Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new system came into full effect the following year. Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the Labour Party:
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:
Council elections
1964 Barking London Borough Council election
1968 Barking London Borough Council election
1971 Barking London Borough Council election
1974 Barking London Borough Council election
1978 Barking London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one) 1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election 1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election 1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election 1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three) 1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election 2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 2006 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election 2010 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election 2014 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election 2018 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election 2022 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
By-election results
1964–1968
There were no by-elections.
1968–1971
There were no by-elections.
1971–1974
1974–1978
There were no by-elections.
1978–1982
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Bertie E. Roycraft.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Julia H. Engwell.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William E. Bellamy.
1982–1986
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert E. Ball.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. William Hibble.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. Reed.
1986–1990
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alan R. Beadle.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ernest A. Turner.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Donald I. Pepper.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patricia A. Twomey.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Abdul M. Khokhar.
1990–1994
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Trevor A. Watson.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Raymond Gowland.
1994–1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alastair Hannah-Rogers.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Joseph A. Butler.
1998–2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Terence P. Power.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen W. Churchman.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Colin T. W. Pond.
2002–2006
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Susan Bramley.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Lawrence Bunn and the resignation of Cllr. Sidney Summerfield.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Daniel J. Felton
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert Jeyes.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Vera W. Cridland.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Matthew W. Huggins.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Darrin F. Best.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Wainwright.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Daniel G. Kelley for health reasons.
2006–2010
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah Baillie.
2010–2014
The by-election was called following the voiding of the election of Cllr. Louise Couling as she was ruled ineligible.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise Couling for health reasons.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Nirmal Gill.