More than 16,000 gay weddings took place in Britain last year, with a quarter of them held in London.
A National Statistics study shows that in the first full year since civil partnerships were introduced, 16,106 same-sex marriages were registered.
London was the area with the highest number of ceremonies, about 4,000, followed by the South-East, which accounted for about 2,700.
Today's report also reveals that 10 per cent of the men and almost a quarter of the women involved in a gay wedding were previously married-The average age for males registering a same-sex partnership was 47 and for females nearly 44.
The average age gap between partners was eight years for men and six years for women.
The figures paint indicate the Government's introduction of civil partnerships in December 2005 was a popular move.
16,000 gay couples wed in first year of UK gay marriage
Evening Standard
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