Editing London Borough of Wandsworth

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'''Wandsworth''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-LBWandsworth.ogg|ˈ|w|ɒ|n|d|z|w|ɝː|θ}}) is a [[London boroughs|London borough]] in [[South West (London sub region)|South West London]], England. It forms part of [[Inner London]] and has an estimated population of 329,677 inhabitants. Its main communities are [[Battersea]], [[Balham]], [[Putney]], [[Tooting]] and [[Wandsworth|Wandsworth Town]].

The borough borders the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] to the east, the [[London Borough of Merton]] and the [[Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames]] to the south, the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] to the west, and to the north (across the [[River Thames]]) three boroughs, namely the [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]], the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]] and the [[City of Westminster]]. The local authority is [[Wandsworth London Borough Council]].

==History==
The area of the modern borough was historically part of the county of [[Surrey]]. From 1856 the area was governed by the [[Metropolitan Board of Works]], which was established to provide services across the [[metropolis]] of London.<ref name="ReferenceA">[[Metropolis Management Act 1855]] (18 & 19 Vict. c. 120)</ref> In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the [[County of London]]. From 1856 until 1900 the lower tier of local government within the metropolis comprised various [[List of London vestries and district boards|parish vestries and district boards]]. One such district was the [[Wandsworth District (Metropolis)|Wandsworth District]], containing the six parishes of [[Battersea]],{{efn|Excluding the parish's [[exclave]] of [[Penge]]}} [[Clapham]], [[Putney]], [[Streatham]], [[Tooting Graveney]] and [[Wandsworth]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> In 1888 Battersea was removed from the district to be governed by its own [[vestry]]. In 1900 the lower tier was reorganised into [[Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London|metropolitan boroughs]]. The parish of Battersea became the [[Metropolitan Borough of Battersea]] and the Wandsworth District became the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth]].<ref>[[London Government Act 1899]] (62 & 63 Vict. c. 14)</ref>

The modern borough was created in 1965 under the [[London Government Act 1963]]. It covered the former borough of Battersea and the majority of the former borough of Wandsworth, but excluding the Clapham and Streatham areas, which went to [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]].<ref>{{cite book | first=Frederic |last=Youngs | title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England | volume=I: Southern England | year=1979 | publisher=[[Royal Historical Society]] | location=London | isbn=0-901050-67-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Greater London: Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1965 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/241243420 |website=National Library of Scotland |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
The borough includes the major [[Clapham Junction railway station]], which despite the name is in Battersea not Clapham. There are many new or refurbished buildings along the borough's prosperous riverside including the large Chelsea Bridge Wharf. The [[Peace Pagoda]], one of many such international pagodas, is in Battersea Park, a sprawling rectangle often hosting circuses beside the [[River Thames|Thames]]. The [[London Heliport]], London's main and busiest heliport, is just beyond Battersea Park, and south of this is [[New Covent Garden Market]]. In terms of size, [[South Thames College]], [[Southside Wandsworth|Southside Shopping Centre]], [[Wandsworth]] and [[Putney Exchange|The Exchange Shopping Centre]], [[Putney]] are among the largest secular structures.

Secular architecturally most highly listed buildings include: [[Battersea Power Station]], the [[Battersea Arts Centre]] (formerly town hall), [[Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability]], [[Wandsworth Town Hall]], as well as particularly the interiors of the large [[Grenada, Tooting|Gala Bingo Club, Tooting]], the former [[Granada Theatre, Clapham Junction|Granada Theatre]], St John's Hill, Clapham Junction by [[Theodore Komisarjevsky]], and in terms of ornate mansions a cluster of five large stone and brick buildings mostly converted to diverse public uses in and around [[Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton]] at grade II* or above.<ref>[http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/mapsearch.aspx Map] created by [[Ordnance Survey]] of [[listed building]]s courtesy of [[English Heritage]] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424060625/http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/mapsearch.aspx |date=24 April 2012}}</ref> In Old Battersea two fine masonry mansions survived [[The Blitz]]: Old Battersea House <ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1065500|desc=Old Battersea House|access-date=28 January 2013}}</ref> and Downshire House<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1357666|desc=Devonshire House including railings and gates|access-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>—both hold rare Grade II* status.

==Governance==
{{main|Wandsworth London Borough Council}}
[[File:Wandsworth Town Hall-13492313114.jpg|thumb|[[Wandsworth Town Hall]]]]
The local authority is Wandsworth Council, based at [[Wandsworth Town Hall]].

===Greater London representation===
Since 2000, for elections to the [[London Assembly]], the borough forms part of the [[Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)|Merton and Wandsworth]] constituency.

===Westminster Parliament===
The borough contains three parliamentary constituencies:

* [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]]
* [[Putney (UK Parliament constituency)|Putney]]
* [[Tooting (UK Parliament constituency)|Tooting]]

==Demographics==
[[File:Wandsworth population pyramid.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of the Borough of Wandsworth in 2021]]

===Population===
According to the 2021 census, Wandsworth has a population of 327,506. In 2021, 67.8% of the population was white, 10.1% black and 11.6% Asian.

A 2017 study by [[Trust for London]] and the [[New Policy Institute]] found that Wandsworth has the lowest rate of unemployment of any London borough. It also has the 2nd lowest rate of local employees who are low-paid.<ref>{{cite web |title=London's Poverty Profile |url=https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/data/boroughs/wandsworth-poverty-and-inequality-indicators/ |website=Trust for London |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref>

{{Historical populations
| title= Population census
| percentages = 
| 1801 |12087
| 1811 |15303
| 1821 |17779
| 1831 |19681
| 1841 |23959
| 1851 |30241
| 1861 |74569
| 1871 |118896
| 1881 |163224
| 1891 |243427
| 1901 |306090
| 1911 |384884
| 1921 |394964
| 1931 |405317
| 1941 |375040
| 1951 |347025
| 1961 |323064
| 1971 |300832
| 1981 |252242
| 1991 |265058
| 2001 |260383
| 2011 |306995
|footnote=Note:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10057346&c_id=10001043&add=N|title=Wandsworth: Total Population |access-date=6 September 2011 |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=Great Britain Historical GIS Project }}</ref>
}}

===Ethnicity===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
! rowspan="3" |Ethnic Group
! colspan="14" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |1966 estimations<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic minorities in Britain |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/659921 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=search.worldcat.org |page=42 |language=en}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1971 estimations<ref>{{Cite web |title=Migration and London's growth |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/74375221.pdf#page=94 |publisher=LSE}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1981 estimations<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1985 |title=Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement |url=https://jstor.org/stable/community.28327806 |journal=Commission for Racial Equality |language=English |pages=Table 2.2|last1= Equality|first1= Commission for Racial}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1991 census<ref>{{cite web |title=1991 census – theme tables |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm.aspx |access-date=20 January 2017 |publisher=NOMIS}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp= |title=KS006 - Ethnic group  |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS201EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures |title=Ethnic Group by measures |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2021 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
![[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total
!–
!93.8%
!–
!89.1%
!200,184
!81.2%
!201,821
!80%
!202,978
!78.0%
!219,216
!71.4%
!222,090
!67.8%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White British|British]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 168,665 || 64.8% || 163,739|| 53.3%
|157,048
|48.0%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Irish|Irish]]
|–
|4.1%
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 8,151 || 3.1% || 7,664 || 2.5%
|8,061
|2.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–||  –||  –|| 163 || 0.1%
|120
|0.0%
|-
|White: Roma
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1,730
|0.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[Other White|Other]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 26,162 || 10.0% || 47,650 || 15.5%
|55,131
|16.8%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[British Asian|Asian or Asian British]]: Total 
!–
!1.7%
!–
!–
!–
!–
!19,543
!7.7%!! 20,271 !! 7.8% !! 33,338 !! 10.9%
!38,314
!11.6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Indians|Indian]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|7,700
| || 7,412 || 2.8% || 8,642 || 2.8%
|9,599
|2.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|4,198
| || 5,449 || 2.1% || 9,718 || 3.2%
|12,249
|3.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1,020
| || 1,099 || 0.4% || 1,493 || 0.5%
|1,639
|0.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|2,077
| || 2,227 || 0.9% || 3,715 || 1.2%
|4,658
|1.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|4,548
| || 4,084 || 1.6% || 9,770 || 3.2%
|10,169
|3.1%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Black British people|Black or Black British]]: Total  
!–
!4.5%
!–
!–
!–
!–
!26,815
!10.6%!! 25,066 !! 9.6% !! 32,756 !! 10.7%
!33,062
!10.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]]
|–
|1%
|–
|–
|–
|–
|7,303
| || 10,013 || 3.8% || 14,818 || 4.8%
|17,330
|5.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]]
|–
|3.5%
|–
|–
|–
|–
|15,305
| || 12,665 || 4.9% || 12,297 || 4.0%
|11,356
|3.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|Other Black]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|4,207
| || 2,388 || 0.9% || 5,641 || 1.8%
|4,376
|1.3%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed or British Mixed]]: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–!! 8,728 !! 3.4% !! 15,241 !! 5.0%
!20,598
!6.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 2,893 || 1.1% || 4,642 || 1.5%
|5,340
|1.6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black African 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 1,252 || 0.5% || 2,034 || 0.7%
|2,494
|0.8%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Asian 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 2,247 || 0.9% || 3,887 || 1.3%
|5,776
|1.8%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: Other Mixed 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 2,336 || 0.9% || 4,678 || 1.5%
|6,988
|2.1%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Other: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!4,246
!1.7%!! 3,337 !! 1.3% !! 6,444 !! 2.1%
!13,442
!4.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Arab 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–||  –||  –|| 2,350 || 0.8%
|3,860
|1.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Any other ethnic group 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|4,246
|1.7%|| 3,337 || 1.3% || 4,094 || 1.3%
|9,582
|2.9%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Ethnic minority: Total 
!–
!6.2%
!–
!10.9%
!46,490 
!18.8%
!50,604
!20%!! 57,402 !! 22.1% !! 87,779 !! 28.7%
!105,416
!32.2%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Total 
!–
!100%
!–
!100%
!246,674 
!100%
!252,425
!100%!! 260,380 !! 100.00% !! 306,995 !! 100.00%
!327,506
!100%
|}

==Transport==

===Bridges===
[[File:Wandsworth Bridge - 52327873617.jpg|thumb|[[Wandsworth Bridge]]]]
Five bridges join Wandsworth to the three London Boroughs on the north side of the Thames (from downstream following the river up):

* [[Chelsea Bridge]]
* [[Albert Bridge, London|Albert Bridge]]
* [[Battersea Bridge]]
* [[Wandsworth Bridge]]
* [[Putney Bridge]]

There are also a number of bridges crossing the [[River Wandle]] which runs through the centre of Wandsworth town and divides the borough in two.

===National Rail Stations===
*[[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]]
*[[Earlsfield railway station|Earlsfield]]
*[[Putney railway station|Putney]]
*[[Battersea Park railway station|Battersea Park]]
*[[Balham railway station|Balham]]
*[[Wandsworth Common railway station|Wandsworth Common]]
*[[Tooting railway station|Tooting]] (on border with [[London Borough of Merton]])
*[[Queenstown Road (Battersea) railway station|Queenstown Road (Battersea)]]
*[[Wandsworth Town railway station|Wandsworth Town]]

===Tube Stations===
*On the [[Northern line]]:
**[[Battersea Power Station tube station|Battersea Power Station]]
**[[Clapham South tube station|Clapham South]]
**[[Balham tube station|Balham]]
**[[Tooting Bec tube station|Tooting Bec]]
**[[Tooting Broadway tube station|Tooting Broadway]]
*On the [[District line]]:
**[[East Putney tube station|East Putney]]
**[[Southfields tube station|Southfields]]

[[National Rail]] services are operated from [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]] by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] to [[Earlsfield railway station|Earlsfield]], [[Putney railway station|Putney]], [[Queenstown Road (Battersea) railway station|Queenstown Road (Battersea)]], [[Wandsworth Town railway station|Wandsworth Town]] and the borough's largest station, [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]]. This last station is also served from [[London Victoria railway station|London Victoria]] by [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] as are [[Balham railway station|Balham]], [[Battersea Park railway station|Battersea Park]] and [[Wandsworth Common railway station|Wandsworth Common]].

[[London Overground]] services mainly serve [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]], which is the southern terminus for the West London Line that has services to [[Stratford station|Stratford]] via [[Shepherd's Bush railway station|Shepherd's Bush]], though some trains terminate at the West London Line's northern terminus at [[Willesden Junction railway station|Willesden Junction]]. The western terminus for the East London Line also is at Clapham Junction that has services to [[Highbury & Islington railway station|Highbury & Islington]] via [[Denmark Hill railway station|Denmark Hill]]. There is also a limited one train a day [[parliamentary train]] service that terminates at [[Battersea Park railway station|Battersea Park]] instead of Clapham Junction.

[[London Underground]] services are provided on the [[District line]] to [[East Putney tube station|East Putney]] and [[Southfields tube station|Southfields]] and on the [[Northern line]] to [[Battersea Power Station tube station|Battersea Power Station]], [[Balham tube station|Balham]], [[Clapham South tube station|Clapham South]], [[Tooting Bec tube station|Tooting Bec]] and [[Tooting Broadway tube station|Tooting Broadway]].

=== Cycling and walking ===
Wandsworth London Borough Council and [[Transport for London]] (TfL) maintain [[cycling infrastructure]] in the Borough.

[[Cycle Superhighway|Cycle Superhighway 7]] (CS7) is an unbroken, signposted [[cycle route]] running through the southeastern portion of the Borough. The route runs along the [[A24 road (England)|A24]] and [[A3 road|A3]] roads, through [[Tooting]], [[Balham]], and [[Clapham]]. Northbound the route links the Borough directly to the [[City of London]] via [[Kennington]], [[Elephant and Castle]], and [[Southwark]]. Southbound, the route runs unbroken to [[Colliers Wood]].

[[Cycle Superhighway|Cycle Superhighway 8]] (CS8) is an unbroken, signposted cycle route running through the northern edge of Wandsworth, through [[Battersea]]. The route runs east–west along the [[A3205 road|A3205/Battersea Park Road]], but the route leaves the Borough to the north over [[Chelsea Bridge]]. The route begins in Wandsworth Town and runs to [[Millbank]], [[City of Westminster]], passing [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] and the [[Tate Britain]] ''en route''.

Although CS8 leaves the Borough to the north, cycling infrastructure is provided along the entire A3205 route between Wandsworth Town and [[Nine Elms]]. This means that there is a continuous, signposted cycle route - primarily along designated [[Bike lane|cycle lanes]] - from Wandsworth Town and Battersea to [[Vauxhall]], [[Lambeth]], and the [[South Bank]].

[[Quietway|Quietway 4]] (Q4) runs from [[Clapham Common]] to [[Earlsfield]] in the Borough, through [[Wandsworth Common]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle|title=Cycle|website=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>

[[Wandle Trail|The Wandle Trail]] is a [[Shared use path|shared-use trail]] for cyclists and pedestrians between Wandsworth Town and [[Waddon]]. The route is signposted and mainly traffic-free. It runs through Earlsfield, Colliers Wood, [[Morden]], [[Mitcham, London|Mitcham]], and [[Carshalton]] along the way.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merton.gov.uk/assets/Documents/wandle_trail-4.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803073806/https://www.merton.gov.uk/assets/Documents/wandle_trail-4.pdf |archive-date=2020-08-03 |url-status=live|title=The Wandle Trail Walk and Cycle Route|website=[[London Borough of Merton]]|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>

The [[Santander Cycles]] bike-sharing system operates in [[Putney]], Wandsworth Town, and Battersea.<ref name=":0" />

===Travel to work===

In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were (of all residents aged 16–74):
* underground, metro, light rail, tram, 20.7% ; 
* train, 10.6%; 
* driving a car or van, 10.6%; 
* bus, minibus or coach, 9.7%; 
* on foot, 5.6%; 
* bicycle, 5.4%; 
* work mainly at or from home, 4.0%.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft-qs701ew.xls|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=23 November 2013}} Percentages are of all residents aged 16–74 including those not in employment (26.7%). Respondents could only pick one mode, specified as the journey's longest part by distance.</ref>

==Education==
{{See also|List of schools in Wandsworth}}
[[Whitelands College]] was founded Chelsea in 1842 by the [[Church of England]], and heavily under the influence of [[John Ruskin]]. In 1930/1931 the college relocated to [[West Hill, Wandsworth|West Hill]] (Wandsworth Borough) and occupied an enormous purpose-built site, with buildings designed by [[Sir Giles Gilbert Scott]]. These buildings, now listed, were one of the Borough's largest educational sites until 2005 when the college, again moved, this time to a site in [[Roehampton]], where it is now a constituent College of [[Roehampton University]].

The borough's schools include [[Emanuel School]], [[Graveney School]], [[Southfields Academy]], [[Burntwood School]], [[Ashcroft Technology Academy]], [[Ernest Bevin Academy]], Ark Bolingbroke Academy, Ark Putney Academy and Chestnut Grove Academy.

==Religion==
The dominant religion of the borough is [[Christianity]], although the area is also home to a number of other religious communities. The community is home to a number of [[Sikhs]], [[Jews]], [[Muslims]], [[Buddhists]] and [[Hindus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://localstats.co.uk/census-demographics/england/london/wandsworth|title=Wandsworth Census Demographics United Kingdom|website=localstats.co.uk|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

According to the 2011 Census, approximately 35% of Wandsworth identified as being [[irreligion|non-religious]], or chose not to state their faith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/downloads/file/8655/analysis_cultural_characteristics_language_religion_ethnic_group_etc|title=2011 Census data and analysis|work=Wandsworth.gov.uk|date=2017|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref>

The following shows the religious identity of residents residing in Wandsworth according to the 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! rowspan="2" |Religion
! colspan="2" |2001<ref>{{Cite web |title=KS007 - Religion - Nomis - 2001 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=KS209EW (Religion) - Nomis - 2011 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2021<ref>{{cite web |date=29 Nov 2022 |title=Religion - 2021 census |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129115419/https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 |archive-date=29 Nov 2022 |access-date=16 Dec 2022 |website=Office of National Statistics}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Holds religious beliefs
!185,515
!71.2
!200,138
!65.2
!185,457
!56.6
|-
|[[Christians|Christian]]
| align="right" |160,946
| align="right" |61.8
| align="right" |162,590
| align="right" |53.0
| align="right" |139,656
| align="right" |42.6
|-
|[[Muslim]]
| align="right" |13,529
| align="right" |5.2
| align="right" |24,746
| align="right" |8.1
| align="right" |32,519
| align="right" |9.9
|-
|[[Jews|Jewish]]
| align="right" |1,691
| align="right" |0.6
| align="right" |1,617
| align="right" |0.5
| align="right" |1,756
| align="right" |0.5
|-
|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]
| align="right" |5,929
| align="right" |2.3
| align="right" |6,496
| align="right" |2.1
| align="right" |6,419
| align="right" |2.0
|-
|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]
| align="right" |651
| align="right" |0.3
| align="right" |832
| align="right" |0.3
| align="right" |967
| align="right" |0.3
|-
|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]
| align="right" |1,843
| align="right" |0.7
| align="right" |2,574
| align="right" |0.8
| align="right" |2,275
| align="right" |0.7
|-
|Other religion
| align="right" |926
| align="right" |0.4
| align="right" |1,283
| align="right" |0.4
| align="right" |1,871
| align="right" |0.6
|-
!No religion
! align="right" |52,042
! align="right" |20.0
! align="right" |82,740
! align="right" |27.0
! align="right" |118,543
! align="right" |36.2
|-
!Religion not stated
! align="right" |22,823
! align="right" |8.8
! align="right" |24,117
! align="right" |7.8
! align="right" |23,500
! align="right" |7.2
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Total population
! align="right" |260,380
! align="right" |100.0
! align="right" |306,995
! align="right" |100.0
! align="right" |327,500
! align="right" |100.0
|}

==Places==

===Parks and open spaces===
Wandsworth has responsibility for three Metropolitan Open Spaces:

* [[Battersea Park]]
* [[Wandsworth Common]]
* [[Tooting Commons]] – the historically separate, but adjoining, Tooting Bec Common and Tooting Graveney Common

These three large green spaces together with a range of smaller parks and playgrounds (such as [[Wandsworth Park]]) are patrolled by Wandsworth Council's own parks police known from 1984 to 2012 as the [[Wandsworth Parks Police]]. From April 2012 the Parks Police team of 23 officers was replaced by a smaller Wandsworth Events Police Service (WEPS) working with a team of 12 Metropolitan Police Officers. This system was deemed unsuccessful, and in 2015 the WEPS was rebranded as Wandsworth Parks and Events Police (WPEP) and returned to full staffing levels of 33 police officers and support officers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/download/5997/pump_house_gallery_appendices_to_the_terms_and_conditions |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107011807/http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/download/5997/pump_house_gallery_appendices_to_the_terms_and_conditions |archive-date=7 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=bph>{{cite web |url = http://british-police-history.uk/show_nav.cgi?force=wandsworth_parks_and_events&tab=0&page=wandsworth_parks_and_events&nav=unit |title = Wandsworth Parks and Events Police |publisher = British Police History |access-date = 11 February 2019 }}</ref>

Also within the borough's boundaries are [[Wimbledon Common#Putney Heath|Putney Heath]] and part of Putney Lower Common, which are managed as part of [[Wimbledon Common]], and the west side of [[Clapham Common]], which is managed by the [[London Borough of Lambeth]].

===Theatres===
*[[Battersea Arts Centre]]
*[[Theatre503]]
*[[Putney Arts Theatre]]
*[[Tara Arts Theatre]]

==Coat of arms==
The armorial bearings retain many of the features of the arms of the former [[Metropolitan Borough of Battersea]] and [[Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth]].

The fess, or crossing, of the shield is chequered blue and gold representing the arms of William de Warren, created first Earl of Surrey by [[William Rufus]]. Each gold square bears a teardrop representing the tears of the French [[Huguenot]]s, many of whom settled in Wandsworth from 1685.

The ship at the top may refer to the Wendels, a tribe of sea-raiders from the Continent who supposedly gave their name to the district, for Wendelsworth was an early variation of Wandsworth. The four shields and oars on the ship represent the four parishes of Battersea, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth.

The dove to the left is taken from the former Battersea coat of arms and the black dragon to the right was taken from the former Wandsworth arms and also refers to London, being similar to the [[City of London]] coat of arms.

== Twin and partner towns ==

=== Villers-Plouich,France ===
The Borough is informally twinned with the village of [[Villers-Plouich]], in Northern France. This association dates back to World War I, following the role played by the [[13th (Service) Battalion (Wandsworth), East Surrey Regiment|Wandsworth Battalion]] in the liberation of Villers-Plouich in 1917, and again, following recapture, in 1918. Writing in the 'Wandsworth Borough News' in 1920, Robert H Harker, a Lieutenant in the Battalion, described the cemetery in the village as ''"an inseparable link between our great Borough and that village of Villers-Plouich, near the Somme"''.<ref name="McCue">{{Cite book |last=McCue |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hsJQ4blc1nYC&dq=wandsworth%20borough%20news%201920&pg=PA263 |title=Wandsworth and Battersea Battalions in the Great War |date=2010-01-01 |publisher=Casemate Publishers |isbn=978-1-84884-194-9 |language=en}}</ref>

For his courage and determination during the hostilities, [[Edward Foster (VC)|Corporal Edward Foster]], of Tooting, was awarded both the [[Victoria Cross]] and the [[Médaille militaire]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Account of Ted Foster's actions written by James Price Lloyd of the Welsh Regiment (26 March 1918) |url=https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_5390 |website=europeana}}</ref>  A green heritage plaque was unveiled at his former home at Tooting in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geoff |date=2017-04-10 |title=Tiny Ted's Tooting |url=https://summerstown182.wordpress.com/2017/04/10/tiny-teds-tooting/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Summerstown182 |language=en}}</ref> and in 2018 a memorial in his name was established on the outskirts of Villers-Plouich.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memorial to war hero 'Tiny Ted' |url=https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/article/14717 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Wandsworth Borough Council |language=en-gb}}</ref>

Following the end of the War the village was adopted by the then [[Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth]] under the British 'League of Help' scheme,<ref name="McCue"/> and funds were donated towards its reconstruction. A deputation from Wandsworth regularly visits to commemorate this connection, most recently in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wandsworth's wartime links with village in France renewed with memorial unveiled to Ted Foster VC and gift of iconic red telephone box |url=https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/article/14790 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Wandsworth Borough Council |language=en-gb}}</ref>

=== Schiedam, Netherlands ===
Wandsworth first established a twin town arrangement with [[Schiedam]], in the Netherlands, in 1946.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=In afwachting van het officiële bericht betreffende de adoptie van Schiedam door de Londense voorstad Wandsworth |url=http://scyedam.delinea.nl/kaleida/pagina.php?id=4006721 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=scyedam.delinea.nl}}</ref> A number of refugees from Schiedam who had lived for a time in Wandsworth during World War II hoped to maintain their connections with the London Borough during peacetime.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Het Nieuwe Stadsblad {{!}} 20 juni 1975 {{!}} pagina 13 |url=https://schiedam.courant.nu/issue/HNS/1975-06-20/edition/null/page/13 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Gemeentearchief Schiedam - Krantenkijker |date=20 June 1975 |language=nl}}</ref> The twinning was organised within the scope of the Dutch-English Sports Plan.<ref name=":1" /> In subsequent years multiple sporting fixtures between teams from the two areas were arranged including football,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grootse ontvangst van de Engelse gasten en uitbundige viering van het Koninginnefeest ter gelegenheid van de verjaardag van koningin Wilhelmina. |url=http://scyedam.delinea.nl/kaleida/pagina.php?id=4006963 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=scyedam.delinea.nl}}</ref> swimming,<ref>{{Cite web |title=In het Sportfondsenbad winnen Schiedamse zwemmers de Paroolwisselbeker in een wedstijd tegen zwemmers uit Wandsworth-Engeland. |url=http://scyedam.delinea.nl/kaleida/pagina.php?id=4007529 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=scyedam.delinea.nl}}</ref> gymnastics,<ref>{{Cite web |title=In het Passage Theater geven gymnastiekverenigingen uit Schiedam en Wandsworth een zeer geslaagde show in het uitverkochte theater. |url=http://scyedam.delinea.nl/kaleida/pagina.php?id=4008111 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=scyedam.delinea.nl}}</ref> korfball (Wandsworth has a korfball club, at Tooting)<ref>{{Cite web |last=beckorfballclub |date=2021-11-20 |title=Momentous occasion for Bec Korfball Club |url=https://www.beckorfball.co.uk/single-post/momentous-occasion-for-bec-korfball-club |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=beckorfballclub |language=en}}</ref> and cricket (Shiedam is one of the strongholds for cricket in the Netherlands).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-03-05 |title=Hail Holland, world cricket's unlikely lads |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/bce4de52-cb20-11db-b436-000b5df10621 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/bce4de52-cb20-11db-b436-000b5df10621 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-07-27}}</ref>

For many years the wartime connections were acknowledged during annual Remembrance Day commemorations in the two municipalities, either through an exchange of wreaths or by sending a representative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overzichtsfoto van de jaarlijkse kransleggingsplechtigheid bij het oorlogsmonument aan 'de kop van de Plantage' t |url=https://www.oorlogsbronnen.nl/bron/http%3A%2F%2Fbeeldbank.schiedam.nl%2Fbeeldbank%2Fweergave%2Frecord%3Fid%3De8cbb3df-adb3-0772-6610-b5a037de8da6 |website=Oorlogs Bronnen}}</ref> Within the context of both inter-business exchange and sporting fixtures, visits were also arranged by specific Wandsworth organisations such as Small Electric Motors<ref>{{Cite web |title=Groups from Rediffusion and Small Electric Motors arrive in the Netherlands (1949) |url=https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2021647/beeldbank_weergave_record_id_fb49c5a4_a6e5_cdb9_57c9_6a61f086d0b3 |website=europeana}}</ref> and the [[Rediffusion]] factory,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commemorative ashtray with inscription Rediffusion/Wilton Fijenoord/Whitsuntide (1947) |url=https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2021647/beeldbank_weergave_record_id_1f6514c9_2d60_9215_14d4_a7e53f3c3e5f |website=europeana}}</ref> as guests of their counterparts at Schiedam companies such as Wilton Personnel and Pieterman Glass.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Op de werf Wilton-Fijenoord arriveert een groep Engelse gasten van de Rediffusion fabrieken uit Wandsworth |url=http://scyedam.delinea.nl/kaleida/pagina.php?id=4007182 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=scyedam.delinea.nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Er arriveren twintig personeelsleden van de firma Benham en Co uit Wandsworth voor een vierdaags bezoek aan Schiedam |url=http://scyedam.delinea.nl/kaleida/pagina.php?id=4007153 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=scyedam.delinea.nl}}</ref>

In 1970 a large delegation from Wandsworth visited Schiedam for celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the town's liberation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vote of thanks from Wandsworth Council to the people of Schiedam (1970) |url=https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2021647/beeldbank_weergave_record_id_4fbb32f9_b583_2eb6_6190_fea20874b6d8 |website=europeana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rotterdamsch Parool / De Schiedammer {{!}} 17 april 1970 {{!}} pagina 2 |url=https://schiedam.courant.nu/issue/SP/1970-04-17/edition/0/page/2 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Gemeentearchief Schiedam - Krantenkijker |date=17 April 1970 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Het Nieuwe Stadsblad {{!}} 8 mei 1970 {{!}} pagina 10 |url=https://schiedam.courant.nu/issue/HNS/1970-05-08/edition/null/page/10 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Gemeentearchief Schiedam - Krantenkijker |date=8 May 1970 |language=nl}}</ref> Further sporting and cultural exchanges continued through to at least 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Het Nieuwe Stadsblad {{!}} 6 juli 1977 {{!}} pagina 8 |url=https://schiedam.courant.nu/issue/HNS/1977-07-06/edition/null/page/8 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Gemeentearchief Schiedam - Krantenkijker |date=6 July 1977 |language=nl}}</ref> However, in 1997, an article in the Dutch local press observed that the relationship with Wandsworth had lapsed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Musis {{!}} 1 april 1997 {{!}} pagina 127 |url=https://schiedam.courant.nu/issue/MU/1997-04-01/edition/0/page/127 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Gemeentearchief Schiedam - Krantenkijker |date=April 1997 |language=nl}}</ref>

==Localities==
* [[Balham, London|Balham]]
* [[Battersea]]
* [[Earlsfield]]
* [[Furzedown]]
* [[Nine Elms]]
* [[Putney]]
* [[Putney Heath]]
* [[Putney Vale]]
* [[Roehampton]]
* [[Southfields]]
* [[Streatham Park]]
* [[Summerstown, London|Summerstown]]
* [[Tooting]]
* [[Tooting Bec]]/Upper Tooting
* [[Wandsworth]]
* [[West Hill, London|West Hill]]

===Postcode areas===
[[London SW4|SW4]] (part), [[London SW8|SW8]] (part), [[London SW11|SW11]] (all), [[London SW12|SW12]] (part), [[London SW15|SW15]] (part), [[London SW16|SW16]] (part), [[London SW17|SW17]] (part), [[London SW18|SW18]] (part), [[London SW19|SW19]] (part)

==See also==
*[[Wandsworth Radio]]
*[[De Morgan Centre]]
*[[The Borough of Wandsworth Rifle Club]]
*[[Wandsworth Museum]]

== References ==
{{notelist}}
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== External links==
{{Commons category|London Borough of Wandsworth}}
* [http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/ London Borough of Wandsworth]
* [http://www.wandsworthradio.com Wandsworth Radio]
* [http://wandsworthsociety.org.uk/ The Wandsworth Society]
* [https://archive.today/20121209025153/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freecycle-Wandsworth/ Freecycle Wandsworth]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071222172024/http://www.westcotestudios.co.uk/ Wandsworth Art Studios]

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