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Template:Infobox London Borough The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough of North London, England, UK, forming part of Outer London. It is twinned with Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
History
The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Municipal Borough of Hornsey, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and the Municipal Borough of Tottenham which had previously been part of Middlesex.
Alexandra Palace, first constructed in 1873, is located within the borough.
The Haringey symbol
The Haringey Symbol is based on a device in the Borough Arms. It is a stylised electric flash representing the first television transmission in Britain from Alexandra Palace.
Etymology
See Also: Etymology Section: Harringay Town's History
Note that Harringay - the place - is part of Haringey - the London borough - but they are not the same thing, and the spelling difference is significant. In fact both, as well as Hornsey, come from the same root - a Saxon Chief named Haering. The area took its name - in either form - from Haering's Hege, or Haering's enclosure.
Districts
The borough includes the following areas:
- Alexandra Palace
- Bounds Green
- Broadwater Farm
- Crouch End
- Finsbury Park (shared with Islington and Hackney although the park itself is all within Haringey)
- Harringay
- Highgate
- Hornsey
- Manor House (shared with Hackney)
- Muswell Hill
- Noel Park
- Seven Sisters
- South Tottenham
- Stroud Green
- Tottenham
- Tottenham Green
- Tottenham Hale
- Turnpike Lane
- West Green
- Wood Green
Political Composition
The borough has been Labour-run since 1971. Labour currently has a majority of just three seats over the Liberal Democrats.
Seats on Haringey Council, by party:
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
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| 1994 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 54 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 42 | 15 |
| 2006 | 0 | 30 | 27 |
(boundary changes in 2002 reduced the number of councillors by 2)
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Haringey has a population of 216,507.
The ethnic composition of Haringey's residents is 65.7% White, 20.1% Black, 6.7% Asian, 4.6% Mixed, 1.1% Chinese and 2% Other. 46% of householders are owner-occupiers. About 11% of the population are over 65, compared to 18.5% nationally.
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It has been noted that white people of British decent form 45.3% of the Haringey's total population, while the other 20.4% of Haringey's 65.7% white population are comprised primarily of people with Turkish, Irish, Greek or Cypriot descent. While some find it remarkable that white people of singularly British decent are less than 50% of the total population of Haringey, others view that ascribing such an importance to the distinction between being of white British decent and of 'only' having British citizenship (whether as a white or non-white person) is often motivated by racism.
It is also considered by some that the 2001 Census may have underestimated the population of the borough and that many unaccounted-for non-nationals are living in Haringey.
Education
Primary Schools
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Sport
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, currently in the FA Premier League, is located in the borough in Tottenham High Road.London Skolars are a rugby league team that compete in National League 2, they play at New River Stadium in Wood Green, Haringey. The annual Middlesex 9s rugby league tournament also takes place at the New River Stadium.
Twin towns
Haringey has been twinned with Koblenz, Germany since 1969. . It has also twinned with the towns of Arima in Trinidad and Tobago, Clarendon in Jamaica, Larnaca in Cyprus, Livry-Gargan in the suburbs of Paris, France and Sundyberg in Sweden.
Notable current and former residents
- Sway DaSafo
- Skepta
- Pop stars Clare Grogan and Stephen Lironi of 1980s band Altered Images
- Actress Alison Steadman
- Singer Mari Wilson
- Musician Carl Barat of Dirty Pretty Things
- Actress Michelle Collins
- Musician Oojami
- Musician Ray Davies, lead singer of The Kinks
- Film Director Mike Leigh
- Edmund Trebus
- Tristram Hunt
See also Category:People from Haringey by district.
References
- London Borough of Haringey Website: Ethnic Group Theme Tables
- London Borough of Haringey Website: Schools & Education
- London Borough of Haringey Website: Schools & Education
External links
- Haringey Council
- Alexandra Palace
- Haringey London Borough Council - History Brief notes about the history of the area
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