London Borough of Richmond upon Thames - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | |
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![]() Richmond shown within Greater London | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Admin HQ | Twickenham |
Government | |
• Type | London borough council |
• Body | Richmond London Borough Council |
• Leadership | Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat) |
• Mayor | Nancy Baldwin (from May 2019) |
• London Assembly | Tony Arbour (Conservative) AM for South West |
• MPs | Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) |
• EU Parliament | London |
Area | |
• Total | 22.17 sq mi (57.41 km2) |
• Rank | 262nd (of 326) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 195,800 |
• Rank | 91st (of 326) |
• Density | 8,800/sq mi (3,400/km2) |
• Ethnicity[1] | 71.4% White British 2.5% White Irish 0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 11.9% Other White 0.7% White & Black Caribbean 0.4% White & Black African 1.5% White & Asian 1% Other Mixed 2.8% Indian 0.6% Pakistani 0.5% Bangladeshi 0.9% Chinese 2.5% Other Asian 0.9% Black African 0.4% Black Caribbean 0.2% Other Black 0.6% Arab 1% Other |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | |
ONS code | 00BD |
GSS code | E09000027 |
Police | Metropolitan Police |
Website | http://www.richmond.gov.uk/ |
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in south west London.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 2011 Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales, Office for National Statistics (2012). See Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom for the full descriptions used in the 2011 Census.