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Greater London was created by the London Government Act 1963, which came into force on 1 April 1965, replacing the administrative counties of Middlesex and London, including the City of London, where the London County Council had limited powers, and absorbing parts of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey.
- 1 April 1965
- London Government Act 1963
In 2000, London-wide government was restored, with the creation of the Greater London Authority (GLA) by Tony Blair's government, covering the same area of Greater London. The new authority had similar powers to the old GLC, but was made up of a directly elected Mayor and a London Assembly.
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The 2023 population of Greater London of just under 10 million made it Europe's third-most populous city, accounting for 13.4% of the population of the United Kingdom and over 16% of the population of England. The Greater London Built-up Area is the fourth-most populous in Europe, with about 9.8 million inhabitants at the 2011 census.
- 606.96 sq mi (1,572.03 km²)
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- London (Greater London)
In the Middle Ages, the city of London occupied an area of only about 1 square mile (2.6 square kilometers) in southeastern England. Today this area, known as the City of London or “The City,” is the smallest of the 33 sections—or boroughs—that make up the metropolis called Greater London. In England’s system of local government ...
Greater London was created by the London Government Act 1963, which came into force on 1 April 1965, replacing the administrative counties of Middlesex and London, including the City of London, where the London County Council had limited powers, and absorbing parts of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey.
Mar 31, 2016 · 31 March 2016. By Esther Webber. BBC News, London. It is 30 years since one of the most controversial experiments in local government was scrapped. What was the Greater London Council (GLC)...
Evolution of the modern city. 18th-century London. By 1820, when George IV succeeded to the throne, many of the villages and hamlets that in the 17th and 18th centuries had been the destination of summer outings from the heart of the city had been covered by a tide of bricks and mortar.
