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Bexley London Borough Council
Local authority area: London Borough of Bexley
London Borough of Bexley is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 60.6 km² and had 247,835 residents in 2022 — about 4,091 people per km². The authority dates from 1965.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for London Borough of Bexley, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022247,835+5.8% since 2012
Land area60.6km²23.4 sq mi
Density4,091/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#103of 382 UK councils · #95 in England
Population estimates4 data points
234.3K242.1K247.3K247.8K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1965Created
London Borough of Bexley became a local authority area.
Abroad
Twinned with
ArnsbergÉvry
Same region, same type
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Elections
17 electoral wards
Census 2021: 246,473 residents in 95,300 households across the wards; 16.6% aged 65+, 68.6% of homes owned, 22.4% of households without a car.
1Belvedere6,834 households · 13.1% aged 65+17,6902Blackfen & Lamorbey6,476 households · 18.9% aged 65+16,7263Falconwood & Welling6,191 households · 16.2% aged 65+16,5734Crayford6,543 households · 14.8% aged 65+16,2815West Heath5,948 households · 19.5% aged 65+15,9366Thamesmead East5,706 households · 9.1% aged 65+15,926
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
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Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q207208 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.