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The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a west London borough. It includes the areas: It was formed in 1965 by merging the County of London boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham. The Leader of the Council is Cllr Andrew Slaughter, with Cllr Dame Sally Powell as his deputy. Demographics of Hammersmith and FulhamAccording to the 2001 census Hammersmith and Fulham has a population of 165,242. 78% of the borough is white, 5% black Caribbean and 5% Black African. 44% of households are owner-occupiers. Sport in the BoroughConsidering its size, there are an extraordinary number of sporting successes based in and around the borough. They include: Football Clubs Fulham and Chelsea Football Clubs are both based in the borough and play Premiership football. Queens Park Rangers are lower league, but still can contribute to the borough's claim of having three of the nation's top 44 football teams. Footballers Andy Cole was born in the borough and is currently in his second spell for Fulham, having been capped for England and been a part of Manchester United's historic treble. Sean Davis plays for Spurs and has been capped at Under-21 level. Athletes Linford Christie, Olympic gold medal winner at 100 metres, trained, lived and has a stadium named after him in the borough. Rowers There are a huge number of rowing clubs in the borough, the most famous being Tideway Scullers. Many of Britain's top rowers throughout modern history have trained along the Thames, including Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave who between them have 9 Olympic Gold Medals.
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