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present boroughs came into existence on April 1, 1965
with the creation of the Greater London Council (GLC).
The first London Borough elections, however, were
held in 1964 and the newly elected London Borough
Councils acted as "shadow" Authorities before
coming into power the following year
They
had wider authority than the inner London metropolitan
boroughs and neighbouring 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.
The
London boroughs became in effect unitary authorities
(combining both county and borough functions, much
like the former county boroughs) at the GLC's abolition
on April 1, 1986. Since the creation (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 authorities and districts within administrative
counties.
The
City of London is administered by its own distinct
body, the Corporation of London, which predates
the London boroughs.
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