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Richmond upon Thames

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London borough
Coat of arms of London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Coat of arms
Official logo of London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Council logo
Richmond shown within Greater London
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 (About this sound 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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