London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Richmond shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Status	London borough
Admin HQ	Twickenham
Created	1 April 1965
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Richmond London Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader: Cllr. Lord True (Con) (Conservative)
• Mayor	Cllr. David Linnette
• MPs	Tania Mathias (Con) Sarah Olney (Lib Dem)
• London Assembly	Tony Arbour (Con) AM for South West
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	22.17 sq mi (57.41 km2)
Area rank	262nd (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
• Total	194,700
• Rank	90th (of 326)
• Density	8,800/sq mi (3,400/km2)
• Ethnicity	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
• ONS code	00BD
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes	TW, SW, KT
Police force	Metropolitan Police
Website	www.richmond.gov.uk

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

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ( pronunciation ) in south-west London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. It is governed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council.

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