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List of boroughs in Greater London
Map of the 32 London boroughs and the City of London
This is a list of local authority districts within Greater London , including 32 London boroughs and the City of London . The London boroughs were all created on 1 April 1965. Upon creation, twelve were designated Inner London boroughs and the remaining twenty were designated Outer London boroughs. The Office for National Statistics has amended the designations of three boroughs for statistics purposes only. Three boroughs have been granted the designation royal borough and one has city status . For planning purposes, in addition to the boroughs and City there are also two active development corporations, the London Legacy Development Corporation and Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation .
List of boroughs and local authorities [ edit ]
Borough
Inner
Status
Local authority
Political control
Headquarters
Area (sq mi)
Population (2019 est)
Co-ordinates
Nr. in map
Barking and Dagenham [note 1]
Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Labour
Town Hall , 1 Town Square
13.93
212,906
51°33′39″N 0°09′21″E / 51.5607°N 0.1557°E / 51.5607; 0.1557 (Barking and Dagenham )
25
Barnet
Barnet London Borough Council
Labour
Barnet House , 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale
33.49
395,896
51°37′31″N 0°09′06″W / 51.6252°N 0.1517°W / 51.6252; -0.1517 (Barnet )
31
Bexley
Bexley London Borough Council
Conservative
Civic Offices , 2 Watling Street
23.38
248,287
51°27′18″N 0°09′02″E / 51.4549°N 0.1505°E / 51.4549; 0.1505 (Bexley )
23
Brent
Brent London Borough Council
Labour
Brent Civic Centre , Engineers Way
16.70
329,771
51°33′32″N 0°16′54″W / 51.5588°N 0.2817°W / 51.5588; -0.2817 (Brent )
12
Bromley
Bromley London Borough Council
Conservative
Civic Centre , Stockwell Close
57.97
332,336
51°24′14″N 0°01′11″E / 51.4039°N 0.0198°E / 51.4039; 0.0198 (Bromley )
20
Camden
Y
Camden London Borough Council
Labour
5 Pancras Square
8.40
270,029
51°31′44″N 0°07′32″W / 51.5290°N 0.1255°W / 51.5290; -0.1255 (Camden )
11
Croydon
Croydon London Borough Council
Conservative (council NOC )
Bernard Weatherill House , Mint Walk
33.41
386,710
51°22′17″N 0°05′52″W / 51.3714°N 0.0977°W / 51.3714; -0.0977 (Croydon )
19
Ealing
Ealing London Borough Council
Labour
Perceval House , 14-16 Uxbridge Road
21.44
341,806
51°30′47″N 0°18′32″W / 51.5130°N 0.3089°W / 51.5130; -0.3089 (Ealing )
13
Enfield
Enfield London Borough Council
Labour
Civic Centre , Silver Street
31.74
333,794
51°39′14″N 0°04′48″W / 51.6538°N 0.0799°W / 51.6538; -0.0799 (Enfield )
30
Greenwich [note 2]
Y [note 3]
Royal
Greenwich London Borough Council
Labour
Woolwich Town Hall , Wellington Street
18.28
287,942
51°29′21″N 0°03′53″E / 51.4892°N 0.0648°E / 51.4892; 0.0648 (Greenwich )
22
Hackney
Y
Hackney London Borough Council
Labour
Hackney Town Hall , Mare Street
7.36
281,120
51°32′42″N 0°03′19″W / 51.5450°N 0.0553°W / 51.5450; -0.0553 (Hackney )
9
Hammersmith and Fulham [note 4]
Y
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
Labour
Town Hall , King Street
6.33
185,143
51°29′34″N 0°14′02″W / 51.4927°N 0.2339°W / 51.4927; -0.2339 (Hammersmith and Fulham )
4
Haringey
[note 3]
Haringey London Borough Council
Labour
Civic Centre , High Road
11.42
268,647
51°36′00″N 0°06′43″W / 51.6000°N 0.1119°W / 51.6000; -0.1119 (Haringey )
29
Harrow
Harrow London Borough Council
Labour
Civic Centre , Station Road
19.49
251,160
51°35′23″N 0°20′05″W / 51.5898°N 0.3346°W / 51.5898; -0.3346 (Harrow )
32
Havering
Havering London Borough Council
Conservative (council NOC )
Town Hall , Main Road
43.35
259,552
51°34′52″N 0°11′01″E / 51.5812°N 0.1837°E / 51.5812; 0.1837 (Havering )
24
Hillingdon
Hillingdon London Borough Council
Conservative
Civic Centre , High Street
44.67
306,870
51°32′39″N 0°28′34″W / 51.5441°N 0.4760°W / 51.5441; -0.4760 (Hillingdon )
33
Hounslow
Hounslow London Borough Council
Labour
Hounslow House , 7 Bath Road
21.61
271,523
51°28′29″N 0°22′05″W / 51.4746°N 0.3680°W / 51.4746; -0.3680 (Hounslow )
14
Islington
Y
Islington London Borough Council
Labour
Customer Centre , 222 Upper Street
5.74
242,467
51°32′30″N 0°06′08″W / 51.5416°N 0.1022°W / 51.5416; -0.1022 (Islington )
10
Kensington and Chelsea
Y
Royal
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Conservative
The Town Hall , Hornton Street
4.68
156,129
51°30′07″N 0°11′41″W / 51.5020°N 0.1947°W / 51.5020; -0.1947 (Kensington and Chelsea )
3
Kingston upon Thames
Royal
Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council
Liberal Democrat
Guildhall , High Street
14.38
177,507
51°24′31″N 0°18′23″W / 51.4085°N 0.3064°W / 51.4085; -0.3064 (Kingston upon Thames )
16
Lambeth
Y
Lambeth London Borough Council
Labour
Lambeth Town Hall , Brixton Hill
10.36
326,034
51°27′39″N 0°06′59″W / 51.4607°N 0.1163°W / 51.4607; -0.1163 (Lambeth )
6
Lewisham
Y
Lewisham London Borough Council
Labour
Town Hall , 1 Catford Road
13.57
305,842
51°26′43″N 0°01′15″W / 51.4452°N 0.0209°W / 51.4452; -0.0209 (Lewisham )
21
Merton
Merton London Borough Council
Labour
Civic Centre , London Road
14.52
206,548
51°24′05″N 0°11′45″W / 51.4014°N 0.1958°W / 51.4014; -0.1958 (Merton )
17
Newham
[note 3]
Newham London Borough Council
Labour
Newham Dockside , 1000 Dockside Road
13.98
353,134
51°30′28″N 0°02′49″E / 51.5077°N 0.0469°E / 51.5077; 0.0469 (Newham )
27
Redbridge
Redbridge London Borough Council
Labour
Town Hall , 128-142 High Road
21.78
305,222
51°33′32″N 0°04′27″E / 51.5590°N 0.0741°E / 51.5590; 0.0741 (Redbridge )
26
Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Liberal Democrat
Civic Centre , 44 York Street
22.17
198,019
51°26′52″N 0°19′34″W / 51.4479°N 0.3260°W / 51.4479; -0.3260 (Richmond upon Thames )
15
Southwark
Y
Southwark London Borough Council
Labour
160 Tooley Street
11.14
318,830
51°30′13″N 0°04′49″W / 51.5035°N 0.0804°W / 51.5035; -0.0804 (Southwark )
7
Sutton
Sutton London Borough Council
Liberal Democrat
Civic Offices , St Nicholas Way
16.93
206,349
51°21′42″N 0°11′40″W / 51.3618°N 0.1945°W / 51.3618; -0.1945 (Sutton )
18
Tower Hamlets
Y
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Labour
Town Hall , Whitechapel Road
7.63
324,745
51°30′36″N 0°00′21″W / 51.5099°N 0.0059°W / 51.5099; -0.0059 (Tower Hamlets )
8
Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Labour
Waltham Forest Town Hall , Forest Road
14.99
276,983
51°35′27″N 0°00′48″W / 51.5908°N 0.0134°W / 51.5908; -0.0134 (Waltham Forest )
28
Wandsworth
Y
Wandsworth London Borough Council
Labour
The Town Hall , Wandsworth High Street
13.23
329,677
51°27′24″N 0°11′28″W / 51.4567°N 0.1910°W / 51.4567; -0.1910 (Wandsworth )
5
Westminster
Y
City
Westminster City Council
Labour
Westminster City Hall , 64 Victoria Street
8.29
261,317
51°29′50″N 0°08′14″W / 51.4973°N 0.1372°W / 51.4973; -0.1372 (Westminster )
2
City of London [ edit ]
The City of London is the 33rd principal division of Greater London but it is not a London borough.
See also [ edit ]
^ Renamed from London Borough of Barking 1 January 1980. "No. 48021" . The London Gazette . 4 December 1979. p. 15280.
^ Royal borough from 2012
^ a b c Haringey and Newham are Inner London for statistics; Greenwich is Outer London for statistics
^ Renamed from London Borough of Hammersmith 1 April 1979. "No. 47771" . The London Gazette . 13 February 1979. p. 2095.
^ The City of London was not part of the County of London and is not a London Borough but can be counted to Inner London .
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