The London Borough of Hillingdon () is the largest and westernmost borough in

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, England. It was formed from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood,

Uxbridge Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxb ...

, and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the ceremonial county of

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. Today, Hillingdon is home to

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(which straddles the border between Hillingdon and

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) and

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, and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area. The main towns in the borough are

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, Ruislip, Northwood,

West Drayton West Drayton is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex and from 1929 was part of the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District, which became part of Greater London in 1965. Th ...

and

. Hillingdon is the second least densely populated of the London boroughs, due to a combination of large rural land in the north, RAF Northolt Aerodrome, and the large Heathrow Airport.

Governance

Administrative history

The borough was formed in 1965 from the

Hayes and Harlington Urban District Hayes and Harlington (until 1930, Hayes) was a local government, urban district in west Middlesex, England from 1904 to 1965. It was created in 1904 as Hayes Urban District - covering the Hayes parish transferred from Uxbridge Rural District (inc ...

, Municipal Borough of Uxbridge,

Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Ruislip-Northwood was an urban district in west Middlesex, England, from 1904 to 1965. From its inception Ruislip-Northwood fell within the Metropolitan Police District and from 1933 it was part of the London Passenger Transport Area. The ur ...

, and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District, all formerly in the ceremonial county of

.Cotton 1994, p.133 The councils involved were initially unable to decide upon a name, with

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suggesting "Uxbridge" in October 1963, later revised to Hillingdon. The coat of arms for the London Borough of Hillingdon was granted on 22 March 1965. Between 1973 and 1978, the borough's civic centre was built in Uxbridge.

Hillingdon Council

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Hillingdon Council provides

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services in the borough, with its headquarters in the Civic Centre in Uxbridge. For administrative purposes, the borough is split into North and South Hillingdon. The borough has an elected

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, known either by the full name or as Hillingdon Council. It is split into wards represented by 65 Conservative and Labour

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s. A

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and leader are elected annually. The present leader of the council is Cllr. Ian Edwards of the Conservative Party. Elections for councillors are held every four years. A

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is chosen yearly by councillors; the role is largely ceremonial. The present mayor is Councillor Roy Chamdal (Brunel Ward), who was elected on 20 May 2021.

Wards

The London Borough of Hillingdon is divided into a total of 22 wards:

London Assembly

In the London assembly elections,

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and Hillingdon Borough form a geographical constituency with one member as there are eleven London-wide members, currently from the four biggest parties.

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candidate Richard Barnes won the 2000, 2004 and 2008 elections, and since the 2012 election the Labour candidate Onkar Sahota has served as the area's designated member on the London Assembly. At the same election in 2012 Conservative mayoral candidate

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won the largest share of Hillingdon's votes in becoming elected Mayor of London for a second term.

Demographics

Population

From 2001 to 2011 the borough's population grew by 11.5% (4.4% above the England and Wales mean of 7.1%). By comparison Merton and

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grew by 4.5% and Tower Hamlets grew by 26.4%. The number of households increased from 2001 to 2011 by 3.3%, and the average number of people per household was 2.7.

Ethnicity

52.2% of the borough's population identified themselves as White British in the 2011 census. In the south-east of the borough, in particular

there is a high population of South Asian residents. The wards where Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Residents comprise the largest racial groups are: *Barnhill (partly covering eastern Hayes, south of Yeading), *Pinkwell (mostly the area around the

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in southern Hayes), *Townfield (Part of eastern Hayes and west of Southall), *Yeading (Eastern Hayes) Whites as a whole form 60.6% of the borough, Asian residents 25.3%, and Black residents 7.3%. In addition, the most common language, English (81.2%), is followed by

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(3.4%), Polish (1.5%),

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, na ...

(1.4%) and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' The borough maintains over 200 green spaces, totalling around . As much of the area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt it was, in 2008, one of the least densely populated of all the

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s; open spaces range in size from the Colne Valley Regional Park by the River Colne in the north of the borough, to smaller gardens and parks such as the Norman Leddy Memorial Gardens and Lake Farm Country Park in the south of the borough. Council leader Raymond Puddifoot had given a promise that green-belt land in Hillingdon would be safe on his watch: 'I can give a categoric assurance that under this administration we will never see a threat to the green belt.' In August 2012, however, Mr Puddifoot announced plans to build on green-belt (and longtime

common land Common land is land owned by a person or collectively by a number of persons, over which other persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect wood, or to cut turf for fuel. A person who has ...

) site Lake Farm in the south of the borough. Dismissing the discontent of residents in the south of the borough, the

majority of the council's planning committee peremptorily rubber-stamped the plans in March 2013. Harmondsworth Moor, a park owned by the borough, is administered by

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on behalf of the borough. After British Airways planned to create a new headquarters in 1992, the airline agreed to convert a former

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site into Harmondsworth Moor. The

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passes through

, Yiewsley, Cowley and

in the Borough.

Ruislip Lido Ruislip ( ) is an area in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, and in the historic county of Middlesex. Ruislip lies west-north-west of Charing Cross, London. The manor of Ruislip appears in the Domesday Book, and some of the ear ...

was built as a feeder

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for the canal, but was eventually disconnected and changed to become a recreational lido. Two Sites of Special Scientific Interest next to the canal, Frays Farm Meadows and

Denham Lock Wood Denham Lock Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) next to the Grand Union Canal, and near Denham in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was notified in 1986 and is managed by the London Wildlife Trust on behalf of ...

, are managed by the London Wildlife Trust. The borough also operates children's centres, recreational areas for children of under five years of age and their families. The centres include: Barra Hall, Belmore, Cherry Lane, Colham Manor, Cornerstone, Cowley St. Laurence, Harefield, Hillside, McMillan Early Childhood Centre, Nestles Avenue, Oak Farm, and Uxbridge College (Hayes Campus). The borough owns four

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s: the

Beck Theatre The Beck Theatre is a 600-seat theatre in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was built in 1977 at a cost of £2.5 million. Type The Beck is a community theatre, offering one-night concerts, drama, comedy, dance, musicals, children' ...

in Hayes (which is operated on behalf of the borough by HQ Theatres Limited), the Compass Theatre in Ickenham, the Winston Churchill Theatre and Hall (part of the Manor Farm site) and the Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park in Hayes.

Sport and leisure

The Borough has seven

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clubs: *

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, who play at Farm Park, Hayes. *

Harefield United F.C. Harefield United Football Club are an English football club based in Harefield in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The club is the oldest in Middlesex. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association. They are currently memb ...

, who play at Preston Park, Harefield. * Hayes & Yeading United F.C., who play at Skyex Community Stadium, Hayes. *

Hillingdon Borough F.C. Hillingdon Borough Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association. Its name was revived in 1990 from the original ...

who play at the Middlesex Stadium, Ruislip. *

Northwood F.C. Northwood Football Club is an English football club based in Northwood in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association. They play their home games at The Skyline Stadium in Northwood R ...

who play at the Northwood Park Stadium, Northwood. * Uxbridge F.C. who play at Honeycroft, Yiewsley. *

Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club ( ) is an English semi-professional football club based in Ruislip, London Borough of Hillingdon, and affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association. They currently play in the National League, the fifth tier o ...

who play at

Grosvenor Vale Grosvenor Vale is a football ground in Ruislip, West London, England. It is the home ground of Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club ( ) is an English semi-professional football club based in Ruislip, London Borough of Hillingdon, and affi ...

, Ruislip. The borough is also home to Hillingdon Outdoor Activity Centre (HOAC), a water sports and activity centre. The center is home to a number of independently run sports clubs: * Queensmead Sailing Club * Hillingdon Rowing Club * Hillingdon Junior Canoe Club * Harrow Angling Club

Economy

Economic history

The south's former strong connection with industry has diminished since the 1980s to be replaced by a preponderantly residential suburban population; the north has remained a consistently residential suburban area, although with significant swathes of rural land. The borough's residential areas expanded with the extension of the

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from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge in the early 20th century and the gradual establishment of stops along the line, becoming known as "

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Contemporary economy

Hillingdon has a large economy by national standards, ranked 14th out of 408 local area districts in Britain, and ranked fifth out of the London boroughs. British Airways is headquartered in Waterside, Harmondsworth, in Hillingdon. The building officially opened in 1998. Prior to the opening of Waterside, the airline's head office was the Speedbird House at

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. An office of

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is located at the Orient House (HAA3) within Waterside. In 2007 Cadbury Schweppes announced it would be moving to

from

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to cut costs. The company later split and

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moved to its new head office in Cadbury House in the Uxbridge Business Park in June 2008. Guoman Hotel Management (UK) Limited has its head office in the

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London Heathrow in

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had its training centre in Stockley Close, West Drayton.

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had its United Kingdom offices in the Axis House in Harlington in the London Borough of Hillingdon.Contact Us
." Hellenic Imperial Airways. Retrieved 10 May 2011. "London / United Kingdom Hellenic Imperial Airways Axis House 242 Bath Road Harlington UB3 5AY"

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had its UK office in the Hyde Park Hayes 3 (HPH3) in

in the borough. One of the predecessor organisations of British Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation had its head office in the Speedbird House."World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. 28 September 1967.
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The other predecessor,

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had its headquarters in South Ruislip, as did BEA Helicopters. During its existence the airline British Eagle had its head office on the grounds of Heathrow Airport. A 2017 study b
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New Policy Institute
found that there is a 22% poverty rate in Hillingdon, slightly below the London-wide figure of 27%. It also found that 24% of Hillingdon's local employees are low-paid, narrowly above the London average of 21%.

Government facilities

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London Heathrow airport is located in this borough and is one of the busiest airports in the world. It was originally used by the Royal Air Force. The British Government's UK Visas and Immigration has two immigration removal centres:

Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre is located in Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon. Colnbrook, adjacent to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre and London Heathrow Airport, houses only males. Colnbrook, which opened in August 200 ...

and Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in Harmondsworth. The borough includes

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and the former sites of

RAF Eastcote RAF Eastcote, also known over time as RAF Lime Grove, HMS ''Pembroke V'' and Outstation Eastcote, was a UK Ministry of Defence site in Eastcote, Middlesex. The British government first used the site during the Second World War, constructing a ...

, RAF South Ruislip,

RAF West Drayton RAF West Drayton was a non-flying Royal Air Force station in West Drayton, within the London Borough of Hillingdon, which served as the main centre for military air traffic control in the United Kingdom. It was co-located with the civilian ...

, RAF Ruislip 4MU,

RAF West Ruislip RAF West Ruislip was a Ministry of Defence site, located in Ickenham within the London Borough of Hillingdon. The base was originally built as a depot for the Royal Air Force (RAF), split by what is now the Chiltern Main Line. North of the rail ...

and RAF Uxbridge.

Education

The borough maintains seventeen libraries: Charville, Eastcote, Harefield, Harlington, Hayes End, Hayes, Ickenham, Manor Farm, Northwood Hills, Northwood, Oak Farm, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Yeading, and Yiewsley. Hillingdon has undertaken the largest school expansion programme in London, ensuring that all children within the Borough can go to a school close to where they live. In May 2011, Hillingdon Council received the Library Innovation of the Year award at the 2011 Bookseller Industry Awards. Also within the borough is

and Uxbridge College's Uxbridge and Hayes campuses.

Transport

National Rail and

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stations in the borough are: * Eastcote tube station * Hatton Cross tube station *

Hayes and Harlington railway station Hayes & Harlington is a railway station serving the west London districts Hayes and Harlington in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is down the line from and is situated between and . It has long operated as a minor stop on the Great ...

Heathrow Central railway station Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station (also known as Heathrow Central) serves Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 (and formerly Terminal 1 before its closure and replacement by Terminal 2 in 2015) at London Heathrow Airport. It is served by He ...

* Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 tube station *

Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station Heathrow Terminal 4 is a railway station at Terminal 4 of London Heathrow Airport served by the Elizabeth line. The separate Heathrow Terminal 4 Underground station on the Piccadilly line is adjacent to this station. Journeys to and from He ...

* Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station *

Heathrow Terminal 5 station Heathrow Terminal 5 is a shared railway and London Underground station serving Heathrow Terminal 5. It serves as a terminus for Heathrow Express services to Paddington, and for Elizabeth line and London Underground Piccadilly line services t ...

Hillingdon tube station Hillingdon tube station is a London Underground station in North Hillingdon in the London Borough of Hillingdon, West London. Located between Uxbridge and Ickenham, it is in Travelcard Zone 6. It is the penultimate station on the Uxbridge bran ...

* Ickenham tube station * Northwood Hills tube station *

Northwood tube station Northwood is a station on the Watford branch of the Metropolitan line, in Travelcard Zone 6. The station is located just off the main road through the town, Green Lane. The line serves as the sole continuous link between the town of Northwood ...

* Ruislip Gardens tube station *

Ruislip Manor tube station Ruislip Manor is a London Underground station in Ruislip Manor in west London. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Eastcote and Ruislip stations. The station is located on Victoria ...

Ruislip tube station Ruislip is a London Underground station in Ruislip in west London. The station is on the Uxbridge tube station, Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Ruislip Manor tube station, Ruislip Manor and Ickenham tub ...

South Ruislip station South Ruislip is a station served by London Underground and Chiltern Railways in South Ruislip in North-West London. The station is owned, managed and staffed by London Underground. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5. History The GWR/GC ...

* Uxbridge tube station *

West Ruislip station West Ruislip is a station on Ickenham High Road on the borders of Ickenham and western Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon in Greater London, formerly in Middlesex. It is served by London Underground (LU) and National Rail trains on inde ...

* West Drayton railway station In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 34.5% of all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 7.9%; bus, minibus or coach, 7.9%; on foot, 4.6%; train, 2.8%; work mainly at or from home, 2.6%; passenger in a car or van, 2.0%.

Proposals

The council announced in June 2011 that it would be lobbying Transport for London to have the Central line extended from West Ruislip station to Uxbridge station. Such a project would require a business case approved by TfL and the completion of signal upgrade work on the

Metropolitan line The Metropolitan line, colloquially known as the Met, is a London Underground line between in the City of London and and in Buckinghamshire, with branches to in Hertfordshire and in Hillingdon. Printed in magenta on the tube map, the lin ...

. The

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station,

, is situated in South Ruislip near the A40 and the tube station. Most early RAF airfields were named after the nearest railway station; in this case Northolt Junction, the original name of South Ruislip station. The station has been redeveloped in recent years to house a number of additional military capabilities besides the RAF operations, and is popular with business people and politicians for private flights.

Town twinning

Hillingdon is twinned with: * Mantes-la-Jolie, France * Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany The borough has been twinned with the French town of Mantes-la-Jolie and the German town of Schleswig since the Hayes & Harlington Urban District created the link in 1958. The twinning programme was reviewed in 2011 and it was suggested that the link with Schleswig be ended owing to a lack of contact between the towns. In December 2011, the borough decided instead to end the link with a second German town,

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, citing administrative problems.

Notes and references

;Notes ;References ;Bibliography * Cotton, Carolynne. (1994) ''Uxbridge Past''. London: Historical Publications

External links

*
Hillingdon Association of Voluntary Services

Index to all Hillingdon streets

List of parks and open spaces
* {{DEFAULTSORT:London Borough of Hillingdon

Hillingdon Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civ ...

1965 establishments in the United Kingdom