This is a list of local authority districts within Greater London, including 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The London boroughs were all created on 1 April 1965. Upon creation, twelve were designated Inner London boroughs and the remaining twenty were designated Outer London boroughs. The Office for National Statistics has amended the designations of three boroughs for statistics purposes only. Three boroughs have been granted the designation royal borough and one has city status. For planning purposes, in addition to the boroughs and City there are also two active development corporations, the London Legacy Development Corporation and Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation.

Map of the 32 London boroughs and the City of London

List of boroughs and local authorities

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Borough Inner Status Local authority Political control Headquarters Area Population
(2022 est)
Co-ordinates Nr. in
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Barking and Dagenham[note 1] Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council Labour Town Hall, 1 Town Square 13.93 sq mi (36.1 km2) 219,992 51°33′39″N 0°09′21″E / 51.5607°N 0.1557°E / 51.5607; 0.1557 (Barking and Dagenham) 25
Barnet Barnet London Borough Council Labour 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale 33.49 sq mi (86.7 km2) 389,101 51°37′31″N 0°09′06″W / 51.6252°N 0.1517°W / 51.6252; -0.1517 (Barnet) 31
Bexley Bexley London Borough Council Conservative Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street 23.38 sq mi (60.6 km2) 247,835 51°27′18″N 0°09′02″E / 51.4549°N 0.1505°E / 51.4549; 0.1505 (Bexley) 23
Brent Brent London Borough Council Labour Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way 16.70 sq mi (43.3 km2) 341,221 51°33′32″N 0°16′54″W / 51.5588°N 0.2817°W / 51.5588; -0.2817 (Brent) 12
Bromley Bromley London Borough Council Conservative Civic Centre, Stockwell Close 57.97 sq mi (150.1 km2) 329,578 51°24′14″N 0°01′11″E / 51.4039°N 0.0198°E / 51.4039; 0.0198 (Bromley) 20
Camden  Y Camden London Borough Council Labour 5 Pancras Square 8.40 sq mi (21.8 km2) 218,049 51°31′44″N 0°07′32″W / 51.5290°N 0.1255°W / 51.5290; -0.1255 (Camden) 11
Croydon Croydon London Borough Council No overall control Bernard Weatherill House, Mint Walk 33.41 sq mi (86.5 km2) 392,224 51°22′17″N 0°05′52″W / 51.3714°N 0.0977°W / 51.3714; -0.0977 (Croydon) 19
Ealing Ealing London Borough Council Labour Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road 21.44 sq mi (55.5 km2) 369,937 51°30′47″N 0°18′32″W / 51.5130°N 0.3089°W / 51.5130; -0.3089 (Ealing) 13
Enfield Enfield London Borough Council Labour Civic Centre, Silver Street 31.74 sq mi (82.2 km2) 327,224 51°39′14″N 0°04′48″W / 51.6538°N 0.0799°W / 51.6538; -0.0799 (Enfield) 30
Greenwich[note 2]  Y [note 3] Royal Greenwich London Borough Council Labour Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Street 18.28 sq mi (47.3 km2) 291,080 51°29′21″N 0°03′53″E / 51.4892°N 0.0648°E / 51.4892; 0.0648 (Greenwich) 22
Hackney  Y Hackney London Borough Council Labour Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street 7.36 sq mi (19.1 km2) 261,491 51°32′42″N 0°03′19″W / 51.5450°N 0.0553°W / 51.5450; -0.0553 (Hackney) 9
Hammersmith and Fulham[note 4]  Y Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council Labour Town Hall, King Street 6.33 sq mi (16.4 km2) 185,238 51°29′34″N 0°14′02″W / 51.4927°N 0.2339°W / 51.4927; -0.2339 (Hammersmith and Fulham) 4
Haringey [note 3] Haringey London Borough Council Labour Civic Centre, High Road 11.42 sq mi (29.6 km2) 261,811 51°36′00″N 0°06′43″W / 51.6000°N 0.1119°W / 51.6000; -0.1119 (Haringey) 29
Harrow Harrow London Borough Council Conservative Civic Centre, Station Road 19.49 sq mi (50.5 km2) 261,185 51°35′23″N 0°20′05″W / 51.5898°N 0.3346°W / 51.5898; -0.3346 (Harrow) 32
Havering Havering London Borough Council No overall control Town Hall, Main Road 43.35 sq mi (112.3 km2) 264,703 51°34′52″N 0°11′01″E / 51.5812°N 0.1837°E / 51.5812; 0.1837 (Havering) 24
Hillingdon Hillingdon London Borough Council Conservative Civic Centre, High Street 44.67 sq mi (115.7 km2) 310,681 51°32′39″N 0°28′34″W / 51.5441°N 0.4760°W / 51.5441; -0.4760 (Hillingdon) 33
Hounslow Hounslow London Borough Council Labour Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road 21.61 sq mi (56.0 km2) 290,488 51°28′29″N 0°22′05″W / 51.4746°N 0.3680°W / 51.4746; -0.3680 (Hounslow) 14
Islington  Y Islington London Borough Council Labour Customer Centre, 222 Upper Street 5.74 sq mi (14.9 km2) 220,373 51°32′30″N 0°06′08″W / 51.5416°N 0.1022°W / 51.5416; -0.1022 (Islington) 10
Kensington and Chelsea  Y Royal Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council Conservative The Town Hall, Hornton Street 4.68 sq mi (12.1 km2) 146,154 51°30′07″N 0°11′41″W / 51.5020°N 0.1947°W / 51.5020; -0.1947 (Kensington and Chelsea) 3
Kingston upon Thames Royal Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council Liberal Democrat Guildhall, High Street 14.38 sq mi (37.2 km2) 168,302 51°24′31″N 0°18′23″W / 51.4085°N 0.3064°W / 51.4085; -0.3064 (Kingston upon Thames) 16
Lambeth  Y Lambeth London Borough Council Labour Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill 10.36 sq mi (26.8 km2) 316,812 51°27′39″N 0°06′59″W / 51.4607°N 0.1163°W / 51.4607; -0.1163 (Lambeth) 6
Lewisham  Y Lewisham London Borough Council Labour Town Hall, 1 Catford Road 13.57 sq mi (35.1 km2) 298,653 51°26′43″N 0°01′15″W / 51.4452°N 0.0209°W / 51.4452; -0.0209 (Lewisham) 21
Merton Merton London Borough Council Labour Civic Centre, London Road 14.52 sq mi (37.6 km2) 210,709 51°24′05″N 0°11′45″W / 51.4014°N 0.1958°W / 51.4014; -0.1958 (Merton) 17
Newham [note 3] Newham London Borough Council Labour Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road 13.98 sq mi (36.2 km2) 358,645 51°30′28″N 0°02′49″E / 51.5077°N 0.0469°E / 51.5077; 0.0469 (Newham) 27
Redbridge Redbridge London Borough Council Labour Town Hall, 128-142 High Road 21.78 sq mi (56.4 km2) 310,911 51°33′32″N 0°04′27″E / 51.5590°N 0.0741°E / 51.5590; 0.0741 (Redbridge) 26
Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council Liberal Democrat Civic Centre, 44 York Street 22.17 sq mi (57.4 km2) 194,894 51°26′52″N 0°19′34″W / 51.4479°N 0.3260°W / 51.4479; -0.3260 (Richmond upon Thames) 15
Southwark  Y Southwark London Borough Council Labour 160 Tooley Street 11.14 sq mi (28.9 km2) 311,913 51°30′13″N 0°04′49″W / 51.5035°N 0.0804°W / 51.5035; -0.0804 (Southwark) 7
Sutton Sutton London Borough Council Liberal Democrat Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way 16.93 sq mi (43.8 km2) 209,602 51°21′42″N 0°11′40″W / 51.3618°N 0.1945°W / 51.3618; -0.1945 (Sutton) 18
Tower Hamlets  Y Tower Hamlets London Borough Council Independent Town Hall, Whitechapel Road 7.63 sq mi (19.8 km2) 325,789 51°30′36″N 0°00′21″W / 51.5099°N 0.0059°W / 51.5099; -0.0059 (Tower Hamlets) 8
Waltham Forest Waltham Forest London Borough Council Labour Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road 14.99 sq mi (38.8 km2) 275,887 51°35′27″N 0°00′48″W / 51.5908°N 0.0134°W / 51.5908; -0.0134 (Waltham Forest) 28
Wandsworth  Y Wandsworth London Borough Council Labour The Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street 13.23 sq mi (34.3 km2) 329,035 51°27′24″N 0°11′28″W / 51.4567°N 0.1910°W / 51.4567; -0.1910 (Wandsworth) 5
Westminster  Y City Westminster City Council Labour Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street 8.29 sq mi (21.5 km2) 211,365 51°29′50″N 0°08′14″W / 51.4973°N 0.1372°W / 51.4973; -0.1372 (Westminster) 2

City of London

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The City of London is the 33rd principal division of Greater London but it is not a London borough.

Borough Inner Status Local authority Political control Headquarters Area Population
(2022 est)
Co-ordinates No on
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City of London ( Y)
[note 5]
Sui generis;
City;
Ceremonial county
Corporation of London;
Inner Temple;
Middle Temple
Non-partisan  Guildhall 1.12 sq mi (2.9 km2) 10,847 51°30′56″N 0°05′32″W / 51.5155°N 0.0922°W / 51.5155; -0.0922 (City of London) 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Renamed from London Borough of Barking 1 January 1980. "No. 48021". The London Gazette. 4 December 1979. p. 15280.
  2. ^ Royal borough from 2012
  3. ^ a b c Haringey and Newham are Inner London for statistics; Greenwich is Outer London for statistics
  4. ^ Renamed from London Borough of Hammersmith 1 April 1979. "No. 47771". The London Gazette. 13 February 1979. p. 2095.
  5. ^ The City of London is not a London borough but is treated in legislation as if it were an Inner London borough
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