal Democrat 3,10610.1% No
Lawrence Rustem BNP 2,8709.3% No
Gerard Batten UKIP 1,5785.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1945: Labour margin 67.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 53.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 52.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 47.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 38.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 46.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 52.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 43.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 47.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 48.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 21.5 pts 1983: Labour margin 7.5 pts 1987: Labour margin 5.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 47.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 31.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 24.7 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Dagenham has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Dagenham in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Dagenham in 2005 with 15,446 votes (50.1%), a majority of 7,605 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Dagenham since 1945?

Since 1945, Dagenham has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Dagenham?

The closest result on record for Dagenham was 1987, when Labour beat Conservative by just 2,469 votes (5.9 percentage points).

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