City of Westminster
The City of Westminster is a city and London borough. It is to the west of the City of London. Its most important area, Westminster, contains the Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Downing Street and Westminster Abbey. The main official residence of the British monarch, Buckingham Palace, is also located in the City of Westminster.
City of Westminster | |
![]() Shown within Greater London | |
Official website | http://www.westminster.gov.uk/ |
Geography | |
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Status | London borough City (1540) |
Area — Total |
Ranked 346th 21.48 km² |
ONS code | 00BK |
Admin HQ | Victoria |
Demographics | |
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 44th (of 354) 244,400 11,378 / km² |
Ethnicity | 73.2% White 48.5% White British 3.7% Irish 21.0% all other white backgrounds 8.9% South Asian 7.4% African-Caribbean 2.2% Chinese |
Politics | |
Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
Mayor | Cllr Carolyn Keen |
Executive | Conservative |
MPs | Karen Buck (Lab) Mark Field (Con) |
London Assembly — Member |
West Central Angie Bray (Con) |
Greater London • London • City of London | |
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London Boroughs:
Barking and Dagenham •
Barnet •
Bexley •
Brent •
Bromley •
Camden •
Croydon •
Ealing •
Enfield •
Greenwich •
Hackney •
Hammersmith and Fulham •
Haringey •
Harrow •
Havering •
Hillingdon •
Hounslow •
Islington •
Kensington and Chelsea •
Kingston •
Lambeth •
Lewisham •
Merton •
Newham •
Redbridge •
Richmond •
Southwark •
Sutton •
Tower Hamlets •
Waltham Forest •
Wandsworth •
Westminster |
City Of Westminster Media
Westminster Abbey, around which the original settlement grew.
Westminster Council House, also known as Marylebone Town Hall: Completed 1920 for the old St Marylebone Borough Council and now serves as main meeting place of Westminster City Council.
Westminster City Hall, completed in 1965, serves as council's main offices.
Ethnic makeup of the Westminster including the City of London in 2021
Piccadilly Circus (September 2012)
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster and usually refers to both the clock and the clock tower (Elizabeth Tower).