City of Westminster

City of Westminster
status	London Borough , City
region	Greater London
Administrative headquarters	Westminster
surface	21.48 km²
Residents	255.324
was standing	2018
ONS code	00BK
Website	www.westminster.gov.uk

The old coat of arms of the City of Westminster (until 1965) on Old Bond Street

The current coat of arms of the City of Westminster outside its Town Hall on Victoria Street

The City of Westminster is a borough of London that forms the western part of the city center. It is west of the historic City of London and north of the Thames . Westminster has had city charter for centuries and was supplemented by the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone and Metropolitan Borough of Paddington of the former County of London when the Greater London administrative region was established in 1965 .

In Westminster , the seat which is the British government, with the Palace of Westminster , Whitehall and the Royal Courts of Justice (Supreme Court). Also in Westminster are the official residences of the British monarch and the British Prime Minister ( Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street ). Westminster is also where most of the city's tourist attractions are located. The West End is the center of nightlife, but also the seat of Clubland with the most famous British gentlemen's clubs .

The population in 2008 was composed of 70.6% white, 11.3% Asian, 6.2% black and 3.3% Chinese. Nowhere is the Chinese proportion of the total population higher in London than in Westminster.