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Wandsworth London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Wandsworth

London Borough of Wandsworth is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 34.3 km² and had 329,035 residents in 2022 — about 9,604 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Wandsworth.

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Council headquartersWandsworth Town Hall
Wandsworth Town Hall
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People

Population

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

Residents, 2022329,035+6.7% since 2012
Land area34.3km²13.2 sq mi
Density9,604/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#60of 382 UK councils · #54 in England
Population estimates4 data points
308.3K314.5K326.5K329K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, Battersea.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCity of WestminsterLondon borough211,365LLondon Borough of LambethLondon borough316,812LLondon Borough of MertonLondon borough214,709RRoyal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesLondon borough168,302LLondon Borough of Richmond upon ThamesLondon borough194,894LLondon Borough of Hammersmith and FulhamLondon borough185,238RRoyal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaLondon borough146,154
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 Enfield327,224London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789London Borough of Lambeth316,812London Borough of Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911London Borough of Hillingdon310,681
Elections

22 electoral wards

Census 2021: 327,503 residents in 137,393 households across the wards; 9.6% aged 65+, 42.4% of homes owned, 47.9% of households without a car.

1Battersea Park8,504 households · 10.9% aged 65+19,1762Roehampton6,695 households · 10.0% aged 65+18,8463Wandsworth Town8,301 households · 7.8% aged 65+18,2124Furzedown6,850 households · 11.1% aged 65+18,0535Balham7,432 households · 9.6% aged 65+17,7076Tooting Broadway6,958 households · 8.1% aged 65+17,218

All wards of London Borough of Wandsworth

Visit

Council offices

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

CWandsworth Council Housing Customer CentreCouncil office · London SW18 1HR · hours listedTWandsworth CouncilTown hall · London SW18 2PT · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Battersea · 9 wardsTooting · 9 wardsPutney · 8 wards
Source: Wikidata Q210563 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.