List of London boroughs

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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.

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List of boroughs and local authorities

BoroughInnerStatusLocal authorityPolitical controlHeadquartersAreaPopulation
(2022 est)
Co-ordinates Nr. in
map
Barking and Dagenham [note 1] Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council Labour Town Hall, 1 Town Square13.93 sq mi (36.1 km2)219,992 51°33′39″N0°09′21″E / 51.5607°N 0.1557°E / 51.5607; 0.1557 (Barking and Dagenham) 25
Barnet Barnet London Borough Council Labour 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale33.49 sq mi (86.7 km2)389,101 51°37′31″N0°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 Street23.38 sq mi (60.6 km2)247,835 51°27′18″N0°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 Way16.70 sq mi (43.3 km2)341,221 51°33′32″N0°16′54″W / 51.5588°N 0.2817°W / 51.5588; -0.2817 (Brent) 12
Bromley Bromley London Borough Council Conservative Civic Centre, Stockwell Close57.97 sq mi (150.1 km2)329,578 51°24′14″N0°01′11″E / 51.4039°N 0.0198°E / 51.4039; 0.0198 (Bromley) 20
Camden Yes check.svg Camden London Borough Council Labour 5 Pancras Square8.40 sq mi (21.8 km2)218,049 51°31′44″N0°07′32″W / 51.5290°N 0.1255°W / 51.5290; -0.1255 (Camden) 11
Croydon Croydon London Borough Council No overall control Bernard Weatherill House, Mint Walk33.41 sq mi (86.5 km2)392,224 51°22′17″N0°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 Road21.44 sq mi (55.5 km2)369,937 51°30′47″N0°18′32″W / 51.5130°N 0.3089°W / 51.5130; -0.3089 (Ealing) 13
Enfield Enfield London Borough Council Labour Civic Centre, Silver Street31.74 sq mi (82.2 km2)327,224 51°39′14″N0°04′48″W / 51.6538°N 0.0799°W / 51.6538; -0.0799 (Enfield) 30
Greenwich [note 2] Yes check.svg [note 3] Royal Greenwich London Borough Council Labour Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Street18.28 sq mi (47.3 km2)291,080 51°29′21″N0°03′53″E / 51.4892°N 0.0648°E / 51.4892; 0.0648 (Greenwich) 22
Hackney Yes check.svg Hackney London Borough Council Labour Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street7.36 sq mi (19.1 km2)261,491 51°32′42″N0°03′19″W / 51.5450°N 0.0553°W / 51.5450; -0.0553 (Hackney) 9
Hammersmith and Fulham [note 4] Yes check.svg Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council Labour Town Hall, King Street6.33 sq mi (16.4 km2)185,238 51°29′34″N0°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 Road11.42 sq mi (29.6 km2)261,811 51°36′00″N0°06′43″W / 51.6000°N 0.1119°W / 51.6000; -0.1119 (Haringey) 29
Harrow Harrow London Borough Council Conservative Civic Centre, Station Road19.49 sq mi (50.5 km2)261,185 51°35′23″N0°20′05″W / 51.5898°N 0.3346°W / 51.5898; -0.3346 (Harrow) 32
Havering Havering London Borough Council No overall control Town Hall, Main Road43.35 sq mi (112.3 km2)264,703 51°34′52″N0°11′01″E / 51.5812°N 0.1837°E / 51.5812; 0.1837 (Havering) 24
Hillingdon Hillingdon London Borough Council Conservative Civic Centre, High Street44.67 sq mi (115.7 km2)310,681 51°32′39″N0°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 Road21.61 sq mi (56.0 km2)290,488 51°28′29″N0°22′05″W / 51.4746°N 0.3680°W / 51.4746; -0.3680 (Hounslow) 14
Islington Yes check.svg Islington London Borough Council Labour Customer Centre, 222 Upper Street5.74 sq mi (14.9 km2)220,373 51°32′30″N0°06′08″W / 51.5416°N 0.1022°W / 51.5416; -0.1022 (Islington) 10
Kensington and Chelsea Yes check.svg Royal Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council Conservative The Town Hall, Hornton Street 4.68 sq mi (12.1 km2)146,154 51°30′07″N0°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 Street14.38 sq mi (37.2 km2)168,302 51°24′31″N0°18′23″W / 51.4085°N 0.3064°W / 51.4085; -0.3064 (Kingston upon Thames) 16
Lambeth Yes check.svg Lambeth London Borough Council Labour Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill10.36 sq mi (26.8 km2)316,812 51°27′39″N0°06′59″W / 51.4607°N 0.1163°W / 51.4607; -0.1163 (Lambeth) 6
Lewisham Yes check.svg Lewisham London Borough Council Labour Town Hall, 1 Catford Road13.57 sq mi (35.1 km2)298,653 51°26′43″N0°01′15″W / 51.4452°N 0.0209°W / 51.4452; -0.0209 (Lewisham) 21
Merton Merton London Borough Council Labour Civic Centre, London Road14.52 sq mi (37.6 km2)210,709 51°24′05″N0°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 Road13.98 sq mi (36.2 km2)358,645 51°30′28″N0°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 Road21.78 sq mi (56.4 km2)310,911 51°33′32″N0°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 Street22.17 sq mi (57.4 km2)194,894 51°26′52″N0°19′34″W / 51.4479°N 0.3260°W / 51.4479; -0.3260 (Richmond upon Thames) 15
Southwark Yes check.svg Southwark London Borough Council Labour 160 Tooley Street 11.14 sq mi (28.9 km2)311,913 51°30′13″N0°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 Way16.93 sq mi (43.8 km2)209,602 51°21′42″N0°11′40″W / 51.3618°N 0.1945°W / 51.3618; -0.1945 (Sutton) 18
Tower Hamlets Yes check.svg Tower Hamlets London Borough Council Independent Town Hall, Whitechapel Road7.63 sq mi (19.8 km2)325,789 51°30′36″N0°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 Road14.99 sq mi (38.8 km2)275,887 51°35′27″N0°00′48″W / 51.5908°N 0.0134°W / 51.5908; -0.0134 (Waltham Forest) 28
Wandsworth Yes check.svg Wandsworth London Borough Council Labour The Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street 13.23 sq mi (34.3 km2)329,035 51°27′24″N0°11′28″W / 51.4567°N 0.1910°W / 51.4567; -0.1910 (Wandsworth) 5
Westminster Yes check.svg City Westminster City Council Labour Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street8.29 sq mi (21.5 km2)211,365 51°29′50″N0°08′14″W / 51.4973°N 0.1372°W / 51.4973; -0.1372 (Westminster) 2

City of London

The City of London is the 33rd principal division of Greater London but it is not a London borough.

BoroughInnerStatusLocal authorityPolitical controlHeadquartersAreaPopulation
(2022 est)
Co-ordinates No on
map
City of London (Yes check.svg)
[note 5]
Sui generis ;
City;
Ceremonial county
Corporation of London;
Inner Temple;
Middle Temple
Non-partisan  Guildhall 1.12 sq mi (2.9 km2)10,847 51°30′56″N0°05′32″W / 51.5155°N 0.0922°W / 51.5155; -0.0922 (City of London) 1

See also

Notes

  1. Renamed from London Borough of Barking 1 January 1980. "No. 48021". The London Gazette . 4 December 1979. p. 15280.
  2. Royal borough from 2012
  3. 1 2 3 Haringey and Newham are Inner London for statistics; Greenwich is Outer London for statistics
  4. Renamed from London Borough of Hammersmith 1 April 1979. "No. 47771". The London Gazette . 13 February 1979. p. 2095.
  5. The City of London is not a London borough but is treated in legislation as if it were an Inner London borough

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