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The '''City of Westminster''' is a [[City status in the United Kingdom|city]] and [[London Borough|London borough]]. It is to the west of the [[City of London]]. Its most important area, [[Westminster]], contains the [[Houses of Parliament]], [[Whitehall]], [[Downing Street]] and [[Westminster Abbey]]. |
The '''City of Westminster''' is a [[City status in the United Kingdom|city]] and [[London Borough|London borough]]. It is to the west of the [[City of London]]. Its most important area, [[Westminster]], contains the [[Houses of Parliament]], [[Whitehall]], [[Downing Street]] and [[Westminster Abbey]]. The main [[official residence#Europe|official residence]] of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarch]], [[Buckingham Palace]], is also located in the City of Westminster. |
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 11 September 2022
City of Westminster | |
Shown within Greater London | |
Official website | http://www.westminster.gov.uk/ |
Geography | |
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Status | London borough City (1540) |
Area — Total |
Ranked 346th 21.48 km² |
ONS code | 00BK |
Admin HQ | Victoria |
Demographics | |
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 44th (of 354) 244,400 11,378 / km² |
Ethnicity | 73.2% White 48.5% White British 3.7% Irish 21.0% all other white backgrounds 8.9% South Asian 7.4% African-Caribbean 2.2% Chinese |
Politics | |
Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
Mayor | Cllr Carolyn Keen |
Executive | Conservative |
MPs | Karen Buck (Lab) Mark Field (Con) |
London Assembly — Member |
West Central Angie Bray (Con) |
The City of Westminster is a city and London borough. It is to the west of the City of London. Its most important area, Westminster, contains the Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Downing Street and Westminster Abbey. The main official residence of the British monarch, Buckingham Palace, is also located in the City of Westminster.