History of local government in London

The history of local government in London, England, spans a number of periods.

Gallery

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  Logo of the Metropolitan Board of Works
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  Coat of arms of London County Council
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  Flag of the London County Council (1914-1965)
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  Coat of arms of Greater London Council
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  Banner of the Greater London Council (1965-1986)
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  Greater London Authority logo (2000-2001)
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  Greater London Authority logo (2001–present)
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  Spring Gardens, home of the Metropolitan Board of Works
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  County Hall, former home of the London County Council and Greater London Council
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  Council chamber within County Hall
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  City Hall, London (Southwark), home of the Greater London Authority from 2002 to 2021
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  City Hall, London (Newham), home of the Greater London Authority from January 2022
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  City of London (red) compared to Greater London
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  County of London shown within England (in 1889)
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  Greater London shown within England
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  County of London compared to Greater London
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  A map of the wards of the City as they were in the late 19th century.

See also

• Local government in London
• History of local government in England
• History of London

References

1. Barlow, I., Metropolitan Government, (1991)
2. Saint, A., Politics and the people of London: the London County Council (1889-1965), (1989)
3. Thomson, D., England in the Nineteenth Century (1815-1914), (1978)
4. Redcliffe-Maud & Wood, B., English Local Government Reformed, (1974)
5. Kingdom, J., Local Government and Politics in Britain, (1991)
6. Jones, B. et al., Politics UK, (2004)

Bibliography

• Barlow, IM (1991). Metropolitan Government. Routledge. ISBN 0415020999.
• Kingdom, John E (1991). Local Government and Politics in Britain. Philip Allan - Contemporary Political Studies. ISBN 0860038319.
• Redcliffe-Maud, John; Wood, Bruce (1974). The Pelican History of England. Vol. 8. Oxford University Press. ISBN 019888091X.
• Saint, Andrew, ed. (1989). Politics and the people of London: the London County Council, 1889–1965. Hambledon P. ISBN 1852850299.
• Thompson, David (1973). England in the Nineteenth Century (1815-1914). Penguin Books. ISBN 0140201971. Vol. 8 of The Pelican History of England

Further reading

• Torrens, William McCullagh (1884). The government of London . London: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.