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    The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London...
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    government is the responsibility of the borough councils and the City of London Corporation. Greater London is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Hertfordshire...
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    governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at the same time as Greater London on 1 April 1965 by the London Government...
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    The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym City Hall, is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London, England....
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    Tower Hamlets, an elected mayor. The Greater London Council, the elected government for Greater London, was abolished in 1986 by the Local Government...
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    election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 5 May 1977. The Conservatives, led by Horace Cutler, gained control of the council from Labour....
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    first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London...
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    The sixth election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 7 May 1981. Following the election Andrew McIntosh the leader of the Labour Group was...
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    City Council is the local authority for the City of Westminster in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council...
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    The fourth election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 12 April 1973. Labour won a large majority of 58 seats to 32 for the Conservatives;...
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