London Borough of Bromley

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London Borough of Bromley
Bromley
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status London borough
Area
— Total		 Ranked 211th
150.15 km² (58.0 sq mi)
ONS code 00AF
Admin HQ Stockwell Close, Bromley
Demographics
Population
— Total (2006 est.)
— Density		 Ranked 18th (of 354)
299,100
1,992 /km² (5,159 /sq mi)
Ethnicity
White British
White Irish
Other White
White & Black Caribbean
White & Black African
White & Asian
Other Mixed
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other Asian
Black Caribbean
Black African
Other Black
Chinese
Other		 (2005 estimates)[1]
83.1%
1.5%
4.2%
0.8%
0.3%
0.7%
0.5%
1.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.7%
1.8%
1.9%
0.3%
0.7%
0.7%
Politics
Bromley London Borough Council
Logo of Bromley London Borough Council
Leadership Leader (Cllr Stephen Carr) & Cabinet
Mayor Cllr Pauline Tunnicliffe
Executive Conservative
MPs John Horam
Jacqui Lait
Bob Neill
London Assembly
— Member		 Bexley and Bromley
James Cleverly
Coat of Arms
Coat of arms of Bromley London Borough Council
Official website http://www.bromley.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Bromley (pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.

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[edit] Geography

The borough is the largest in London by area and occupies 59 square miles (153 km²), of which the majority is green belt land. Most of the settlement is in the north and west of the borough, with an outlier at Biggin Hill in the far south. The borough shares borders with Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley to the north, Southwark and Lambeth to the north west, Croydon to the west; and the counties of Surrey to the south and Kent to the south and east. Westerham Heights, the highest point in London is located on the southern boundary.

[edit] History

The borough was formed, as were all other London boroughs, on April 1, 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. It comprised the former area of the Municipal Borough of Bromley, the Municipal Borough of Beckenham, Penge Urban District, Orpington Urban District and the Chislehurst part of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District, which was transferred from Kent to Greater London.

In 1969, after a local campaign, the village of Knockholt was transferred back to Kent to become part of the Sevenoaks Rural District and later Sevenoaks District. Before 1965 it had been part of the Orpington Urban District.

[edit] Districts

The borough is the largest in Greater London in terms of area and includes the following districts and settlements:

[edit] Politics

Bromley consists of 22 wards made up of 60 council seats. These are currently represented by 49 Conservative, 7 Liberal Democrat and 4 Labour councillors.

Since the Borough’s creation, Bromley had always been under Conservative control until the local elections of 7th May 1998 when a Liberal Democrat/Labour coalition assumed power. Following a number of by-elections and a defection, however, the Conservatives regained control on 5th July 2001.

Map showing the 22 wards of the London Borough of Bromley
Map showing the 22 wards of the London Borough of Bromley

The 22 wards are:

[edit] Education

Main article: List of schools in the London Borough of Bromley

[edit] Transport

Bromley is one of only five London Boroughs not to have at least one London Underground station within its boundaries, however this will change when the East London Line is extended southwards through Crystal Palace in 2010.

[edit] London Fire Brigade

London Fire Brigade has four fire stations within the London Borough of Bromley. The borough is the largest in the city; at approximately 150 kmsq. With just one pumping appliance, Orpington has one of the largest station grounds in London, measuring 46.7 kmsq. In 2006/2007, Orpington attended 1,308 incidents. There is also a high volume pump at the station. Beckenham, Bromley and Biggin Hill cover the rest of the borough with four pumping appliances and a hose layer. [2]

In 2006/2007 just under four thousand incidents were attended to in the borough. Noticeably, compared to 2005/2006 there was an 11% decrease in special service calls (road traffic collisions, chemical incidents, flooding etc).

London Fire Brigade - Bromley Profile

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[edit] Twinning

The borough is twinned with Neuwied in Germany.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  1. ^ Data Management and Analysis Group, Greater London Authority, Demography Update October 2007, (2007)
  2. ^ http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Bromley.pdf London Fire Brigade - Bromley Profile

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