Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council

Barking and Dagenham Council
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1965
Leadership
Moin Quadri,
Labour
since 17 May 2024[1]
Darren Rodwell,
Labour
since 12 June 2014[2]
Fiona Taylor
since April 2022[3]
Structure
Seats51 councillors
Barking and Dagenham Council composition
Political groups
Administration (50)
  Labour (50)
Other parties (1)
  Independent (1)
Joint committees
East London Waste Authority
Thames Chase Joint Committee
Thames Gateway London Partnership
London Councils
Elections
Plurality
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Town Hall, 1 Town Square, Barking, IG11 7LU
Website
www.lbbd.gov.uk
Constitution
The Council Constitution

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council, also known as Barking and Dagenham 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 the United Kingdom capital of London. 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. The council has been under Labour majority control since its creation in 1965. 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. It is based at Barking Town Hall in the centre of Barking.

  1. ^ "Council meeting, 17 May 2024". Barking and Dagenham Council. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 12 June 2014". Barking and Dagenham Council. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiona Taylor appointed as Chief Executive at Barking and Dagenham Council". Barking and Dagenham Council. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.