For administrative purposes the area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. The Inner London is made up of twelve boroughs while the Outer London constitutes of twenty.
The London Borough Councils are elected every four years and they administer the boroughs. The boroughs are responsible for running most local services in their areas, such as schools, social services, waste collection and roads. Some London borough councils also group together for such services as waste collection and disposal, e.g. the West London Waste Authority. The London boroughs and local government districts have similar functions to metropolitan boroughs. Each London borough is a Local Education Authority. Until 1990 the Inner London boroughs were served by a shared LEA, the Inner London Education Authority.
The three boroughs Westminster, which is termed the City of Westminster as it has city status; and Kingston upon Thames and Kensington and Chelsea, which are termed "Royal Borough of", do not use the term "London Borough of" in their names. The council for Westminster is termed Westminster City Council.
List of London BoroughsÂ
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- City of Westminster
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
