London Borough Of Barking And Dagenham

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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Shown within Greater London
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography
idth="45%"|Status: London borough
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total
Ranked 327th
36.09 km²
a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: 00AB
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 88th
167,302
4,636 / km²
thnicity: 85.2% White
5.1% S.Asian
7.0% Afro-Carib.
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics
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Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/
a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
xecutive: Labour
a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: Jon Cruddas, Margaret Hodge
a href="/encyclopedia/London-Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly:
- Member
City and East London
- John Biggs
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London. Parts of the borough fall within the London Thames Gateway. It includes the areas:

Demographics

According to the 2001 census the borough has a population of 163,944. It is 82.5% white, 4% Black African, 2% Indian, 2% Black Caribbean. 60% of households are owner-occupiers.

History

The borough was formed in 1965 from the greater part of the Essex boroughs of Barking and Dagenham. The town is twinned with Witten in Germany

Political Composition

The current political composition of Barking & Dagenham Council is:
Labour: 41
Conservative: 3
Lib Dem: 3
Residents: 3
BNP: 1

External links

Barking and Dagenham, London Borough of

 

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