The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller ar
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Council Chamber of the GLC, from the majority benches
GLC sign on a housing estate in the London Borough of Lewisham as seen in 2022
GLC coat of arms on old fire station on Albert Embankment, Lambeth, as seen in 2022
The Greater London Authority, colloquially known by the metonym City Hall, is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London, in the United Kingdom. It consists of two political branches: an
Greater London Council
…1986 by the Local Government Act 1985 and its powers were devolved to the London boroughs and other entities. A new administrative body, known as the Greater London Authority (GLA), was established in 2000. In 1957 a Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London had been set up under Sir Edwin Herbert to consider…
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City Hall in Southwark served as the headquarters of the Greater London Authority between July 2002 and December 2021.