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structure within it. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the area, resulting in local authorities responsible for larger areas and populations. The upper tier of local government was reformed to cover the whole of the
Greater London area and with a more strategic
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I invite hon. Members on both sides to agree that, whatever may have been the merits of saying that the area of the L.C.C. was London in 1848, it is idle to say in 1962 that the frontiers are the same now. Plainly, in the more than 70 years since the L.C.C. came into existence, the whole pattern of
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Requests from the councils of
Romford, Barnet, Carshalton, Coulsdon and Purley, Feltham, Yiewsley and West Drayton to be removed from the area were turned down. Additionally, the department decided that the "northern part of the borough of Epsom and Ewell definitely forms part of Greater London and
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An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in the metropolitan area; to assimilate certain provisions of the Local
Government Act 1933 to provisions for corresponding purposes contained in the London Government Act 1939; to make an adjustment of
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Hackney borough had
Shoreditch rather than the Tower Hamlets borough. Lewisham would be standalone, Deptford would combine with Camberwell and Bermondsey, and Southwark and Lambeth would unite. Eastern Wandsworth was to form a borough in itself, with western Wandsworth being paired with Battersea.
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The government considered that the boroughs should be fewer and larger so published its plan for 34 London boroughs in late 1961. In the County of London this reorganised the proposed boroughs so that combinations for the present boroughs of Camden, Westminster and
Islington were achieved. The
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Plan does not recognise this important basic fact. Secondly, the
Government regard it as vital that the functions that need to be exercised over the whole of Greater London should be in the hands of a body with real positive powers. In no other way can such a Government be
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The
Minister of Housing and Local Government announced, on their request, that five urban districts (Cheshunt, Chigwell, Esher, Staines and Sunbury) were to be excluded from Greater London on 18 May 1961, having earlier confirmed the widely expected exclusion of
853:, the minister, asked local councils for suggestions as to possible names, asking that they be a single word if possible, and noting that "the best name will be the place recognised as the centre of the new borough". Double-barrelled names were to be prohibited.
1637:, a retired Surrey magistrate and county councillor, co-led the opposition in Committee, having met residents who were all "resolutely and determinedly opposed to the Bill." He was instrumental in getting his own area, Epsom and Ewell, completely excluded.
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Five
Conservative MPs (for North-West Croydon, South Croydon, Carshalton, Wimbledon and East Surrey) sympathised with a petition from 20,000 to 30,000 people from Croydon and two hillside semi-rural towns not to join London. Former Labour Home Secretary
860:' was proposed for the Greenwich and Woolwich metropolitan boroughs. Lewisham and Deptford were unable to agree on whether the borough should be named Lewisham, Deptford or after the central river/stream, Ravensbourne. The councils to become part of the
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can never be successful...The affinities of
Coulsdon and Purley go south, not to the north and east. This is a very bad part of the Bill." The Bill passed, and the boundaries including this fusion, have lasted since 1 April 1965.
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The slightly amended form was laid before
Parliament for substantive debates from November 1962 until April 1963. This proposed the eventually settled 32 more empowered boroughs forming a new administrative county.
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It would be ludicrous for the Government to go to this extent to try to reorganise metropolitan government for the next half century and boggle at including in it the whole of the metropolitan continuous built-up
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that fell wholly within Greater London were to cease to exist, along with their councils. No part of Greater London was to form part of any administrative county, county district or parish. Three Middlesex
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suggested "Northgate" or "Northern Heights" as names. Islington and Finsbury (Borough 3) were also unable to come to a decision, with Finsbury preferring "New River" and Islington preferring Islington.
1123:(Borough 11) as Fulham and Hammersmith were unable to choose a single name, and sent a shortlist to the Minister including "Riverside" and "Olympia" (ultimately changed to Hammersmith and Fulham.)
1611:...we believe that it is a party political Bill. We have been told that it is "politics in the raw". It certainly is. If London County Council can be destroyed for political reasons, so can the
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to consider future local government structures in Greater London. The commission delivered its report in October 1960 proposing the creation of a Greater London with 52 Greater London Boroughs.
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and its corporation were essentially unreformed by the legislation. Subsequent amendments to the Act have significantly amended the upper tier arrangements, with the
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One of those basic strands is that London Government must reflect the physical fact that Greater London is a single city with a recognisable existence of its own:
1536:...but ordinary human speech, how is it that such people can be so appalled at acknowledging that they live in what is the greatest capital city in the world?
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The leaders and all members of the Opposition in both houses saw the Bill as being partisan, opposed London's re-casting and celebrated its predecessor:
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abolished the Greater London Council and transferred its functions to the London borough councils, joint arrangements and to central government. The
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Section 1 of the act established 32 London boroughs, each of which was to be governed by an elected borough council, and was to be regulated by the
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Wembley and Willesden (Borough 28) wished to be called "Willesden and Wembley", but was ultimately titled
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must be included". Epsom and Ewell would ultimately be excluded from the area in its entirety.
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Nine names were without controversy and were proposed in September 1963.
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it is a living organism with its heart, its limbs and its lungs.
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255:. c. 51). Twelve of the boroughs, corresponding to the former
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901:(Borough 2) – "virtually in the centre of the three boroughs"
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the metropolitan police district; and for connected purposes.
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Local government districts abolished or transferred by the
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1811:"Chelsea Name Retained: New Decisions on Three Boroughs".
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The split of functions between the new authorities were:
1956:. House of Commons. 11 December 1962. col. 278–291.
1931:. House of Commons. 20 February 1963. col. 278–518.
1575:, Uxbridge, Middlesex moved into London under this Bill)
1481:, Enfield to join Edmonton and Southgate (to be simply
1441:; Wanstead and Woodford to be added to Ilford to form '
599:, so much of the borough of Barking as lay west of the
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Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London
1589:...you mean to go through with this execution of the
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continued to exist as a directly elected authority.
1627:, Dagenham, Essex, moved into London under this Bill
1353:)/Chingford/Leyton/Walthamstow/Wanstead and Woodford
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was appointed in 1957 under the chairmanship of Sir
267:. None of the boroughs were given names in the act.
1911:. House of Lords. 14 March 1962. col. 278–291.
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Caterham and Warlingham/Coulsdon and Purley/Croydon
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London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee
1023:(not Charlton as previously suggested) (Borough 6)
907:(Borough 5) – a historic alternative name for the
2605:History of local government in London (1889–1965)
2600:Local government legislation in England and Wales
1735:as a replacement for the Greater London Council.
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263:. The remaining twenty boroughs were designated
920:(Borough 14) – named after a red bridge of the
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1371:Bexley/Chislehurst and Sidcup/Crayford/Erith
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505:and so much of the metropolitan borough of
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1988:
1854:"Five More Towns Now Out Of London Plan".
1839:"Government Plan for 34 London Boroughs".
1413:Cheshunt/Edmonton/Enfield (part)/Tottenham
1781:"Names for Nine New Boroughs of London".
1345:Chigwell (north of the Roding – that is,
289:(created in 1889), and absorbed parts of
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622:, and so much of the urban district of
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1689:London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
167:Text of the London Government Act 1963
1983:
1935:
1356:Chigwell (south of the Roding)/Ilford
964:(Borough 31) – a variant spelling of
160:Text of statute as originally enacted
1892:
1090:(Borough 22) (ultimately changed to
2615:Mergers of administrative divisions
2184:Constituent parts of Greater London
1751:"Choosing Names For New Boroughs".
1383:Merton and Morden/Mitcham/Wimbledon
1062:Kensington and Chelsea (Borough 12)
13:
1970:Text of London Government Act 1963
1599:Viscount Alexander of Hillsborough
1192:Motor-vehicle and driving licences
14:
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1963:
1827:English Local Government Reformed
1729:Greater London Authority Act 1999
1723:Greater London Authority Act 1999
1374:Beckenham/Bromley/Orpington/Penge
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1705:Inner London Education Authority
1601:, Leader of Opposition (Lords) (
1074:(Borough 15) – after the former
466:metropolitan borough of Woolwich
351:Inner London Education Authority
189:Parliament of the United Kingdom
39:Parliament of the United Kingdom
32:
1953:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
1928:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
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1908:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
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1825:Redcliffe-Maud & Wood, B.,
1796:"Minister Names New Boroughs".
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245:Municipal Corporations Act 1882
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530:The metropolitan boroughs of
519:The metropolitan boroughs of
486:The metropolitan boroughs of
475:The metropolitan boroughs of
445:The metropolitan boroughs of
430:The metropolitan boroughs of
419:The metropolitan boroughs of
404:The metropolitan boroughs of
389:The metropolitan boroughs of
349:The act also established the
2556:Middlesex to Hertfordshire:
1563:London has been transformed.
1078:which covered a similar area
750:, and the urban district of
731:, and the urban district of
562:, so much of the borough of
512:The metropolitan borough of
501:The metropolitan borough of
460:The metropolitan borough of
367:Metropolitan Police District
270:Section 2 declared that the
7:
1029:(not Uxbridge) (Borough 26)
355:local education authorities
216:abolished in 1986, and the
153:Status: Current legislation
122:Hammersmith Parish Act 1834
10:
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1453:to be divided between the
1389:Barnes/Richmond/Twickenham
1333:Passage through Parliament
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686:and the urban district of
671:and the urban district of
656:and the urban district of
577:and the urban district of
181:London Government Act 1963
143:London Government Act 1939
22:London Government Act 1963
18:United Kingdom legislation
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2412:Yiewsley and West Drayton
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2018:
1717:Education Reform Act 1988
1711:Education Reform Act 1988
1701:Local Government Act 1985
1695:Local Government Act 1985
1681:London Borough of Barking
1673:Local Government Act 1972
1667:Local Government Act 1972
1479:a single borough (Barnet)
1359:Hornchurch (part)/Romford
1252:Cemeteries and crematoria
1139:Distribution of functions
1076:Royal Liberty of Havering
752:Yiewsley and West Drayton
665:Beddington and Wallington
641:, the urban districts of
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1188:Thames flood preventions
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746:, the urban district of
742:, the urban district of
618:, the urban district of
357:in their own right. The
277:Section 3 abolished the
218:Greater London Authority
71:Territorial extent
1948:"LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL"
1923:"LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL"
1903:"LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL"
1424:Caterham and Warlingham
1299:Caterham and Warlingham
1008:(ultimately changed to
877:(Borough 32) included "
591:The county boroughs of
279:administrative counties
234:London borough councils
2445:Chislehurst and Sidcup
2307:Brentford and Chiswick
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1407:Barnet/Finchley/Hendon
1149:Greater London Council
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725:Brentford and Chiswick
652:The county borough of
624:Chislehurst and Sidcup
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317:, county districts or
305:plus the whole of the
230:Greater London Council
214:Greater London Council
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1662:Subsequent amendments
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265:Outer London boroughs
261:Inner London boroughs
224:Provisions of the act
2508:Kingston-upon-Thames
2357:Heston and Isleworth
2347:Hayes and Harlington
1785:. 14 September 1963.
1428:Walton and Weybridge
1307:Walton and Weybridge
1242:Weights and measures
994:Richmond upon Thames
950:Kingston upon Thames
744:Hayes and Harlington
729:Heston and Isleworth
695:Kingston upon Thames
626:as lay north of the
2498:Coulsdon and Purley
1975:London Boroughs map
1888:. 23 November 1962.
1843:. 19 December 1961.
1445:' rather than join
1227:Children's services
701:and the borough of
658:Coulsdon and Purley
464:and so much of the
359:London Traffic Area
23:
1800:. 30 October 1963.
1365:East Ham/West Ham/
383:
259:, were designated
253:23 & 24 Geo. 5
171:legislation.gov.uk
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2518:Merton and Morden
2513:Malden and Coombe
2367:Ruislip-Northwood
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1815:. 3 January 1964.
1401:Wembley/Willesden
1264:
1263:
1235:Refuse collection
1135:came into being.
748:Ruislip-Northwood
727:, the borough of
699:Malden and Coombe
697:, the borough of
688:Merton and Morden
667:, the borough of
558:, the borough of
340:Sunbury-on-Thames
236:and the existing
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813:The boroughs of
790:The boroughs of
772:The boroughs of
757:The boroughs of
708:The boroughs of
678:The boroughs of
669:Sutton and Cheam
633:The boroughs of
610:The boroughs of
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