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Lambeth London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Lambeth

London Borough of Lambeth is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 26.8 km² and had 316,812 residents in 2022 — about 11,817 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Lambeth.

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Council headquartersLambeth Town Hall
Lambeth Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Lambeth, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022316,812+2.1% since 2012
Land area26.8km²10.4 sq mi
Density11,817/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#70of 382 UK councils · #63 in England
Population estimates4 data points
310.2K324.4K325.9K316.8K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, Wandsworth.

Abroad

Twinned with

Brooklyn
Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCity of WestminsterLondon borough211,365LLondon Borough of SouthwarkLondon borough311,913LLondon Borough of CroydonLondon borough392,224LLondon Borough of MertonLondon borough214,709LLondon Borough of WandsworthLondon borough329,035
Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

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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 Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911London Borough of Hillingdon310,681
Elections

25 electoral wards

Census 2021: 317,653 residents in 134,687 households across the wards; 8.6% aged 65+, 33.0% of homes owned, 58.0% of households without a car.

1Streatham Common & Vale6,632 households · 11.9% aged 65+17,6592Knight's Hill6,913 households · 10.0% aged 65+16,9073Stockwell West & Larkhall6,862 households · 7.3% aged 65+16,3324Brixton North6,711 households · 7.5% aged 65+16,3245Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction6,565 households · 8.0% aged 65+16,1566Clapham Town7,106 households · 8.4% aged 65+15,904

All wards of London Borough of Lambeth

Visit

Council offices

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

CCustomer Engagement - London Borough of LambethCouncil office · London SW9 9SPCLambeth CouncilCouncil office · London SW2 1EG · hours listedCLambeth Council PropertyCouncil office · London SW9 9AUTLambeth Town HallTown hall · London SW2 1RW · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Clapham and Brixton Hill · 12 wardsDulwich and West Norwood · 8 wardsStreatham and Croydon North · 7 wardsVauxhall and Camberwell Green · 7 wards
Source: Wikidata Q202059 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.