|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London.
HistoryThe London Borough of Lambeth was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth and part of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth containing Streatham and Clapham. Geography
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 has the highest population density of the Inner London boroughs. In the northern end of the borough are the Central London districts of the South Bank and Lambeth which have a developing tourist economy while at the very south of the borough are the leafy suburbs of Gipsy Hill, Tulse Hill, West Dulwich and West Norwood. In between the two are built-up and inner-city districts of Brixton, Brixton Hill, Clapham, Clapham Park, Herne Hill, Stockwell and Kennington which are each at different stages of gentrification and have elements of suburban and urban settlement while Vauxhall and South Lambeth are central districts being redeveloped with high density business and residential properties. Streatham sits somewhere between suburban London and inner-city Brixton with the partly suburban and partly built-up areas of Streatham, Streatham Hill and Streatham Vale. Parks and green spacesLambeth is responsible for 64 parks and green spaces, in addition to 34 play areas and eight paddling pools, within its boundaries. The largest of them include:
LandmarksImage:London Eye Twilight April 2006.jpg The London Eye
Prominent Church buildings include:
The London borough has a high population density but there are open spaces and outdoor attractions including Brockwell Lido, Brixton Market, Clapham Common and the Oval cricket ground. There is also the Museum of Garden History on the South Bank as well as Streatham Common and West Norwood Cemetery in the south of the borough. Arts
Civic affairsMayorThe Mayor of Lambeth for 2006 is Cllr Liz Atkinson (Vassall ward). Lambeth is perhaps unusual in that since 1994 the Mayor is elected unanimously by their fellow councillors with each of the three political parties supplying a candidate in rotation. This underlines the apolitical nature of the Mayor’s role and enables them to represent all the citizens of the borough.
Executive and OppositionThe council is run by a Leader and Cabinet, chaired by council leader Steve Reed. All members of the Cabinet are from the ruling Labour Party. The Leader of the Opposition is Ashley Lumsden (Liberal Democrat) and the Leader of the Conservative Opposition is John Whelan. Coat of armsThe coat of arms is that of the former Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth with the addition of two gold stars to indicate Clapham and Streatham. The motto is Spectemur Agendo.
TwinningThe former Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth and its successor have been twinned with the Vincennes district of Paris in France since 1955. Lambeth also has twinning arrangements with Bluefields in Nicaragua; Moskvoretsky in Russia (although this is abeyance since changes to the city government of Moscow); Shinjuku in Japan; and Spanish Town in Jamaica.
PoliticsLambeth London Borough CouncilSummary of council election results:
Westminster ParliamentThe borough is covered by three parliamentary constituencies:
TransportBridges and tunnelsImage:Hungerford Bridge, River Thames, London, England.jpg Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, seen from the north Image:Waterloo from London Eye.jpg Waterloo station from the London Eye. Image:Stockwell deep level shelter entrance.jpg Stockwell war memorial and shelter Image:StockwellTube.jpg Stockwell
Railway stations
Lambeth areas
Tube stations
Individuals associated with Lambeth
Christmas controversyIn November 2005, Lambeth London Borough Council became the centre of a controversy over the naming of the Christmas lights used in the annual festival "winter lights", and "Celebrity lights" [1]. This was interpreted by many as an overzealous attempt at political correctness, and was reported in several national newspapers, including the Daily Mail as an attempt to "ban Christmas". A spokesperson for the council, however, announced that "It was a junior-level decision and it happened to go into print which was an error."
|
Sites |
Searched sites for "London Borough of Lambeth" |
|
No sites found. |
Sorry, no matching site records were found. |
Want your site listed here?
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
