Ceety o Wastmeenster

The Ceety o Wastmeenster () is a Lunnon burgh occupyin hintle o the central aurie o Lunnon, Ingland, includin maist of the Wast End. It is locatit tae the wast o an adjoinin the auncient Ceety o Lunnon, directly tae the east o the Ryal Burgh o Kensington an Chelsea, an its soothren bundary is the River Thames. It is an Inner Lunnon borough an wis creatit in 1965 when Greater Lunnon wis established. At its creation Wastmeenster wis awairdit ceety status, which haed been previously held bi the smawer Metropolitan Burgh o Wastmeenster. Aside frae a nummer o lairge pairks an open spaces, the population density o the destrict is heich. Mony steids commonly associatit wi Lunnon are locatit in the borough, includin Buckingham Palace, the Hooses o Parliament, an 10 Downing Street. The ceety is dividit intae a nummer o localities includin the auncient poleetical destrict o Wastmeenster aroond the Palace o Wastmeenster; the shoppin auries aroond Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly an Bond Street; an the nicht time entertainment destrict o Soho. Hintle o the ceety is residential, an in 2008 it wis estimatit tae hae a population o 236,000. The local authority is Wastmeenster Ceety Cooncil.

 History 
In 1965 the Ceety o Wastmeenster wis creatit frae the umwhile aurie o the metropolitan burghs o St Marylebone, Paddington, an the smawer Metropolitan Burgh o Wastmeenster. The earlier Wastmeenster metropolitan burgh wis itsel the result o an amalgamation in 1900.

 Demography 
Accordin tae the 2001 census, the ceety haed a population o 181,279. Wastmeenster Ceety Cooncil unnerteuk several studies, supportit bi baith poleetical pairties on the cooncil, that indicatit that this figur wis too law. The Office for National Statistics eventually addit 17,500 fowk tae Wastmeenster's population, increasin its grant frae the Breetish govrenment. The offeecial population is nou 198,779, but some estimates put it at 220,000. Approximately 71% o the population is White (Breetish: 49.0%, Erse: 2.0%, an Ither White: 19.0%), 16% are o ony Asie ethnicity, 7% Black, 6% Mixed, an 4% belang tae ither racial groups. Aboot 35% o hoosehaulds are occupeed bi thair awners.

 Governance 
The ceety is dividit intae 20 wards, each electin 3 cooncillors. Wastmeenster Ceety Cooncil is currently componed o 48 Conservative Pairty members an 12 Labour Pairty members.City Council Elections 2010 - Results  at westminster.gov.ukPrevious Elections  (for by-election results) at westminster.gov.uk

 Destricts 
The Ceety o Wastmeenster covers aw or pairt o the follaein auries o Lunnon:
 Bayswater
 Belgravia (an aa pairtly in the Ryal Burgh o Kensington an Chelsea)
 Covent Garden (an aa pairtly in the Lunnon Burgh o Camden)
 Fitzrovia (an aa pairtly in the Lunnon Burgh o Camden)
 Hyde Park
 Knightsbridge (an aa pairtly in the Ryal Burgh o Kensington an Chelsea)
 Lisson Grove
 Maida Vale
 Mayfair
 Marylebone
 Millbank
 Paddington
 Pimlico
 Queen's Park
 St James's
 St John's Wood
 Soho, includin Cheenaetoun
 The Temple (pairt o)
 "Theatreland"
 Victoria
 Westbourne Green
 Wast End
 Wastmeenster Ceety Centre

 Economy 
The Ceety o Wastmeenster is hame tae a lairge nummer o companies. Mony leadin global corporations hae chosen tae locate thair global or European heidquarters in the Ceety o Wastmeenster. Mayfair an St. James's athin the Ceety o Wastmeenster an aw hae a lairge concentration o hedge fund an private equity funds. The Wast End is kent as the Theatre Destrict an is hame tae mony o the leadin performin airts businesses. Soho an its adjoinin auries hoose a concentration o media an creative companies. Oxford Street is ane o the leadin shoppin destinations in the warld. The leet o companies includes

BAE Systems haes its heid office in Wastmeenster"Company Info." BAE Systems. Retrieved on 31 August 2011. "Registered office 6 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AD, United Kingdom""London > BAE Systems plc." BAE Systems. Retrieved on 31 August 2011. "BAE Systems plc Address London - Stirling Square Carlton Gardens London SW1Y 5AD United Kingdom ""Head Office." BAE Systems. Retrieved on 31 August 2011. "As you might expect, our London Head Office is the base for our Executive Board and for other senior group managers in strategic roles." and "Head Office is located in Central London but also has a number of support functions and functional specialists based in Farnborough, Hampshire."
BBC haes its heid office in the Broadcasting House"Terms and Conditions." BBC. Retrieved on 6 January 2010. "British Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA."
BP haes its global heidquarters in St. James's, Wastmeenster."Contact BP in the United Kingdom ." BP. Retrieved on 18 August 1009."Maps ." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 28 August 2009.
Pearson PLC an subsidiary Penguin Group: heidquartered in a facility in Wastmeenster."Investor Contacts ." Pearson PLC. Retrieved on 28 August 2009."26. What is Penguin Books Limited's company registration number? ." Penguin Books. Retrieved on 28 August 2009.
Rio Tinto Group, a multinaitional Australie-Breetish company, haes its UK heid office in Wastmeenster."Contact Us ." Rio Tinto Group. Retrieved on April 9, 2010. "Rio Tinto plc head office 2 Eastbourne Terrace London W2 6LG UK"
Economist Group, publisher o The Economist an ither materials, is heidquartered in Wastmeenster."Locations." Economist Group. Retrieved on 12 September 2009. "The Economist Group  25 St James's Street London, SW1A 1HG United Kingdom"
Kingfisher plc haes its heid office in Paddington, Westminster"Kingfisher Group ." Kingfisher plc. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Corporate Responsibility Kingfisher plc 3 Sheldon Square Paddington London W2 6PX."
SABMiller haes its heid office in Wastmeenster."United Kingdom ." SABMiller. Retrieved on 20 October 2009. "SABMiller plc Head office One Stanhope Gate London W1K 1AF England"
British American Tobacco haes its heid office in the Globe House in the Ceety o Wastmeenster."Contact us." British American Tobacco. Retrieved on 15 December 2009.
Marks & Spencer haes its heid office in the Waterside House."Company > Contacts ." Marks & Spencer. Retrieved on 21 June 2010.
Swire Group haes its heid office in the Swire House"Contact Information JOHN SWIRE & SONS OFFICES." Swire Group. Retrieved on September 12, 2011. "John Swire & Sons Ltd. Swire House 59 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6AJ England"
Pret a Manger haes its heid office in Wastmeenster."Welcome to Pret." Pret a Manger. Retrieved on 27 February 2010.
Rolls-Royce Group haes its heid office in Wastmeenster.
Global Infrastructure Partners haes an office in Wastmeenster."Contact Us ." Global Infrastructure Partners. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.
EasyGroup haes its heid office in Mayfair, Ceety o Wastmeenster."About Us ." EasyGroup. Retrieved on 10 March 2010.
Gulf Oil International haes its heid office in the ceety."Privacy Policy ." Gulf Oil International. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.
AstraZeneca haes its heid office in Wastmeenster."Legal Notice." AstraZeneca. Retrieved on 12 March 2010."United Kingdom." AstraZeneca. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
 Informa haes its Lunnon office, includin its Investor Relations an Media Centre departments, in the Informa House"Global Contacts." Informa. Retrieved on 4 February 2011. "Head Office Gubelstrasse 11 CH-6300 Zug Switzerland"
 Petrofac possesses an office on Jermyn Street, near Oxford Circus.
Northrop Grumman haes its UK offices in Clareville House."Company Locations ." Northrop Grumman. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Northrop Grumman Corporation United Kingdom Headquarters Clareville House Oxendon Street London SW1Y 4EL UK"
Korean Air haes its European heid office in the Ceety o Wastmeenster."Company Info / Contact Info ." Korean Air. Retrieved on 30 August 2011. "Europe Headquarters 66/68 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0HJ, U.K"
 Iraqi Airways haes its Lunnon sales office in the IKB House in Ceety o Wastmeenster."London Office." Iraqi Airways. Retrieved on 30 August 2011. "Sales Office in London Address: IKB House 230 Edgware Road London , W2 1DW"

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Lunnon is locatit in Wastmeenster."Contact Us ." Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009.

Companies that previously haed thair heid offices in the Ceety o Wastmeenster include British Aircraft Corporation,Gardner, Charles. British Aircraft Corporation: A History. Batsford, 1981. 40. Retrieved from Google Books on 1 September 2011. "The London headquarters chosen for bac were at 100 Pall Mall - on the top floors of a new concrete box which had sprung up on the site of the old, historic (and bombed) Carlton Club. It was the view of bac that small London headquarters[...]" British Midland (Portland House),"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 28 September 1967. 530. "Head Office: 78 Buckingham Gate, London SW1" British United Airways,"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 28 September 1967.  530 . "Head Office: Portland House, Stag Place, London SW1" British Mediterranean Airways,"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 29 March-4 April 1995. 62. "53 Mount Street, London W1Y 5RE, UK" Cadbury,Muspratt, Caroline. "Cadbury swaps Mayfair for Uxbridge." The Daily Telegraph. 1 June 2007. Retrieved on 27 April 2010. Diageo,"Contact us." Diageo. Retrieved on 15 December 2009. "main content Diageo plc 8 Henrietta Place LONDON W1G ONB" BAA Limited,"BAA plc Head Office, Victoria, London." BAA Limited. Retrieved on 2 October 2010. "BAA plc 130 Wilton Road London SW1V 1LQ:""BAA Offices - Location Maps." BAA Limited. 17 March 2006. Retrieved on 2 October 2010. "BAA plc Head Office, Victoria, London (121KB)." Lloyd International Airways,"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 12 April 1962. 548 . "Head Office: Princes House, 190/195 Piccadilly, London Wl." an P&O Princess Cruises."Contact." P&O Princess Cruises. 5 June 2002. Retrieved on 19 September 2011. "P&O Princess Cruises plc Registered office: 77 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1PP UK"

 Laundmerks 

Wastmeenster contains mony o the maist famous steids in Lunnon.  Some o the popular tourist steids are Buckingham Palace, Palace o Wastmeenster (Hooses o Parliament) an Big Ben an nearbi Wastmeenster Abbey.

 Pairks an open spaces 

Thir include Green Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park an St. James's Park. In addition tae pairks an open spaces athin the burggh, the Ceety awns an maintains East Finchley Cemetery an crematorium in the Lunnon Burgh o Barnet.

 Transport 
 Brigs 
Thir include Chelsea Bridge, Hungerford Bridge, Grosvenor Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Vauxhall Bridge, Waterloo Bridge an Westminster Bridge.

 National Rail stations 
Stations include: Lunnon Charing Cross, Lunnon Marylebone, Lunnon Paddington an Lunnon Victoria thir are aw main Lunnon termini stations.

 London Underground 
The Ceety o Wastmeenster is served bi 27 tube stations, an 10 o the 11 Unnergrund lines (the Waterloo an City line is the exception).

 Electric chairgin pynts 
Wastmeenster Ceety Cooncil nou haes electric vehicle chairgin pynts in 15 locations throu the ceety (13 caur pairks an twa on-street pynts). Uisers pey an annual fee tae civer admeenistration costs tae register an uise the pynts.Ceety o Wastmeenster: Additional on street chairgin points for electric vehicles

 Road 
Motorcyclists are subject tae a motorcycle pairkin chairge that haes caused protest in the borough.

Education

Westminster Childer's Services operates mony community primary and seicontar schuils. In addition, several voluntary-aidit Kirk o Ingland (CE), Roman Catholic (RC), an Christian non-denominational (ND) schuils are in the ceety.Westminster Education service  accessed 17 May 2007

 Varsities an colleges 

Strand campus o King's College London.
University of the Arts London steid the London College of Fashion on Davies Street.
London Business School is locatit in Regent's Park.
London School of Economics is locatit near Aldwych.
School of Advanced Study is locatit near Russell Square.
Royal Academy of Music is locatit on Marylebone Road.
University of the Arts London haes constituent colleges in Holborn (CSM) and Millbank (Chelsea).
University of Westminster is locatit on three campuses in the borough.
Brigham Young University London Centre is locatit on Palace Court.
The northren hauf o Imperial College London's main South Kensington campus lees athin the borough.
City of Westminster College is a further education college wi campuses on Paddington Green an at Queens Park. It an aa awns the Cockpit Theatre, which is uised as a trainin an performance venue.
Regent's College, whose campus is athin the grunds o Regent's Park, which hooses: European Business School London; Regent's American College London; Regent's Business School; School of Psychotherapy and Counselling; Webster Graduate School; Internexus, a provider o Inglis leid courses.
Westminster Kingsway College is a further education college wi centres in Soho an Victoria in Wastmeenster. It an aa haes centres in Camden.

 Public libraries 
The London Library, an independent lendin leebrar, is locatit at 14 St. James Square in the Ceety o Wastmeenster."Visit ." The London Library. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009.

The ceety operates ane reference leebrar, the Westminster Reference Library."Westminster Reference Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. City-operated public lending libraries in Westminster include the Charing Cross Library,"Charing Cross Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. the Kirk Street Library,"Church Street Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. the Maida Vale Library,"Maida Vale Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. the Marylebone Library,"Marylebone Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. the Mayfair Library,"Mayfair Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. the Paddington Library,"Paddington Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. the Pimlico Library,"Pimlico Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. the Queen's Park Library,"Queen's Park Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. St. James's Library,"St. James's Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. St. John's Wood Library,"St. John's Wood Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. an the Victoria Library."Victoria Library." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. In addition the ceety haes twa specialist libraries, the Westminster Music Library, the lairgest muisic leebrar in the Unitit Kinrick,"Westminster Music Library ." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009. an the Westminster Cheenese Library in the Charing Cross Library."Westminster Chinese Library ." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 Januar 2009.

 Banksy an offeecial policy towards graffiti 
In Apryle 2008 the street airtist Banksy creatit a wirk "One Nation Under CCTV" on the side o the Newman Street Royal Mail biggin in Soho, apparently accomplished bi erectin scaffauldin owernicht unner the direct observation o a CCTV camera. The wirk wis describit bi the Daily Mail as "his biggest wirk yet in central Lunnon".Article in the Daily Mail 14 April 2008 Retrieved April 22, 2010 Wastmeenster Ceety Cooncil statit in October 2008 that the wirk wad be paintit ower as it is graffiti. The cooncil explained that it wad remuive ony graffiti, regairdless o the reputation o its creautor, an specifically statit that Banksy "haes nae mair richt tae paint graffiti than a child". Robert Davis, the chairman o the cooncil plannin committee tauld The Times newspaper: "If we condone this then we might as well say that any kid with a spray can is producing art". The wirk wis paintit ower in Aprile 2009.Sydney Morning Herald, October 24 2008 Retrieved April 13, 2010Article in The Independent 24 October 2008 Retrieved April 22, 2010

 Internaitional relations 
 Twin Touns - Sister Ceeties 
  Sylhet, Bangladesh

 Gallery 

 See an aa 

 London Underground
 River Thames
 River Westbourne
 Wast End o Lunnon

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 Ceety o Wastmeenster
 Nutsville's topical news page on Wastmeenster Cooncil 
 Westminster, bi Sir Walter Besant an Geraldine Edith Mitton an A. Murray Smith, 1902, frae Project Gutenberg

 Video clips 
 Wastmeenster Ceety Cooncil YouTube channel

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