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Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 57.4 km² and had 194,894 residents in 2022 — about 3,395 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Twickenham.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022194,894+3.1% since 2012
Land area57.4km²22.2 sq mi
Density3,395/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#135of 382 UK councils · #122 in England
Population estimates4 data points
189.1K194.7K196.9K194.9K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    London Borough of Richmond upon Thames became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

ConstanceFontainebleauRichmond
Same region, same type

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Elections

18 electoral wards

Census 2021: 195,283 residents in 80,704 households across the wards; 16.1% aged 65+, 62.4% of homes owned, 25.4% of households without a car.

1Mortlake & Barnes Common5,230 households · 14.0% aged 65+12,0332St Margarets & North Twickenham4,806 households · 12.0% aged 65+11,9453Kew5,001 households · 16.3% aged 65+11,8394West Twickenham4,324 households · 13.0% aged 65+11,3085South Richmond5,046 households · 16.9% aged 65+11,0816Twickenham Riverside4,854 households · 15.7% aged 65+10,992

All wards of London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

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Council offices

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

CLondon Borough of RichmondCouncil office · Twickenham TW1 3BZ · hours listedTLondon Borough of Richmond upon ThamesTown hall · Twickenham TW1 3BZ · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Twickenham · 10 wardsRichmond Park · 7 wardsBrentford and Isleworth · 1 ward
Source: Wikidata Q32515 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.