The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Richmond 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	Twickenham
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Richmond London Borough Council
• Leadership	Paul Hodgins (Conservative)
• Mayor	Lisa Blakemore
• London Assembly	Tony Arbour (Conservative) AM for South West
• MPs	Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat) Zac Goldsmith (Conservative)
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	57.41 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
Area rank	262nd (of 326)
Population (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	195,800
• Rank	91st (of 326)
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
• 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
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes	TW, W, SW, KT
ONS code	00BD
GSS code	E09000027
Police	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 southwest 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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