London Borough of Wandsworth
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| London Borough of Wandsworth | |
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 Shown within Greater London | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | London borough |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 331st 34.26 km² |
| ONS code: | 00BJ |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 26th 274,148 8,002 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 78.0% White 6.9% S.Asian 9.6% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
| Wandsworth London Borough Council http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Justine Greening, Sadiq Khan, Martin Linton |
| London Assembly: - Member | Merton and Wandsworth - Elizabeth Howlett |
The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London. It was formed in 1965 from the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but excluding Clapham and most of Streatham, both of which were transferred to the London Borough of Lambeth. It includes the areas:
- Balham
- Battersea
- Earlsfield
- Furzedown
- Nine Elms
- Putney
- Putney Heath
- Putney Vale
- Roehampton
- Southfields
- Streatham Park
- Tooting
- Wandsworth
Demographics of Wandsworth
According to the 2001 census Wandsworth has a population of 260,380. 78% of the population is White, 5% Black Caribbean, 4% Black African and 3% Indian. 52% of households are owner-occupiers.
Wandsworth also has a conflicting political makeup. Whilst the borough council is solidly Conservative, the borough tends to elect Labour members of Parliament.
See also
| Greater London | London | 
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London boroughs : Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Bexley | Brent | Bromley | Camden | City of London | Croydon | Ealing | Enfield | Greenwich | Hackney | Hammersmith and Fulham | Haringey | Harrow | Havering | Hillingdon | Hounslow | Islington | Kensington and Chelsea | Kingston | Lambeth | Lewisham | Merton | Newham | Redbridge | Richmond | Southwark | Sutton | Tower Hamlets | Waltham Forest | Wandsworth | Westminster | |
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Greater London Authority | London Assembly | Mayor of London |
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