City of Westminster
Appearance
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) |
The City of Westminster is a 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.