Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It provides a broad range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. Barking and Dagenham is divided into 17 wards, each electing three councillors. At the May 2022 election, the Labour Party won all 51 seats, for the fourth election in a row. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 as the Barking London Borough Council and replaced two local authorities: Barking Borough Council and Dagenham Borough Council. The council was renamed on 1 January 1980. The next election to the authority will be in 2026.

Barking and Dagenham Council
Whole council elected every four years
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	London borough council of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
History
Founded	1 April 1965
Preceded by	Barking Borough Council Dagenham Borough Council
New session started	17 May 2013 (Municipal year 2013/2014)
Leadership
Mayor of Barking & Dagenham	Edna Fergus, Labour since 27 April 2021
Leader of the Council	Darren Rodwell, Labour since 17 May 2014
Chief executive	Chris Naylor since 26 November 2014
Structure
Seats	51 councillors in 17 wards of 3 councillors per ward.
Political groups	Administration (51)   Labour (51) Opposition (0)
Joint committees	East London Waste Authority Thames Chase Joint Committee Thames Gateway London Partnership London Councils
Elections
Voting system	Plurality
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
Barking Town Hall
Website
Council Website
Constitution
The Council Constitution