London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Official logo of London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Motto(s): 
Dei gratia probemur rebus
(By the grace of God let us be judged by our deeds)
Barking and Dagenham shown within Greater London
Barking and Dagenham shown within Greater London
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Created1 April 1965
Admin HQ1 Town Hall Square, Barking
Government
 • TypeLondon borough council
 • BodyBarking and Dagenham London Borough Council
 • London AssemblyUnmesh Desai (Labour) AM for City and East
 • MPsNesil Caliskan (Labour)
Margaret Mullane (Labour)
Area
 • Total13.93 sq mi (36.09 km2)
 • Rank269th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total219,992
 • Rank85th (of 296)
 • Density16,000/sq mi (6,100/km2)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes
Area code020
ISO 3166 codeGB-BDG
ONS code00AB
GSS codeE09000002
PoliceMetropolitan Police
WebsiteCouncil Website

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (pronunciation) is a London borough in East London.[1] It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. The borough was created in 1965 as the London Borough of Barking; the name was changed in 1980. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000. The borough's three main towns are Barking, Chadwell Heath and Dagenham. The local authority is the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. Barking and Dagenham was one of six London boroughs to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

  1. ^ Map 5A.1 - London's sub-regions Archived 24 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine The London Plan (Greater London Authority, 2008) accessed 13 November 2009
  2. ^ “Happiness in Business: How being happy affects business success" Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Company Check, 26 August 2015