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Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 16.4 km² and had 185,238 residents in 2022 — about 11,295 people per km². The authority dates from 1965.

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Council headquartersHammersmith Town Hall
Hammersmith Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022185,238+3.0% since 2012
Land area16.4km²6.3 sq mi
Density11,295/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#144of 382 UK councils · #130 in England
Population estimates4 data points
179.9K179.4K185.4K185.2K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith, Metropolitan Borough of Fulham.

Abroad

Twinned with

AnderlechtBoulogne-BillancourtNeukölln
Same region, same type

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Elections

21 electoral wards

Census 2021: 183,154 residents in 81,245 households across the wards; 10.4% aged 65+, 32.1% of homes owned, 57.5% of households without a car.

1Fulham Reach5,365 households · 11.7% aged 65+12,1672Munster5,300 households · 9.6% aged 65+12,1363Palace & Hurlingham4,646 households · 14.2% aged 65+11,1734Sands End5,137 households · 8.9% aged 65+11,1295Coningham4,804 households · 9.4% aged 65+10,5846White City4,201 households · 8.2% aged 65+10,393

All wards of London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Westminster

Constituencies

Hammersmith and Chiswick · 10 wardsChelsea and Fulham · 9 wardsEaling Central and Acton · 2 wards
Source: Wikidata Q40478 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.