London Borough of Wandsworth
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 331st 34.26 km²
ONS code:	00BJ
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 29th 269,290 7,860 / km²
Ethnicity:	78.0% White 6.9% S.Asian 9.6% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Wandsworth London Borough Council http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Tony Colman, Tom Cox, Martin Linton
London Assembly: - Member	Merton and Wandsworth - Elizabeth Howlett

The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London. It was formed in 1965 from the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but excluding Clapham and most of Streatham, both of which were transferred to the London Borough of Lambeth. It includes the areas:

• Balham
• Battersea
• Earlsfield
• Furzedown
• Nine Elms
• Putney
• Putney Heath
• Putney Vale
• Roehampton
• Southfields
• Streatham Park
• Tooting
• Wandsworth

Demographics of Wandsworth

According to the 2001 census Wandsworth has a population of 260,380. 78% of the population is White, 5% Black Caribbean, 4% Black African and 3% Indian. 52% of households are owner-occupiers.