Barking and Dagenham

Recommendations become law

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Barking and Dagenham, was made on 15 December 2021.

New ward arrangements for Barking and Dagenham Borough Council have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2022.

The Order for Barking and Dagenham Borough Council can be viewed through the following link.

The Order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 26 October 2021, The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 was laid in draft in Parliament.

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Barking and Dagenham and published on 31 August 2021.

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Barking and Dagenham Council in May 2022.

The draft order can be viewed here.

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 31 August 2021, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Barking and Dagenham Borough Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Barking and Dagenham.

·       Final recommendations report for Barking and Dagenham Borough Council

·       Final recommendations map for Barking and Dagenham Borough Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.

·       Summary of the Barking and Dagenham report

·       Fact Sheet

·       News release

·       Letter to the Chief Executive of Barking and Dagenham Borough Council

·       Mapping files*

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available.

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Barking and Dagenham Borough Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2022.

Opinion Survey

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvassing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Barking and Dagenham Borough Council closed on 31 May 2021.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Political Groups:

MPs:

Local Residents:

The consultation on draft recommendations for Barking & Dagenham Council closed on 31 May 2021

On 23 March 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Barking & Dagenham Council. 

From 23 March to 31 May 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Barking & Dagenham Council.  

• Draft recommendations report for Barking & Dagenham Council 
• Draft recommendations map for Barking & Dagenham Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download. 
• Summary of the draft recommendations report
• Fact Sheet 
• News release
• Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Barking & Dagenham Council 
• Promotional posters [1] [2]  
• Electoral figures 

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Barking & Dagenham electoral review:  

1. through our consultation area,  

2. by e-mailing [email protected], or 

3. writing to the following address: 

The Review Officer (Barking & Dagenham) 

LGBCE

PO Box 133

Blyth

NE24 9FE

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under. 

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Barking & Dagenham Council closed on 11 January 2021. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority: 

Political Groups: 

MPs:

Local Organisations: 

Local Residents: 

The consultation on warding arrangements for Barking & Dagenham Council closed on 11 January 2021. 

From 27 October 2020 to 11 January 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Barking & Dagenham Council.  

The Commission is minded to recommend that Barking & Dagenham Council should have 51 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Barking & Dagenham to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 51 councillors. 

For more information, see our: 

• News release  
• Letter to the Chief Executive of Barking & Dagenham Council 
• Electoral figures 
• Promotional posters [1] [2] 
• Barking & Dagenham polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Barking & Dagenham Council and may contain boundary errors.) 

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Barking & Dagenham electoral review: 

1. through our consultation area,  

2. by e-mailing [email protected], or  

3. writing to the following address: 

The Review Officer (Barking & Dagenham) 

LGBCE

PO Box 133

Blyth

NE24 9FE

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here. 

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under. 

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Barking & Dagenham Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received one submission on council size: 

• Barking & Dagenham council

The Commission is minded to recommend that 51 councillors should serve Barking & Dagenham Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), beginning on 22 September 1998.

Final report, (PDF) published on 7 September 1999

Draft report (PDF), published on 23 March 1999