Bexley Borough

London Borough of Bexley
London borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Motto(s): Boldly and Rightly
Bexley shown within Greater London
Status	London borough
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Created	1 April 1965
Admin HQ	Broadway, Bexleyheath
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Bexley London Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• Mayor	Councillor Eileen Pallen
• London Assembly	Gareth Bacon AM for Bexley and Bromley
• MPs	Teresa Pearce James Brokenshire David Evennett
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	60.56 km2 (23.38 sq mi)
Area rank	261st (of 326)
Population (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	244,800
• Rank	68th (of 326)
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
• Ethnicity	77.3% White British 1.1% White Irish 0.3% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 3.2% Other White 0.7% White & Black Caribbean 0.4% White & Black African 0.6% White & Asian 0.6% Other Mixed 3% Indian 0.3% Pakistani 0.3% Bangladeshi 1.1% Chinese 1.8% Other Asian 6.9% Black African 1% Black Caribbean 0.6% Other Black 0.1% Arab 0.6% Other
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes	DA, SE
Area code(s)	020, 01322
ONS code	00AD
GSS code	E09000004
Police	Metropolitan Police
Website	www.bexley.gov.uk/

77.3% White British
1.1% White Irish
0.3% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
3.2% Other White
0.7% White & Black Caribbean
0.4% White & Black African
0.6% White & Asian
0.6% Other Mixed
3% Indian
0.3% Pakistani
0.3% Bangladeshi
1.1% Chinese
1.8% Other Asian
6.9% Black African
1% Black Caribbean
0.6% Other Black
0.1% Arab

The London Borough of Bexley /ˈbɛksli/ ( listen) is a London borough in south-east London, England. It has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the west, across the River Thames to the north it borders the London Borough of Havering, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and there is a small boundary with the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex to the north-east. There is a border with Dartford borough to the east and Sevenoaks district to the south-east, both being in the ceremonial county of Kent. The London Borough of Bexley is within the Thames Gateway, an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. The local authority is Bexley London Borough Council.

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