The 1971 Barking Borough Council election took place on 13 May 1971, to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election, and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Background 96 candidates across 6 parties ran. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.
Results Labour comfortably maintained its majority. The Conservatives lost all 13 of its councillors to Labour whilst the Residents Association held all 4 of its Councillors. Labour won 45 councillors to the Residents Association 4.
Results by ward Abbey
Cambell
Chadwell Heath
Eastbrook
Fanshawe
Gascoigne
Heath
Longbridge
Manor
River
Valence
Village
By-elections between 1971 and 1974 Chadwell Heath
Gascoigne
River
References