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21Greater London Authority Act 1999 — The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (1999 c. 29) is the Act of Parliament that established the Greater London Authority, the London Assembly and the Mayor of London.The Act was brought in after a referendum, held under the Greater London… …
22Greater London House — The Carreras Building, now known as Greater London House is an office building in Mornington Crescent, Camden Town, London, which was constructed as a factory for the Carreras Tobacco Company. The building was built on the crescent s communal… …
23Greater London at a glance — ▪ Table Greater London at a glance borough area population key features square miles square km (2001) INNER LONDON City of London (London, City of) 1.1 3 7,185 St. Paul s Cathedral (Saint Paul s Cathedral); Guildhall; Museum of London;… …
24Greater London Council election, 1964 — The first election to the Greater London Council was held on April 9, 1964. The election happened at a time of very high political tension, with a general election due in a few months. When the GLC had been created, many had assumed it would be a …
25Greater London Fund for the Blind — The Greater London Fund for the Blind is a British charity. It was formed in 1921 by Sir Arthur Pearson to co ordinate the raising of funds to improve the lives of blind and visually impaired people in London.It runs an annual Geranium Day appeal …
26Greater London Authority — (abbr the GLA) the local authority that is responsible for Greater London. It is made up of an elected Mayor of London, the separately elected London Assembly, and about 500 staff to help the Mayor and Assembly in their duties. From 1983 to 2000… …
27Greater London Council election, 1973 — The fourth election to the Greater London Council was held on April 12, 1973. Labour, benefiting both from the unpopularity of the Conservative GLC s transport policy and from the difficulties of the national Conservative government, won a very… …
28Greater London Plan — The Greater London Plan of 1944, often referred to as the Abercrombie Plan, was a plan for the development and improvement of London commissioned by the Ministry of Works in 1942 and drawn up by Patrick Abercrombie.It was directly related to the… …
29Greater London Assembly — The body based at City Hall that administers Greater London, covering the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. Its 25 members (AMs), elected every four years by the additional member system, hold the elected Mayor of London to account,… …
30Greater London Council election, 1967 — The second election to the Greater London Council was held on April 13, 1967, and saw the first Conservative victory for a London wide authority since 1931. In addition to the 100 councillors, there were sixteen Aldermen who divided 10… …
