Boundaries
The constituency was created in 1945 from the Romford seat. It covers the areas of Barking and Becontree in east London. It comprises the Barking and Dagenham electoral wards of:
- Abbey, Alibon, Becontree, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Goresbrook, Longbridge, Mayesbrook, Parsloes, Thames, and Valence.
Read more about this topic: Barking (UK Parliament Constituency)
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