Barking Barking| Margaret Hodge | Labour | 15,302 | 60.9% |
| Mike Weatherley | Conservative | 5,768 | 23.0% |
| Anura Keppetipola | LibDem | 2,450 | 9.8% |
| Mark Tolman | BNP | 1,606 | 6.4% |
Electorate 55,229; Turnout 45.5%; Majority 9,534 (37.9%)
Swing: 5.1% to Con from Lab; Declared: 1.17am
| M Hodge | Labour | 21,698 | 65.82% |
| K Langford | Conservative | 5,802 | 17.60% |
| M Marsh | LibDem | 3,128 | 9.49% |
| C Taylor | Referendum | 1,283 | 3.89% |
| M Tolman | BNP | 894 | 2.70% |
| D Mearns | ProLife | 159 | 0.48% |
Electorate: 53,458; Turnout: 61.66%; Lab majority 15,896 (48.22%)
Swing from Con to Lab of 14.90%
1950 54,627 83.6% Dr. S. Hastings Labour 30,299 66.3%
K.E.B. Glenny Conservative 10,269 22.5%
C.H. Willcock Liberal 5,109 11.2%
20,030 43.8%
1951 55,219 81.9% Dr. S. Hastings Labour 30,486 67.4%
M.T.B. Underhill Conservative 11,340 25.1%
N.H. Cork Liberal 3,387 7.5%
19,146 42.4%
1955 53,314 73.5% Dr. S. Hastings Labour 27,129 69.2%
B. Massey Conservative 12,082 30.8%
15,047 38.4%
1959 51,654 78.5% T.E.N. Driberg Labour 23,454 57.9%
K.F. Dribben Conservative 11,454 28.2%
D.E. Evans Liberal 5,648 13.9%
12,000 29.7%
1964 50,326 73.2% T.E.N. Driberg Labour 23,055 62.7%
G.C. Waterer Conservative 8,296 22.5%
N.H. Donohue Liberal 5,463 14.8%
14,759 40.2%
1966 48,281 72.0% T.E.N. Driberg Labour 22,994 66.2%
G.E. Pattie Conservative 7,584 21.8%
J.T. Silvey Liberal 4,181 12.0%
15,410 44.4%
1970 49,317 61.7% T.E.N. Driberg Labour 21,097 69.4%
G.E. Pattie Conservative 9,309 30.6%
11,787 38.8%
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