Municipal Borough of Dagenham

Dagenham
Dagenham Civic Centre
Dagenham within Essex in 1961
Area
• 1931/1951	6,554 acres (26.52 km2)
• 1961	6,565 acres (26.57 km2)
Population
• 1931	89,362
• 1951	114,568
• 1961	108,368
Density
• 1931	14/acre
• 1951	17/acre
• 1961	16/acre
History
• Origin	Dagenham parish
• Created	1926
• Abolished	1965
• Succeeded by	London Borough of Barking London Borough of Redbridge
Status	Civil parish Urban district (until 1938) Municipal borough (after 1938)
Government	Dagenham Urban District Council Dagenham Borough Council
• HQ	Valence House (until 1937) Becontree Heath (after 1937)
• Motto	Judge us by our deeds
Coat of arms of Dagenham Borough Council[1]

Dagenham was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1926 to 1965 covering the parish of Dagenham. Initially created as an urban district, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1938. It was established to deal with the increase in population and the change from rural to urban area caused by the building of the Becontree estate by the London County Council and the subsequent movement of people from Inner London. Peripheral to London, the district formed part of the Metropolitan Police District and London Traffic Area. It now forms the eastern sections of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Redbridge in Greater London.