London Borough of Lambeth

London Borough of Lambeth
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 341st 26.82 km²
ONS code:	00AY
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 27th 271,869 10,137 / km²
Ethnicity:	62.4% White 4.6% S.Asian 25.8% Afro-Carib. 1.3% Chinese
Politics
Lambeth London Borough Council http://www.lambeth.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Executive
Executive:	Liberal Democrats (27 Councillors) + Conservative (7 Councillors)
MPs:	Keith Hill, Kate Hoey, Tessa Jowell
London Assembly: - Member	Lambeth and Southwark - Valerie Shawcross

The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in inner southwest London. It was formed in 1965 from the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth and Streatham and Clapham from the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.

Contents

1 Demographics of Lambeth 2 Lambeth locations and landmarks 2.1 Areas 2.2 Landmarks 3 Transportation 3.1 Bridges and Tunnels 3.2 Mainline Stations 3.3 Tube stations 4 Individuals associated with Lambeth

Demographics of Lambeth

According to the 2001 census Lambeth has a population of 266,169. 62% of the borough is White, 12% Black Caribbean and 12% Black African. 37% of householders are owner-occupiers.

Lambeth locations and landmarks

Areas

• Brixton
• Brixton Hill
• Clapham
• Clapham Park
• Gipsy Hill
• Herne Hill west of Herne Hill station
• Kennington
• Lambeth
• South Bank
• South Lambeth
• Stockwell
• Streatham
• Streatham Hill
• Streatham Vale
• Tulse Hill
• Vauxhall
• West Norwood

Landmarks

• Brockwell Lido
• Brixton Market
• Clapham Common
• County Hall (former GLC headquarters)
• Florence Nightingale Museum
• Hayward Gallery
• London Eye
• Oval cricket ground
• Lambeth Palace
• Museum of Garden History
• National Theatre
• Royal Festival Hall
• St Thomas' Hospital
• Streatham Common
• West Norwood Cemetery

Transportation

Bridges and Tunnels

• Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges
• Lambeth Bridge
• Westminster Bridge
• Vauxhall Bridge

Mainline Stations

• Brixton railway station
• Clapham High Street railway station
• Gipsy Hill railway station
• Herne Hill railway station
• Loughborough Junction railway station
• Streatham railway station
• Streatham Common railway station
• Streatham Hill railway station
• Tulse Hill railway station
• Vauxhall station
• Waterloo station
• Wandsworth Road railway station
• West Norwood railway station

Tube stations

• Brixton tube station
• Clapham Common tube station
• Clapham North tube station
• Clapham South tube station
• Kennington tube station
• Lambeth North tube station
• Oval tube station
• Stockwell tube station
• Vauxhall station

Individuals associated with Lambeth

• Jeffrey Archer (politician, author)
• Basement Jaxx (dance music act)
• William Blake
• Charlie Chaplin (actor and director)
• David Bowie (musician and actor)
• Naomi Campbell (former super model)
• Dillinja (Drum and Bass DJ)
• Jeremy Hardy (alternative comedian)
• Kate Hoey (politician)
• Eddie Izzard (alternative comedian)
• Ken Livingstone (politician)
• John Major (former Prime Minister)
• Roger Moore (actor)
• Henry Tate (sugar refiner and benefactor)
• Henry Thrale (politician, friend of Samuel Johnson)
• Hester Thrale (diarist and author)
• Tommy Trinder (comedian)
• June Whitfield (actress)
• John Scarlett (head of MI6)