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Boroughs

Greater London is divided into 32 boroughs and the City of London. The boroughs are the most important division of local government in London and are responsible for providing local services in their respective areas. The City of London isn’t run by a local authority but by the historical Corporation of London. The Greater London Authority (GLA) was formed in 2000 to govern London and replaced the Greater London Council (GLC), which was abolished in 1986. It’s the London-wide body responsible for co-ordinating the boroughs, strategic planning, and operating some of Greater London’s services such as the Metropolitan Police Service (the City of London has its own police force), the London Fire Service and transport. The GLA consists of the Mayor of London (currently Ken Livingstone) and the London assembly, who are elected by Londoners every four years (the next election is due in 2008).
When the GLC was abolished, most of its functions were taken over by the London boroughs, while others became the responsibility of joint-boards and other unelected bodies. The boroughs thus enjoyed a high degree of autonomy when the GLC was abolished, and although they lost some of their powers when the GLA was formed, they still retain many responsibilities that they didn’t have under the GLC.
Each London borough has its own website containing a wealth of information, all of which can be accessed via http://bubl.ac.uk/uk/england/london.htm. The addresses of individual sites are www.[borough name].gov.uk (e.g. www.brent.gov.uk or www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk), with the exception of Hammersmith & Fulham (www.lbhf.gov.uk), Kensington & Chelsea (www.rbkc.gov.uk) and Waltham Forest (www.lbwf.gov.uk).

Copyright © Survival Books Limited 2006

“Buying or Renting a Home in London” 1st Edition, David Hampshire and Sue Harris.
Reproduced with the permission of Survival Books Limited.

Further information on this topic can be found in “Buying or Renting a Home in London” 1st edition, by David Hampshire and Sue Harris.

For extensive, annually updated information about buying or renting a property in London, you can purchase this book at www.survivalbooks.net


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