City of Westminster

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From 1899 to 1965 the City of Westminster was also known as the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster

**City of Westminster**
Geography
Image:LondonWestminster.png Shown within Greater London
Status	London borough, City
Grid reference	City Hall: Template:Mmukscaled
Area — Total	Ranked 346th 21.48 km²
ONS code	00BK
Demographics
Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density	Ranked 47th 230,000 10,708 / km²
Ethnicity	73.2% White 8.9% South Asian 7.4% Afro-Caribbean 2.2% Chinese
Politics
Westminster London Borough Council http://www.westminster.gov.uk/
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Tim Joiner
Executive	Conservative
MPs	Karen Buck Mark Field
London Assembly — Member	West Central London Angie Bray

The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It forms part of Inner London.

The city contains most of London's West End, as well as the permanent headquarters of the United Kingdom's government, with the Palace of Westminster, Whitehall, and the Royal Courts of Justice.

In 1965 the London borough was created from the abolished Metropolitan Borough of St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and smaller City of Westminster. The current London borough covers a far greater area than the original settlement of Westminster.

1 Demographics
2 Electoral wards
3 Locations and landmarks
4 Transport
5 Individuals
6 See also

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Demographics

According to the 2001 census the borough had a population of 181,279. Westminster City Council undertook several studies which have shown higher populations as part of a campaign (supported by both political parties on the council) to have the population estimate raised, which would increase its grant from the United Kingdom Government. The Office for National Statistics eventually came to an agreement which added 17,500 people to Westminster's population. While the official population is now 198,779, more realistic estimates put it at 220,000. 73% of the population are White, 4% Black African and 3% Indian. 35% of households are owner-occupiers.

See Shirley Porter for information on the illegal "Building stable communities" exercise of the 1980s.

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