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Westminster City Council

Local authority area: City of Westminster

City of Westminster is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 21.5 km² and had 211,365 residents in 2022 — about 9,836 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Westminster.

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Town hall in the administrative centreWestminster City Hall
Westminster City Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for City of Westminster, 2011–2022.

Residents, 2022211,365-3.8% since 2011
Land area21.5km²8.3 sq mi
Density9,836/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#126of 382 UK councils · #113 in England
Population estimates6 data points
219.6K223.9K233.3K242.3K255.3K211.4K
201120122014201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough of Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of Westminster.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

LLondon Borough of CamdenLondon borough218,049RRoyal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaLondon borough146,154LLondon Borough of BrentLondon borough341,221LLondon Borough of LambethLondon borough316,812LLondon Borough of WandsworthLondon borough329,035CCity of LondonLondon borough10,847
Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

All councils in London
London Borough of Croydon392,224London Borough of Barnet389,101London Borough of Ealing369,937London Borough of Newham358,645London Borough of Brent341,221London Borough of Bromley329,578London Borough of Wandsworth329,035London Borough of Enfield327,224London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789London Borough of Lambeth316,812London Borough of Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911
Elections

18 electoral wards

Census 2021: 204,234 residents in 94,815 households across the wards; 12.1% aged 65+, 27.4% of homes owned, 66.2% of households without a car.

1Abbey Road6,089 households · 14.7% aged 65+13,0432Queen's Park5,097 households · 11.0% aged 65+12,7563Bayswater6,210 households · 10.8% aged 65+12,3664Marylebone6,183 households · 12.3% aged 65+12,1575Westbourne4,607 households · 9.7% aged 65+11,6856Church Street4,546 households · 12.5% aged 65+11,670

All wards of City of Westminster

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CChild Maintenance ServiceCouncil office · London W1D 1NBCMarylebone Assessment CentreCouncil office · London NW1 6UHCTfL Pension FundCouncil office · London SW1W 9TP · hours listedCWestminster Learning Disability PartnershipCouncil office · London NW8 8LF · hours listedCWestminster Register OfficeCouncil office · London W9 3RJ · hours listedTThe Old Marylebone Town HallTown hall · London NW1 5PTTWestminster City CouncilTown council · London SW1E 6QP · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Cities of London and Westminster · 10 wardsQueen's Park and Maida Vale · 6 wardsKensington and Bayswater · 2 wards
Source: Wikidata Q179351 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.