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London Borough

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:''For more coverage on London, see the Portal:London '''London Portal'''. The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 '''London boroughs''', of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. The London boroughs are administered by 'London Borough Councils' which are elected every four years. The boroughs are the most important unit of local government in the United Kingdom local government in London, and are responsible for running most local services in their areas. Some functions however are now the responsibillity of the Greater London Authority. Some services and lobbying of government are pooled within the Association of London Government.

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1. City of London †
2. City of Westminster
3. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea
4. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham
5. London Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth
6. London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth
7. London Borough of Southwark Southwark
8. London Borough of Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets
9. London Borough of Hackney Hackney
10. London Borough of Islington Islington
11. London Borough of Camden Camden
12. London Borough of Brent Brent
13. London Borough of Ealing Ealing
14. London Borough of Hounslow Hounslow
15. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond
16. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames
17. London Borough of Merton Merton

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18. London Borough of Sutton Sutton
19. London Borough of Croydon Croydon
20. London Borough of Bromley Bromley
21. London Borough of Lewisham Lewisham
22. London Borough of Greenwich Greenwich
23. London Borough of Bexley Bexley
24. London Borough of Havering Havering
25. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Barking and Dagenham
26. London Borough of Redbridge Redbridge
27. London Borough of Newham Newham
28. London Borough of Waltham Forest Waltham Forest
29. London Borough of Haringey Haringey
30. London Borough of Enfield Enfield
31. London Borough of Barnet Barnet
32. London Borough of Harrow Harrow
33. London Borough of Hillingdon Hillingdon

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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 of 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 authority 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 authority unitary authorities and non-metropolitan districts within shire county 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 languages Germanic language, as well as other Indo-European languages. For a fuller explanation, see under borough.

Inner London boroughs
{| border="2" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; float:center;" |- bgcolor="#dddddd" ! New (London) borough ! Old (Metropolitan) boroughs |- | London Borough of Camden Camden | Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of Holborn Holborn, Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras St Pancras |- | London Borough of Greenwich Greenwich | Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich Greenwich, most of Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich Woolwich |- | London Borough of Hackney Hackney | Metropolitan Borough of Hackney Hackney, Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch Shoreditch, Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington Stoke Newington |- | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham | Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith Hammersmith, Metropolitan Borough of Fulham Fulham |- | London Borough of Islington Islington | Metropolitan Borough of Islington Islington, Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury Finsbury |- | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea | Metropolitan Borough of Kensington Kensington, Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea Chelsea |- | London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth | Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth Lambeth (and Streatham and Clapham from Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth) |- | London Borough of Lewisham Lewisham | Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham Lewisham, Metropolitan Borough of Deptford Deptford |- | London Borough of Southwark Southwark | Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey Bermondsey, Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell Camberwell, Metropolitan Borough of Southwark Southwark |- | London Borough of Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets | Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green Bethnal Green, Metropolitan Borough of Poplar Poplar, Metropolitan Borough of Stepney Stepney |- | London Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth | Metropolitan Borough of Battersea Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth (except Streatham and Clapham) |- | London Borough of Westminster Westminster | Metropolitan Borough of Paddington Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone St Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough of Westminster Westminster |}

Outer London boroughs
{| border="2" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- bgcolor="#dddddd" ! New (London) borough ! Old areas |- |London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Barking and Dagenham |Municipal Borough of Barking
and Municipal Borough of Dagenham from Essex |- |London Borough of Barnet 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 |- |London Borough of Bexley Bexley |Municipal Borough of Bexley, Municipal Borough of Erith, Crayford Urban District
and Sidcup from Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District from Kent |- |London Borough of Brent Brent |Municipal Borough of Wembley
and Municipal Borough of Willesden from Middlesex |- |London Borough of Bromley 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 |- |London Borough of Croydon Croydon |County Borough of Croydon
and Coulsdon and Purley Urban District from Surrey |- |London Borough of Ealing Ealing |Municipal Borough of Acton, Municipal Borough of Ealing
and Municipal Borough of Southall from Middlesex |- |London Borough of Enfield Enfield |Municipal Borough of Edmonton, Municipal Borough of Enfield
and Municipal Borough of Southgate from Middlesex |- |London Borough of Haringey Haringey |Municipal Borough of Hornsey, Municipal Borough of Tottenham
and Municipal Borough of Wood Green from Middlesex |- |London Borough of Harrow Harrow |Municipal Borough of Harrow from Middlesex |- |London Borough of Havering Havering |Municipal Borough of Romford
and Hornchurch Urban District from Essex |- |London Borough of Hillingdon Hillingdon |Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip Northwood Urban District,
Municipal Borough of Uxbridge and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District from Middlesex |- |London Borough of Hounslow Hounslow |Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick, Feltham Urban District
and Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth from Middlesex |- |Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames |Municipal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe
and Municipal Borough of Surbiton from Surrey |- |London Borough of Merton Merton |Municipal Borough of Mitcham, Merton and Morden Urban District
and Municipal Borough of Wimbledon from Surrey |- |London Borough of Newham 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 |- |London Borough of Redbridge 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 |- |London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames |Municipal Borough of Barnes
and Municipal Borough of Richmond upon Thames from Surrey

Municipal Borough of Twickenham from Middlesex |- |London Borough of Sutton Sutton |Municipal Borough of Beddington, Carshalton Urban District
and Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam from Surrey |- |London Borough of Waltham Forest Waltham Forest |Municipal Borough of Chingford, Municipal Borough of Leyton
and Municipal Borough of Walthamstow from Essex |} ''See also: List of places in London''

See also
* The Five Boroughs

External links

- Islington council map page with clickable map linking to each borough's web site. {{London}} {{England Gov}} Category:London Government Category:Boroughs of the United Kingdom cs:Londýnské městské obvody it:London Boroughs ja:ロンドン�特別区 no:Londons bydeler ro:Burg londonez simple:London Boroughs see London borough

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