Greater London
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Overview ⁞ Greater London is comprised of 32 London boroughs and the City of London. These London boroughs are administrative units within Greater London region, each with its own local council. The City of London, which is often referred to as the “Square Mile”, has its own unique local government, the City of London Corporation, and its own police force, while the rest of Greater London is governed by the 32 boroughs and the Metropolitan Police Service.
Is Greater London a historic county? No—Greater London is not a historic county; it was created in 1965, covering the former County of London and parts of Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Essex, and Hertfordshire. Administratively, it is a metropolitan county divided into 32 London boroughs and the City of London.
Greater London has 32 Local Authority Districts. The chart below shows how this compares with other counties in England.
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Local Authorities in Greater London
- City of Westminster (London Borough) 🔗 westminster.gov.uk
- Royal Borough of Greenwich (London Borough) 🔗 royalgreenwich.gov.uk
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough) 🔗 rbkc.gov.uk
- Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (London Borough) 🔗 kingston.gov.uk
- The City of London Corporation (London Borough) 🔗 cityoflondon.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (London Borough) 🔗 lbbd.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Barnet (London Borough) 🔗 barnet.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Bexley (London Borough) 🔗 bexley.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Brent (London Borough) 🔗 brent.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Bromley (London Borough) 🔗 bromley.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Camden (London Borough) 🔗 camden.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Croydon (London Borough) 🔗 croydon.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Ealing (London Borough) 🔗 ealing.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Enfield (London Borough) 🔗 enfield.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Hackney (London Borough) 🔗 hackney.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (London Borough) 🔗 lbhf.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Haringey (London Borough) 🔗 haringey.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Harrow (London Borough) 🔗 harrow.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Havering (London Borough) 🔗 havering.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Hillingdon (London Borough) 🔗 hillingdon.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Hounslow (London Borough) 🔗 hounslow.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Islington (London Borough) 🔗 islington.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Lambeth (London Borough) 🔗 lambeth.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Lewisham (London Borough) 🔗 lewisham.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Merton (London Borough) 🔗 merton.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Newham (London Borough) 🔗 newham.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Redbridge (London Borough) 🔗 redbridge.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (London Borough) 🔗 richmond.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Southwark (London Borough) 🔗 southwark.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Sutton (London Borough) 🔗 sutton.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (London Borough) 🔗 towerhamlets.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Waltham Forest (London Borough) 🔗 walthamforest.gov.uk
- The London Borough of Wandsworth (London Borough) 🔗 wandsworth.gov.uk
Districts in Greater London
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- City of London
- 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
- Westminster
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Greater London is one of ITLs Level 1 area and within 5 ITLs Level 2 areas, that collectively contain the following 21 ITLs Level 3 areas:
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Inner London - West
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham ⁞ Wandsworth ⁞ Westminster and City of London ⁞ Camden
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Inner London - East
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Hackney and Newham ⁞ Tower Hamlets ⁞ Haringey and Islington ⁞ Lewisham and Southwark ⁞ Lambeth
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Outer London - East and North East
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Bexley and Greenwich ⁞ Barking & Dagenham and Havering ⁞ Redbridge and Waltham Forest ⁞ Enfield
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Outer London - South
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Bromley ⁞ Croydon ⁞ Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Outer London - West and North West
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Barnet ⁞ Brent ⁞ Ealing ⁞ Harrow and Hillingdon ⁞ Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Inner London - West
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham ⁞ Wandsworth ⁞ Westminster and City of London ⁞ Camden
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Inner London - East
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Hackney and Newham ⁞ Tower Hamlets ⁞ Haringey and Islington ⁞ Lewisham and Southwark ⁞ Lambeth
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Outer London - East and North East
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Bexley and Greenwich ⁞ Barking & Dagenham and Havering ⁞ Redbridge and Waltham Forest ⁞ Enfield
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Outer London - South
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Bromley ⁞ Croydon ⁞ Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
(ITL 1) London
(ITL 2) ⇒ Outer London - West and North West
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Barnet ⁞ Brent ⁞ Ealing ⁞ Harrow and Hillingdon ⁞ Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Constituencies in Greater London
- Barking
- Battersea
- Beckenham and Penge
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Brent East
- Brent West
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Chipping Barnet
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Croydon East
- Croydon South
- Croydon West
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Ealing North
- Ealing Southall
- East Ham
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Enfield North
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Feltham and Heston
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Harrow East
- Harrow West
- Hayes and Harlington
- Hendon
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Ilford North
- Ilford South
- Islington North
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Lewisham East
- Lewisham North
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Mitcham and Morden
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Orpington
- Peckham
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Putney
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Richmond Park
- Romford
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Stratford and Bow
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Sutton and Cheam
- Tooting
- Tottenham
- Twickenham
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Walthamstow
- West Ham and Beckton
- Wimbledon
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 75 of them are in Greater London.