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Mitcham, now part of the London Borough of Merton bears the majority of the costs, with the remainder going to the London Boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. [4] These funds support a warden and three assistants. Each council is represented by four nominated members of The Board, elected every two years.
The coat of arms of the municipal borough were granted in 1934 and defined as: . Shield. A pale vert (green central vertical band), representing the green of Mitcham.The centre has a fess wavy argent (silver wavy horizontal band) charged with a barulet wavy azure (blue narrow wavy bar) to indicate the ford of north Mitcham, which was once known as Whitford.
The London Borough of Merton and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. [3] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the councils of the municipal boroughs of Mitcham and Wimbledon and the urban district of Merton and Morden. [4]
Mitcham is an area within the London Borough of Merton in Southwest London, England.It is centred 7.2 miles (11.6 km) southwest of Charing Cross.Originally a village in the county of Surrey, today it is mainly a residential suburb, and includes Mitcham Common.
A waste collection authority (WCA) is a local authority in the UK charged with the collection of municipal waste. There are 376 WCAs in England and Wales who are responsible for collecting waste from nearly 22 million homes and some businesses. [ 1 ]
Cleanup events are often volunteer run. [1] The cleanup volunteers make sure the waste picked-up is disposed of in its appropriate place. [5] Cleanup events are often community-centered and led. [6] During the COVID-19 pandemic litter picking participation has greatly increased in the UK. [7]
Mitcham and Morden was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council.The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.
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