City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a city and London borough. It is to the west of the City of London. Its most important area, Westminster, contains the Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Downing Street and Westminster Abbey. The main official residence of the British monarch, Buckingham Palace, is also located in the City of Westminster.

City of Westminster
Shown within Greater London
Official website	http://www.westminster.gov.uk/
Geography
Status	London borough City (1540)
Area — Total	Ranked 346th 21.48 km²
ONS code	00BK
Admin HQ	Victoria
Demographics
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density	Ranked 44th (of 354) 244,400 11,378 / km²
Ethnicity	73.2% White 48.5% White British 3.7% Irish 21.0% all other white backgrounds 8.9% South Asian 7.4% African-Caribbean 2.2% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Cllr Carolyn Keen
Executive	Conservative
MPs	Karen Buck (Lab) Mark Field (Con)
London Assembly — Member	West Central Angie Bray (Con)