Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council

Barking and Dagenham Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	London borough council of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
History
Founded	1 April 1965
Leadership
Mayor	Donna Lumsden, Labour since 19 May 2023[1]
Leader	Darren Rodwell, Labour since 12 June 2014[2]
Chief Executive	Fiona Taylor since April 2022[3]
Structure
Seats	51 councillors
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
Voting system	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.