adv antage ▁caused ▁by ▁increased ▁rates , ▁the ▁det r iment al ▁effect ▁of ▁London ▁planning ▁laws ▁on ▁industry , ▁and ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁independent ▁civ ic ▁institutions ▁and ▁privileges ▁attached ▁to ▁county ▁bor ough ▁status . ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁on ▁Local ▁Government ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁review ed ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁arrang ements ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁Con urb ation ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁the ▁county ▁bor ough , ▁and ▁the ▁County ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁East ▁Ham , ▁were ▁abol ished ▁and ▁their ▁former ▁area ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁small ▁parts ▁of ▁B ark ing ▁and ▁W ool wich ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁New ham ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁London . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁individuals ▁of ▁non - Europe an ▁origin ▁compr ised ▁approximately ▁ 1 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁West ▁Ham . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁census , ▁this ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 %. ▁By ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census , ▁the ▁B AME ▁population ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 6 5 . 5 %, ▁with ▁White ▁British ▁people ▁compr ising ▁ 1 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁w ard ' s ▁population ▁and ▁Other ▁White ▁individuals ▁on ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 %. ▁ ▁Sport ▁The ▁football ▁club ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁F . C . ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁area . ▁Their ▁nick names , ▁the ▁Ir ons ▁and ▁the ▁Hamm ers