Westminster
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
Westminster is at the heart of London, containing the UK’s political centre, including the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and Downing Street. It is also a cultural hub, home to theatres, museums, and shopping districts such as Oxford Street.
The local government for this district is: City of Westminster (London Borough).
Constituencies in Westminster
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 75 of them are in Greater London (covering 32 London boroughs). We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Westminster
Westminster is divided into 18 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abbey Road
- Bayswater
- Church Street
- Harrow Road
- Hyde Park
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Lancaster Gate
- Little Venice
- Maida Vale
- Marylebone
- Pimlico North
- Pimlico South
- Queen's Park
- Regent's Park
- St James's
- Vincent Square
- West End
- Westbourne
Westminster in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Westminster is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) London
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Inner London - West
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Westminster and City of London
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.