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The history of local government in
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, England, spans a number of periods.


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Image:Metropolitan Board of Works.svg, Logo of the
Metropolitan Board of Works The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was the upper tier of local government for London between 1856 and 1889, primarily responsible for upgrading infrastructure. It also had a parks and open spaces committee which set aside and opened up severa ...
Image:Coat of Arms of London County Council.svg,
Coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...
of
London County Council The London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today ...
Image:Flag of the London County Council.svg, Flag of the London County Council (1914-1965) Image:Arms of the Council of Greater London.svg, Coat of arms of
Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...
Image:Flag of Greater London.svg, Banner of the
Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...
(1965-1986) Image:Greater London Authority original logo.png,
Greater London Authority The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the Metonymy, metonym City Hall, is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved Regions of England, regional governance body of Greater London, England. It consists of two political ...
logo (2000-2001) Image:Logo of the Greater London Authority (monochrome).png, Greater London Authority logo (2001–present) Image:Metropolitan Board of Works in Spring Gardens 1860 ILN.jpg, Spring Gardens, home of the
Metropolitan Board of Works The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was the upper tier of local government for London between 1856 and 1889, primarily responsible for upgrading infrastructure. It also had a parks and open spaces committee which set aside and opened up severa ...
Image:County.hall.london.arp.jpg, County Hall, former home of the London County Council and Greater London Council Image:Lccchamber.jpg, Council chamber within County Hall Image:City.hall.london.arp.jpg,
City Hall, London (Southwark) Old City Hall is a building in Bermondsey, London, which previously served as the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA) between July 2002 and December 2021. It is located in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of th ...
, home of the Greater London Authority from 2002 to 2021 Image:Siemens Crystal Building, London.jpg,
City Hall, London (Newham) City Hall, in the London Borough of Newham in east London, is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA), the regional government for Greater London. It replaced the previous City Hall, in Southwark in 2022. The building opened ...
, home of the Greater London Authority from January 2022 Image:LondonCity.svg, City of London (red) compared to Greater London Image:EnglandLondon1890.png, County of London shown within England (in 1889) Image:EnglandLondon.png, Greater London shown within England Image:London local government 1961-1971.png,
County of London The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government A ...
compared to Greater London File:City of London Ward Map, 1870.svg, A map of the wards of the City as they were in the late 19th century.


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Local government in London Local government in Greater London, England takes place in two Local government in England#Functions and powers, tiers; an upper tier and a lower tier. The upper tier authority is the Greater London Authority (GLA), controlled by the Mayor of Lon ...
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History of local government in England The history of local government in England is one of gradual change and evolution since the Middle Ages. England has never possessed a formal written constitution, with the result that modern administration (and the judicial system) is based on ...
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History of London The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most significant Economy of London, financial and Culture of London, cultural centres. It has with ...


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