London Borough of Lewisham

London Borough of Lewisham
London borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Lewisham shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Status	London borough
Admin HQ	Catford
Created	1 April 1965
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Lewisham London Borough Council
• Leadership	Mayor & Cabinet (Labour)
• Executive mayor	Steve Bullock
• MPs	Jim Dowd Heidi Alexander Vicky Foxcroft
• London Assembly	Len Duvall AM for Greenwich and Lewisham
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	13.57 sq mi (35.15 km2)
Area rank	301st (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
• Total	297,300
• Rank	37th (of 326)
• Density	22,000/sq mi (8,500/km2)
• Ethnicity	41.5% White British 1.9% White Irish 0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 10.1% Other White 3.1% White & Black Caribbean 1.3% White & Black African 1.1% White & Asian 1.9% Other Mixed 1.7% Indian 0.6% Pakistani 0.5% Bangladeshi 2.2% Chinese 4.3% Other Asian 11.6% Black African 11.2% Black Caribbean 4.4% Other Black 0.5% Arab 2.1% Other
• ONS code	00AZ
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes	SE, BR
Area code(s)	020
Police force	Metropolitan Police
Website	www.lewisham.gov.uk

41.5% White British
1.9% White Irish
0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
10.1% Other White
3.1% White & Black Caribbean
1.3% White & Black African
1.1% White & Asian
1.9% Other Mixed
1.7% Indian
0.6% Pakistani
0.5% Bangladeshi
2.2% Chinese
4.3% Other Asian
11.6% Black African
11.2% Black Caribbean
4.4% Other Black
0.5% Arab

The London Borough of Lewisham (ⁱ/ˈluː.ɪʃəm/) is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham. The local authority is Lewisham London Borough Council and it is based in Catford.

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