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The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Twelve of these plus the City of London constitute Inner London, while twenty others constitute Outer London.
Contents
- 1 Map
- 2 Functions
- 3 History
- 4 Inner London boroughs
- 5 Outer London boroughs
- 6 See also
- 7 External links
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Map
Functions
The London boroughs are administered by 'London Borough Councils' which are elected every four years (Westminster has city status and its council is called a 'City Council'). The boroughs are the most important unit of local government in London, and are responsible for running most local services in their areas, such as schools, social services, waste collection and roads. Some London-wide services are run by the Greater London Authority, and some services and lobbying of government are pooled within the Association of London Government, which recently changed its name to London Councils.
The London boroughs are
local government districts and have similar functions to
metropolitan boroughs. Each London borough is a
Local Education Authority. Until 1990 the Inner London boroughs were served by a shared LEA, the
Inner London Education Authority.
History
The present boroughs came into existence on 1 April 1965 with the creation of Greater London. The first London Borough elections had been held in 1964 with the newly elected London Borough Councils acting as "shadow" Authorities before coming into power the following year.
They had wider authority than the inner London metropolitan boroughs and neighbouring urban districts and municipal boroughs which they mostly replaced, but less power than the three county boroughs of Croydon, West Ham and East Ham, which ceased to exist at the same time.
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
Corporation of London, which predates the London boroughs.
The word borough has cognates in virtually every Germanic language, as well as other Indo-European languages. For a fuller explanation, see under borough.
| London Borough
| Former metropolitan boroughs
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| Camden
| Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras
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| Greenwich
| Greenwich, most of Woolwich
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| Hackney
| Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
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| Hammersmith and Fulham
| Hammersmith, Fulham
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| Islington
| Islington, Finsbury
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| Kensington and Chelsea
| Kensington, Chelsea
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| Lambeth
| Lambeth (and Streatham and Clapham from Wandsworth)
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| Lewisham
| Lewisham, Deptford
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| Southwark
| Bermondsey, Camberwell, Southwark
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| Tower Hamlets
| Bethnal Green, Poplar, Stepney
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| Wandsworth
| Battersea, Wandsworth (except Streatham and Clapham)
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| Westminster
| Paddington, St Marylebone, Westminster
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| London Borough
| Former boroughs and districts
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| Barking and Dagenham
| Municipal Borough of Barking
and Municipal Borough of Dagenham from Essex
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| Barnet
| Barnet Urban District
and East Barnet Urban District from Hertfordshire
Municipal Borough of Finchley, Municipal Borough of Hendon
and Friern Barnet Urban District from Middlesex
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| Bexley
| Municipal Borough of Bexley, Municipal Borough of Erith, Crayford Urban District
and Sidcup from Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District from Kent
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| Brent
| Municipal Borough of Wembley
and Municipal Borough of Willesden from Middlesex
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| Bromley
| Municipal Borough of Bromley, Municipal Borough of Beckenham,
Orpington Urban District, Penge Urban District
and Chislehurst from Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District from Kent
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| Croydon
| County Borough of Croydon
and Coulsdon and Purley Urban District from Surrey
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| Ealing
| Municipal Borough of Acton, Municipal Borough of Ealing
and Municipal Borough of Southall from Middlesex
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| Enfield
| Municipal Borough of Edmonton, Municipal Borough of Enfield
and Municipal Borough of Southgate from Middlesex
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| Haringey
| Municipal Borough of Hornsey, Municipal Borough of Tottenham
and Municipal Borough of Wood Green from Middlesex
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| Harrow
| Municipal Borough of Harrow from Middlesex
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| Havering
| Municipal Borough of Romford
and Hornchurch Urban District from Essex
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| Hillingdon
| Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip Northwood Urban District,
Municipal Borough of Uxbridge and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District from Middlesex
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| Hounslow
| Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick, Feltham Urban District
and Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth from Middlesex
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| Kingston upon Thames
| Municipal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe
and Municipal Borough of Surbiton from Surrey
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| Merton
| Municipal Borough of Mitcham, Merton and Morden Urban District
and Municipal Borough of Wimbledon from Surrey
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| Newham
| County Borough of East Ham, County Borough of West Ham
and part of Municipal Borough of Barking from Essex
North Woolwich from County of London
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| Redbridge
| Municipal Borough of Ilford, Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford
and part of Municipal Borough of Dagenham
and part of Chigwell Urban District from Essex
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| Richmond upon Thames
| Municipal Borough of Barnes
and Municipal Borough of Richmond upon Thames from Surrey
Municipal Borough of Twickenham from Middlesex
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| Sutton
| Municipal Borough of Beddington, Carshalton Urban District
and Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam from Surrey
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| Waltham Forest
| Municipal Borough of Chingford, Municipal Borough of Leyton
and Municipal Borough of Walthamstow from Essex
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See also: List of places in London
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