Over the last few years the Dagenham & Rainham Labour Party has been growing; becoming more active in campaigns and in the community. We do things a little different here – it’s an old politics, but it is a politics that works. This site is dedicated to everything Dagenham & Rainham – it will include articles from members, local campaigns and narratives on major party events, alongside local news.

Who’s who in the local party?

CLP Secretary: Margaret Mullane

CLP Chair: Andrew Achilleos

CLP Vice Chair: Julia Offord Pearman

CLP Junior Vice Chair: Mick McCarthy

CLP Campaign Organiser: Andrew Achilleos

CLP Treasurer: Trevor McKeever

CLP Women’s Officer: Fay Hough

CLP Youth Officer: Franco Salau

TULO Officer: Trevor McKeever

BAME Officer: Sade Bright

LGBT Officer: Fay Hough

Policy Officer: Phil Waker

The constituency boarders two local authorities – Barking & Dagenham and Havering. As a whole the constituency is made up of nine wards; six in Dagenham and three in Havering, each ward is presided over by three councillors. In the six Dagenham wards residents are represented by 18 Labour councillors whereas Havering is represented by a combination of Residents Associations and Conservatives.

Wards from north to south: Chadwell Heath, Whalebone, Heath, Eastbrook, Village, River, Elm Park, South Hornchurch, Rainham & Wennington.

Councillors and Action Teams in Dagenham and Rainham:

Chadwell Heath: Cllr Sade Bright, Cllr Mohammed Khan, Cllr Simon Perry

Whalebone: Cllr Andrew Achilleos, Cllr Glenda Paddle, Cllr Amardeep Jamu

Heath: Cllr Olawale Martins, Cllr Dave Miles, Cllr Ingrid Robinson

Eastbrook: Cllr Princess Bright, Cllr Mick McCarthy, Cllr Tony Ramsay

Village: Cllr Margaret Mullane, Cllr Lee Waker, Cllr Phil Waker

River: Cllr Peter Chand, Cllr Eileen Keller, Cllr Donna Lumsden

Havering Coordinator: Ken Jones

Rainham & Wennington Action Team: Simon Darvill, Mohammed Abdullah Siddique, TBA

Beam Park: Trevor McKeever, Matthew Stanton

South Hornchurch: Adeel Akhtar, Julia Offord Pearman

You can find contact details for your local councillors via the LBBD website. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch with us via the contact form on this website.