Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
royal borough in the London Region in England
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough, west of central London. Notting Hill is in North Kensington.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | |
![]() Shown within Greater London | |
Official website | http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/ |
Geography | |
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Status | London borough Royal borough |
Area — Total |
Ranked Ranked 353rd 12.13 km² |
ONS code | 00AW |
Admin HQ | Kensington |
Demographics | |
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 67th (of 354) 196,200 16,175 / km² |
Ethnicity | 79.0% White Expatriate Origins: 5.1% United States, 3% France |
Politics | |
Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
Mayor | Cllr Andrew Dalton |
Executive | Conservative |
MPs | Karen Buck (Lab) Malcolm Rifkind (Con) |
London Assembly — Member |
West Central Angie Bray (Con) |
The borough includes several districts in the west of London; before 1965 the two boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea were separately administered.