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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 327th 36.09 km² (13.9 sq mi)
ONS code	00AB
Admin HQ	Rainham Road North, Becontree Heath
Demographics
Population — Total (2006 est.) — Density	Ranked 93rd (of 354) 165,700 4,591/km² (11,891/sq mi)
Ethnicity White British White Irish Other White White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese Other	(2005 estimates)[7] 72.8% 1.5% 3.9% 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2.8% 2.2% 1.1% 1.0% 2.4% 7.6% 0.5% 0.9% 1.3%
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	—
Executive	Labour
MPs	Jon Cruddas Margaret Hodge
London Assembly — Member	City and East John Biggs
Coat of Arms
Official website	LB Barking & Dagenham

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London.

Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Settlement 3 History 4 Borough Council 5 Twinning 6 Education 6.1 Primary Schools 6.2 Secondary Schools 6.3 FE and sixth form colleges 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

The borough borders the London Borough of Havering to the east with the River Rom forming part of the boundary. It borders the London Borough of Newham to the west with the River Roding forming much of the border. To the south is the River Thames which forms the borough's boundary with the London Borough of Bexley and the London Borough of Greenwich. To the north the borough forms a thin protrusion between Havering and the London Borough of Redbridge in order to encompass Chadwell Heath.

The borough consists of and includes the following areas:

• Barking
• Becontree
• Becontree Heath
• Chadwell Heath
• Creekmouth
• Dagenham
• Rush Green

Most of the housing in the borough was constructed by the London County Council during the interwar period of 1918-1939.^[1] Major settlement of the area, mostly escaping slum conditions in the East End of London, occurred during this period when the new motor and chemical industries such as the Ford Motor Company plant at Dagenham were set up.^[1] Since the decline of these industries in the 1980s, employment has shifted towards service sector jobs which has created an increase in the middle class population.^{[citation needed]} Much of the borough is within the London Riverside area of the Thames Gateway zone and is the site of considerable house building and other development. A £500 million budget has been earmarked for redevelopment of the borough's principal district of Barking.^[2]

The borough was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as the London Borough of Barking. The constituent parts were the greater part of the Municipal Borough of Barking and the entire Municipal Borough of Dagenham, the former area of which was transferred to Greater London from Essex. At the time of the amalgamation the combined population of Barking and Dagenham was around 180,000,^[1] the northern tip of Dagenham having been incorporated into Redbridge and a small area of Barking in Newham.
The borough was renamed Barking and Dagenham in 1980.^[3]

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The composition of the council at each election was:

Election	Councillors						Aldermen
	Labour	Conservative	BNP	Chadwell Heath Ratepayers' Assoc.	Liberals / Liberal Democrats	Independents	Labour
1964	45	-	-	4	-	-	8
1968	32	13	-	4	-	-	8
1971	45	-	-	4	-	-	8
1974	45	-	-	4	-	-	8
1978	42	3	-	3	-	-
1982	37	3	-	3	3	2
1986	35	3	-	3	5	2
1990	44	-	-	3	1	-
1994	47	-	-	3	1	-
1998	47	-	-	3	1	-
2002	42	2	-	4	3	-
2006	38	1	12	-	-	-

51 councillors form Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. They are elected from the 17 wards which make up the borough. The wards are:

Ward	Coverage	Westminster (future)	Map (PDF)
Abbey	Barking (town centre and west)	Barking	[1]
Alibon	Dagenham (north)	Barking	[2]
Becontree	Becontree (north west)	Barking	[3]
Chadwell Heath	Chadwell Heath	Dagenham and Rainham	[4]
Eastbrook	Rush Green (south), Eastbrookend Country Park, Dagenham (east)	Dagenham and Rainham	[5]
Eastbury	Barking (south east)	Barking	[6]
Gascoigne	Barking (south west)	Barking	[7]
Goresbrook	Becontree (south), Dagenham (south west)	Barking	[8]
Heath	Becontree Heath, Dagenham (north), Rush Green (north)	Dagenham and Rainham	[9]
Longbridge	Barking (north), Upney (north)	Barking	[10]
Mayesbrook	Becontree (south)	Dagenham and Rainham	[11]
Parsloes	Becontree (south east), Dagenham (south west)	Barking	[12]
River	Dagenham (south), Dagenham Dock (east)	Dagenham and Rainham	[13]
Thames	Barking (riverside), Thames View Estate, Dagenham Dock (west)	Barking	[14]
Valence	Becontree (north east)	Barking	[15]
Village	Dagenham (south east), Dagenham (village)	Dagenham and Rainham	[16]
Whalebone	Chadwell Heath (north)	Dagenham and Rainham	[17]

In the 2006 local elections, the BNP gained 12 councillors in the borough and now form the second largest party represented on the council, after Labour (who have 39 councillors). The other remaining councillor is Conservative.

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is twinned with:

• Witten, Germany
• Tczew, Poland^[4]

Beam Primary Becontree Primary Five Elms Primary Gascoigne Primary Godwin Primary Henry Green Primary Hunters Hall Primary John Perry Primary Leys Primary

Manor Infant/Junior Marsh Green Primary Monteagle Primary Parsloes Primary Richard Alibon Primary Ripple Infants/Junior Roding Primary Southwood Primary St. Joseph's RC Primary

St. Margaret's CE Primary St. Peter's RC Primary St. Teresa RC Primary St. Vincent's RC Primary Thomas Arnold Primary Trinity Village Infant William Ford CE Junior William Bellamy Infant/Junior

source:^[5]

All Saints RC Secondary Barking Abbey Secondary Dagenham Park Community School Eastbrook Comprehensive

Eastbury Secondary Jo Richardson Secondary Robert Clack Secondary

Sydney Russell Secondary Trinity Warren Secondary

source:^[6]

• Barking College
• Adult College of Barking and Dagenham

Situated near the Town Hall, the Barking Learning Centre is a learning facility providing a range of courses leading to recognised qualifications. It also includes a library with free public internet access, the Council's first One Stop Shop, conference and meeting space, a gallery and a café.

• List of libraries in Barking and Dagenham

• Barking and Dagenham Council

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Districts	Barking · Becontree · Becontree Heath · Chadwell Heath · Creekmouth · Dagenham · Rush Green
Attractions	Barking Abbey · Eastbury Manor House (NT) · Valence House Museum · theBROADWAY
Constituencies	Barking · Dagenham
Parks and open spaces in Barking & Dagenham

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