London borough council
The boroughs are the principal local authorities in London and are responsible for running most local services in their areas, such as schools, social services, waste collection and roads.
The present London boroughs were created by the London Government Act 1963. Between 1965 and 1986 the London boroughs were part of a two-tier system of government, and shared power with the Greater London Council (GLC). However on 1 April 1986, the GLC was abolished, the London boroughs inherited most of its powers and became in effect unitary authorities (combining both county and borough functions). Since the creation in 2000 of a new Greater London Authority, covering the former GLC area but with more limited powers, the boroughs now have powers intermediate between those of English unitary authorities and non-metropolitan districts within shire counties. The City of London is administered by its own distinct body, the City of London Corporation, which predates the London boroughs.[1]
City of London
The City of London is administered by its own distinct body, the City of London Corporation, which predates the London boroughs. http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/city_of_london_corporation
In addition, the Common Council of the City of London is separately listed as a Public Authority in Section 1, in respect of the work it carries out as a local authority, police authority or port health authority.
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/common_council_of_the_city_of_london
List of London boroughs
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- City of Westminster
