London borough
The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which twelve (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and twenty Outer London. 
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History
The present boroughs came into existence on April 1, 1965 with the creation of the Greater London Council (GLC). 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.
| New (London) borough | Old (Metropolitan) boroughs |
|---|---|
| Camden | Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras |
| Greenwich | Greenwich, most of Woolwich |
| Hackney | Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Hammersmith, Fulham |
| Islington | Islington, Finsbury |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Kensington, Chelsea |
| Lambeth | Lambeth (and Streatham and Clapham from Wandsworth) |
| Lewisham | Lewisham, Deptford |
| Southwark | Bermondsey, Camberwell, Southwark |
| Tower Hamlets | Bethnal Green, Poplar, Stepney |
| Wandsworth | Battersea, Wandsworth (except Streatham and Clapham) |
| Westminster | Paddington, St Marylebone, Westminster |
| New (London) borough | Old areas (municipal boroughs and urban districts) |
|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | Barking and Dagenham in Essex |
| Barnet | Barnet and East Barnet in Hertfordshire; Finchley, Hendon and Friern Barnet in Middlesex, England>Middlesex |
| Bexley | Bexley, Erith, Crayford and Sidcup from Chislehurst and Sidcup in Kent |
| Brent | Wembley and Willesden in Middlesex, England>Middlesex |
| Bromley | Bromley, Beckenham, Orpington, Penge and Chislehurst from Chislehurst and Sidcup in Kent |
| Croydon | Croydon and Coulsdon and Purley in Surrey |
| Ealing | Acton, Ealing and Southall in Middlesex, England>Middlesex |
| Enfield | Edmonton, Enfield, Southgate in Middlesex |
| Haringey | Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green in Middlesex, England>Middlesex |
| Harrow | Harrow in Middlesex, England>Middlesex |
| Havering | Romford and Hornchurch in Essex |
| Hillingdon | Uxbridge and Yiewsley and West Drayton in Middlesex, England>Middlesex |
| Hounslow | Feltham and Heston and Isleworth in Middlesex, England>Middlesex |
| Kingston upon Thames | Kingston upon Thames, Malden and Coombe and Surbiton in Surrey |
| Merton | Mitcham, Merton and Morden, Wimbledon in Surrey |
| Newham | East Ham, West Ham in Essex; North Woolwich from Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich>Woolwich |
| Redbridge | Ilford, Wanstead and Woodford from Essex (plus part of Dagenham and Chigwell) |
| Richmond upon Thames | Barnes and Richmond upon Thames in Middlesex, England>Middlesex; Twickenham in Surrey; |
| Sutton | Bedlington, Carshalton and Sutton and Cheam in Surrey |
| Waltham Forest | Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow in Essex |
See also: List of places in London, England
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| Greater London | London | |
| London boroughs : Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Bexley | Brent | Bromley | Camden | City of London | Croydon | Ealing | Enfield | Greenwich | Hackney | Haringey | Hammersmith and Fulham | Harrow | Havering | Hillingdon | Hounslow | Islington | Lambeth | Lewisham | Kensington and Chelsea | Kingston | Merton | Newham | Redbridge | Richmond | Southwark | Sutton | Tower Hamlets | Wandsworth | Waltham Forest | Westminster | |
| Greater London Authority | London Assembly | Mayor of London |