Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council

Local elections profile: Barking and Dagenham

One of London's most diverse boroughs, Barking and Dagenham has been Labour controlled for decades.

Duane Owusu, whose nickname is "Nasty", fractured a theatre worker's skull in an attack in east London.

A third of Barking and Dagenham's SEND staff left, creating a backlog of hundreds of assessments.

Some Barking and Dagenham Council departments misspent funding intended for health programmes.

Eastbrookend Country Park will become home to the borough's newest residents.

Police believe hundreds of council-owned homes were fraudulently allocated for personal gain.

Two council-backed housing and commercial developments require major fire safety upgrades.

The new hub will aim to provide NHS dentistry to more than 5,000 patients a year.

Dana Benes says the Tots n Tunes sessions he runs helps him give back to the community that supported him.

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