Mukhtar Yusuf: councillor for Whalebone, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Mukhtar Yusuf is a Labour and Co-operative Party councillor for the Whalebone ward on London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, according to the council's own published list. Mukhtar Yusuf is also Deputy Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Their current term began on 9 May 2022.

Council: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Ward: Whalebone
Party: Labour and Co-operative Party
Posts: Deputy Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Term began: 9 May 2022
Official profile: lbbd.moderngov.co.uk
Source: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Mukhtar Yusuf

These are the details London Borough of Barking and Dagenham publishes for Mukhtar Yusuf, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: mukhtar.yusuf@lbbd.gov.uk
Post: Governance Services, Town Hall, 1 Town Square, Barking, IG11 7LU
Official profile: lbbd.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Whalebone

Andrew Achilleos Labour Party Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Rubina Siddiqui Labour Party Cabinet Member for Inclusive Economy & Skills

Labour and Co-operative Party on London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Labour and Co-operative Party holds 6 of the 51 seats on London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The largest group is Labour Party, with 32. Seats by party: Labour Party 32, Reform UK 9, Labour and Co-operative Party 6, Green Party 4.

Leaders and post holders on London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Manzoor Hussain The Mayor 2026/27 and Chair of Full Council
Regina Rahman Chair of Personnel Board
Dorothy Akwaboah Chair of Audit & Risk Committee and Labour Group Treasurer
Muazzam Sandhu Deputy Chair of Standards Committee
Josie Channer Deputy Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
Cameron Geddes Chair of Licensing & Regulatory Committee
Muhib Chowdhury Deputy Chair of Licensing & Regulatory Committee
Donna Lumsden Deputy Chair of Health Scrutiny Committee

All 51 councillors of London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, by ward and party.

Who has power over Whalebone

Mukhtar Yusuf sits on London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Barking and Dagenham, each with its own page:

Greater London Authority
Metropolitan Police Service led by Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Mark Rowley
Barking: Nesil Caliskan (Labour) MP
Dagenham and Rainham: Margaret Mullane (Labour) MP
Ilford South: Jas Athwal (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Barking and Dagenham, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.