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City of Westminster
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status	London borough City (1540)
Area — Total	Ranked 346th 21.48 km² (8.3 sq mi)
ONS code	00BK
Admin HQ	City Hall, Victoria Street
Demographics
Population — Total (2006 est.) — Density	Ranked 47th (of 354) 231,900 10,796/km² (27,962/sq mi)
Ethnicity White British White Irish Other White White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese Other	(2005 estimates)[5] 49.0% 2.8% 19.4% 0.8% 0.7% 1.5% 1.4% 4.8% 1.4% 2.3% 2.1% 2.5% 3.4% 0.7% 3.2% 4.1%
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)
Coat of Arms
Official website	http://www.westminster.gov.uk/

The City of Westminster (pronunciation (help·info)) is a borough of London with city status. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area.

The city contains most of London's West End and is the seat of the United Kingdom's government, with the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Whitehall, and the Royal Courts of Justice.

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

Contents 1 Demography 2 Politics 3 Districts 4 Bibliography 5 Landmarks 5.1 Parks and open spaces 6 Transport 6.1 Bridges 6.2 Main line stations 6.3 London Underground 7 Education 7.1 Primary schools 7.2 Secondary schools 7.3 Universities 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

According to the 2001 census the borough had a population of 181,279. Westminster City Council undertook several studies, supported by both political parties on the council, that indicated that this figure was too low. The Office for National Statistics eventually added 17,500 people to Westminster's population, increasing its grant from the United Kingdom Government. The official population is now 198,779, but some estimates put it at 220,000. 73% of the population are white, 4% Black African and 3% Indian. 35% of households are owner-occupiers.

The city is divided into 20 wards. The council is composed of 48 Conservative Party members and 12 Labour Party members.

The council is known for its infamous "homes for votes" scandal. Shirley Porter was involved in the illegal "Building stable communities" exercise of the 1980s.

Evolution of Parliamentary representation
1918	1950	1974	1979	1997
Paddington North		Paddington	Westminster North	Regent's Park and Kensington North
St Marylebone
				Cities of London and Westminster
Paddington South		Paddington
St George's	Cities of London and Westminster
Abbey
City of London

The City of Westminster covers all or part of the following areas of London:

• Bayswater
• Belgravia
• Covent Garden
• Fitzrovia
• Holborn
• Hyde Park
• Knightsbridge
• Lisson Grove
• Maida Vale
• Mayfair
• Marylebone
• Millbank
• Paddington
• Pimlico
• Queen's Park
• St. James's
• St. John's Wood
• Soho, including Chinatown
• "Theatreland"
• Westbourne Green
• West End
• Westminster City Centre

• THE WESTMINSTER CITY FATHERS (THE BURGESS COURT OF WESTMINSTER) 1585-1901: Being some account of their powers and domestic rule of the City prior to its incorporation in 1901 by W H Manshee. With a Foreword by Walter G Bell and 36 illustrations which relate to documents (some pull-outs) and artifacts ^[1]

See List of tourist sites in the City of Westminster

See List of roads in the City of Westminster

Westminster contains many of the most famous sites in London. Some of the popular tourist sites are Buckingham Palace, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) and Big Ben and nearby Westminster Abbey.

See also article Westminster parks and open spaces

These include Green Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park and St. James's Park,

These include Chelsea Bridge, Cathedral Bridge, Hungerford Bridge, Grosvenor Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Vauxhall Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge.

These are Charing Cross, Marylebone, Paddington and Victoria.

The City of Westminster is served by 27 tube stations, and 10 of the 12 Underground lines (the East London line and Waterloo and City line are the exceptions).

Westminster Education Department operates many community primary and secondary schools. In addition, several voluntary-aided Church of England (CE), Roman Catholic (RC), and Christian non-denominational (ND) schools are in the city^[2].

There are 41 primary schools, within the state sector in the City of Westminster^[3]. In addition there are also many fee paying independent schools.

All Souls' CE Barrow Hill Junior Burdett Coutts CE Christ Church Bentinck CE Churchill Gardens Edward Wilson Essendine Gateway George Eliot Infant George Eliot Junior Hallfield Infant Hallfield Junior Hampden Gurney CE King Solomon Academy

Millbank Our Lady Of Dolours RC Paddington Green Queen's Park Robinsfield Infant Soho Parish CE St Augustine's CE St Barnabas CE St Clement Danes CE St Edward's RC St Gabriel's CE St George's Hanover Square CE St James' And St Michael's CE St Joseph's RC

St Luke's CE St Mary Magdalene's CE St Mary Of The Angels RC St Mary's Bryanston Square CE St Matthew's CE St Peter's CE St Peter's Eaton Square CE St Saviour's CE St Stephen's CE St Vincent De Paul RC St Vincent's RC Westminster Cathedral RC Wilberforce

There are 9 secondary schools in the City of Westminster^[4].

Grey Coat Hospital CE Paddington Academy Pimlico Quintin Kynaston St Augustine's CE

St George's (Maida Vale) RC St Marylebone CE The Westminster Academy Westminster City School (ND, Christian)

There are also fee paying, independent schools in Westminster. Westminster School and The American School in London, in St John's Wood, are notable examples.

• The Strand campus of King's College.
• The London Business School is located in Regent's Park.
• The London School of Economics is located near Aldwych.
• The Royal Academy of Music is located on Marylebone Road.
• The University of Westminster is located on three campuses in the borough.

Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial	Westminster Cathedral	Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square	The Shaftesbury Memorial in Piccadilly Circus
Hungerford Bridges, seen from the north	St. James's Park Lake, looking east, with the London Eye in the background	St Martin-in-the-Fields	Chinatown in 2004.

• London Underground
• River Thames
• River Westbourne
• West End of London

• City of Westminster

v • d • e City of Westminster
Districts	Bayswater · Belgravia · Covent Garden · Fitzrovia · Holborn · Hyde Park · Knightsbridge · Lisson Grove · Maida Vale (including Little Venice) · Mayfair · Marylebone · Millbank · Paddington · Pimlico · Queen's Park · St. James's · St. John's Wood · Soho (including Chinatown) · Victoria · Westbourne Green · Westminster
Attractions	West End theatre · Westminster Abbey · Buckingham Palace · National Gallery · Tate Britain · Trafalgar Square · Horse Guards · Other locations and landmarks in Westminster
Royal Parks	Green Park · Hyde Park · Kensington Gardens · Regent's Park · St James's Park
Constituencies	Regent's Park and Kensington North · Cities of London and Westminster
Parks and open spaces in Westminster

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