Bishop's ward is an administrative division of the

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. It is located in the north of the borough, bounded by the river Thames, and contains many well known London sites including the Southbank Centre, the

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, the Old and New Vic theatres, County Hall and

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. It also contains Waterloo station and St Thomas Hospital. Bishop's ward is located in the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency and is one of four wards in the borough's

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division. The Lambeth Council ''State of the Borough 2014'' report found that Bishop's was the least residential ward of the borough. It has the lowest ward population (10,600), with a low proportion of children – over 80% of residents are working age, with many born outside UK. It has the highest number of jobs and the highest employment per head of resident working age population. Health outcomes, such as life expectancy and

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are typical of the borough. It has the highest proportion of Asian residents in the borough. Although the riverside areas are affluent, household income in most of the rest of the ward is comparable with the borough as a whole. Housing tenure is similar to the borough as a whole – 21% home owners, 42% Social rented, 34% private rented. It has the highest proportion of flats, and house prices are high - 30% of dwellings are in the higher

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(property tax) bands F, G or H. Bishop͛s had the highest ward crime rate figures , especially violence against the person and theft and handling – this is associated with large numbers of people in the ward at

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and the

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Lambeth Council elections

References

External links

Bishop's ward results on Lambeth websiteWebsite of the three Councillors for Bishop's Ward
Wards of the London Borough of Lambeth {{London-geo-stub