London Borough of Westminster

City of Westminster
City and London borough
Coat of arms of the City of Westminster at Westminster City Hall
Council logo
Westminster shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Status	City and London borough
Admin HQ	City Hall, Victoria Street
Created	1 April 1965
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Westminster City Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• Lord Mayor	Steve Summers
• MPs	Karen Buck (Lab), Mark Field (Con)
• London Assembly	Tony Devenish (Con) AM for West Central
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	8.29 sq mi (21.48 km2)
Area rank	318th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
• Total	242,300
• Rank	66th (of 326)
• Density	29,000/sq mi (11,000/km2)
• Ethnicity	35.2% White British 2.3% White Irish 0% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 24.1% Other White 0.9% White & Black Caribbean 0.9% White & Black African 1.6% White & Asian 1.8% Other Mixed 3.3% Indian 1.1% Pakistani 2.9% Bangladeshi 2.7% Chinese 4.6% Other Asian 4.2% Black African 2% Black Caribbean 1.3% Other Black 7.2% Arab 3.9% Other
• ONS code	00BK
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes	EC, NW, SW, W, WC
Area code(s)	020
Police force	Metropolitan Police
Website	www.westminster.gov.uk

35.2% White British
2.3% White Irish
0% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
24.1% Other White
0.9% White & Black Caribbean
0.9% White & Black African
1.6% White & Asian
1.8% Other Mixed
3.3% Indian
1.1% Pakistani
2.9% Bangladeshi
2.7% Chinese
4.6% Other Asian
4.2% Black African
2% Black Caribbean
1.3% Other Black
7.2% Arab

The City of Westminster (ⁱ/ˈwɛstmɪnstər/ or /ˈwɛsmɪnstər/) is an Inner London borough which also holds city status. It occupies much of the central area of Greater London including most of the West End. It is to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary is the River Thames. It was created with the 1965 establishment of Greater London. Upon creation, Westminster was awarded city status, which had been previously held by the smaller Metropolitan Borough of Westminster.