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London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 350th 16.40 km²
ONS code:	00AN
Demographics
Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 85th 173,324 10,569 / km²
Ethnicity:	77.8% White 4.4% S.Asian 11.1% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Iain Coleman, Clive SoleyClive Stafford Soley (born 7 May 1939) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Labour Party member of Parliament for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush in London, since 1979. He was Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 1997 to 2001.
London AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. It has power to scrutinise the Mayor and authority, conduct investigations, to amend the budget and to initiate proposals. London Assembly constit: - Member	West Central London - Angie BrayAngie Bray is a Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for West Central London. She was elected to the Assembly in 2000, and re-elected in 2004. External link .

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Shown within Greater London

Geography

Status:

London borough

Area:
- Total

Ranked 350th
16.40 km²

ONS code:

00AN

Demographics

Population:
- Total ( 2002 est.)
- Density

Ranked 85th
173,324
10,569 / km²

Ethnicity:

77.8% White
4.4% S.Asian
11.1% Afro-Carib.

Politics

Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/

Leadership:

Leader & Cabinet

Executive:

Labour

MPs:

Iain Coleman, Clive SoleyClive Stafford Soley (born 7 May 1939) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Labour Party member of Parliament for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush in London, since 1979. He was Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 1997 to 2001.

London AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. It has power to scrutinise the Mayor and authority, conduct investigations, to amend the budget and to initiate proposals. London Assembly constit:
- Member

West Central London
- Angie BrayAngie Bray is a Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for West Central London. She was elected to the Assembly in 2000, and re-elected in 2004. External link .

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a west London borough. It includes the areas:

FulhamFulham is a London district. Currently Fulham forms part of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Fulham was formerly the seat of the diocese of "Fulham and Gibraltar", and Fulham Palace the official home of the Bishop of London. One of the footba

HammersmithHammersmith is a town in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London. It is situated to the south of Shepherd's Bush, on the north side of the River Thames over which picturesque Hammersmith Bridge carries traffic to and from Barnes. The a

Old Oak Common

Parsons GreenParsons Green is in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It is mainly a residential are but there is also a school ( Lady Margaret Church of England Secondary School), many shops and a London Underground Station. Once a year the ‘Fair on the Gree

Sands EndSands End lies in the southernmost part of the Hammersmith and Fulham borough of London, England. Along the banks of the Thames lies Hurlingham Retail Park, which houses Currys and PC World. There is also a business enterprise centre in the Sullivan regio

Shepherd's Bush

Waltham Green

1 Demographics of Hammersmith and Fulham

According to the 2001 census Hammersmith and Fulham has a population of 165,242. 78% of the borough is white, 5% black Caribbean and 5% Black African. 44% of households are owner-occupiers.

2 Sport in the Borough

Considering its size, there are an extraordinary number of sporting successes based in and around the borough. They include:

Football Clubs

Fulham and Chelsea Football Clubs are both based in the borough and play Premiership football. Queens Park Rangers are lower league, but still can contribute to the borough's claim of having three of the nation's top 44 football teams.

Footballers

Andy Cole was born in the borough and is currently in his second spell for Fulham, having been capped for England and been a part of Manchester United's historic treble. Sean Davis plays for Spurs and has been capped at Under-21 level.

Athletes

Linford Christie, Olympic gold medal winner at 100 metres, trained, lived and has a stadium named after him in the borough.

Rowers

There are a huge number of rowing clubs in the borough, the most famous being Tideway Scullers. Many of Britain's top rowers throughout modern history have trained along the Thames, including Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave who between them have 9 Olympic Gold Medals.

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