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Greater London shown within England. Local government in Greater London, England takes place in two tiers; an upper tier and a lower tier.The upper tier authority is the Greater London Authority (GLA), controlled by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
Map of the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. This is a list of local authority districts within Greater London, including 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The London boroughs were all created on 1 April 1965. Upon creation, twelve were designated Inner London boroughs and the remaining twenty were designated Outer London ...
London borough councils provide the majority of local government services (schools, waste management, social services, libraries), in contrast to the strategic Greater London Authority, which has limited authority over all of Greater London. The councils were first elected in 1964, and acted as shadow authorities until 1 April 1965.
The authority was established in 2000, following a local referendum, and derives most of its powers from the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and the Greater London Authority Act 2007. It is a strategic regional authority, with powers over transport, policing, economic development, and fire and emergency planning.
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The Greater London Authority Act 1999 established a Mayor of London and 25-member London Assembly. [31] The first mayoral and assembly elections took place in 2000. [ 32 ] The former Leader of the Greater London Council , Ken Livingstone , served as the inaugural Mayor, until he was defeated by future Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2008 . [ 32 ]
The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the local authority of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's financial sector.
L. List of civil parishes in the City of London; List of heads of London government; Livery company; London Assembly; London boroughs; London Buses; London Connects