Abbey (Barking and Dagenham ward)

Abbey is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. The boundaries of the ward were subject to revision in May 1978, April 1994, May 2002 and May 2022.

Barking and Dagenham council elections since 2022
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2022.

2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2002–2022 Barking and Dagenham council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking and Dagenham in 2002.

2018 election
At the 2018 election, Laila Butt, Darren Rodwell and Giasuddin Miah, all of the Labour Party, were elected for a four-year term in office; Rodwell is the leader of the council. The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election
The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2010 election
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.

2006 election
The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election
The election took place on 2 May 2002.

1978–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barking in 1978. The name of the borough and council changed from Barking to Barking and Dagenham on 1 January 1980. There was a minor adjustment of the ward and the Newham/Redbridge borough boundaries on 1 April 1994. The most significant change transferred a mostly unpopulated area from Little Ilford and Wall End wards in Newham to the Abbey ward in Barking and Dagenham and realigned the western boundary to the North Circular Road.

1998 election
The election took place on 7 May 1998.

1994 election
The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1990 election
The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1986 election
The election took place on 8 May 1986.

1982 election
The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1978 election
The election took place on 4 May 1978.

1974 election
The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1971 election
The election took place on 13 May 1971.

1968 election
The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1964 election
The election took place on 7 May 1964.