Tower Hamlets, London
| London Borough of Tower Hamlets | |||
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| London borough | |||
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 Tower Hamlets shown within Greater London |
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| Status | London borough | ||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Constituent country | England | ||
| Region | London | ||
| Ceremonial county | Greater London | ||
| Created | 1 April 1965 | ||
| Admin HQ | Clove Crescent, Blackwall | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | London borough council | ||
| • Body | Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | ||
| • Leadership | Mayor & Cabinet (Labour Mayor / Labour (council NOC) Executive) | ||
| • Executive mayor | John Biggs (Labour) | ||
| • London Assembly | Unmesh Desai (Labour) AM for City and East | ||
| • MPs |
Rushanara Ali (Labour) Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) |
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| • EU Parliament | London | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 19.77 km2 (7.63 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 320th (of 326) | ||
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | |||
| • Total | 304,900 | ||
| • Rank | 36th (of 326) | ||
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi) | ||
| • Ethnicity |
31.2% White British |
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| Time zone | GMT (UTC) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||
| Postcodes | E, EC | ||
| ONS code | 00BG | ||
| GSS code | E09000030 | ||
| Police | Metropolitan Police | ||
| Website | www |
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31.2% White British
1.5% White Irish
0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
12.4% Other White
1.1% White & Black Caribbean
0.6% White & Black African
1.2% White & Asian
1.2% Other Mixed
2.7% Indian
1% Pakistani
32% Bangladeshi
3.2% Chinese
2.3% Other Asian
3.7% Black African
2.1% Black Caribbean
1.5% Other Black
1% Arab
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (
pronunciation ) is a London Borough in East London which covers much of the traditional East End.
The Borough was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Stepney, Poplar and Bethnal Green. The new authority's unusual name comes from an alternative title for the Tower Division; the area of south-east Middlesex, focused on (but not limited to) the area of the modern borough, which owed military service to the Tower of London.
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