This article is about the administrative body formed in 2000. For the similar body that existed until 1986, see Greater London Council.
Greater London Authority
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Type
Type
Devolved regional governance body
of London
Term limits
None
History
Founded
3 July 2000
Preceded by
Greater London Council (1965–1986)
Leadership
Executive
Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan, Labour Since 9 May 2016
Statutory Deputy Mayor
Joanne McCartney, Labour Since 9 May 2016
London Assembly
Chair
Andrew Boff, Conservative Party Since May 2023
Deputy Chair
Onkar Sahota, Labour Since May 2023
Mayoral group leader
Len Duvall, Labour Since 9 May 2016
Paid Service
Chief Officer
Mary Harpley Since 29 May 2018
Structure
Seats
1 mayor and 25 assembly members (AMs)
Length of term
Four years
Elections
Mayor of London voting system
First past the post
London Assembly voting system
Additional member
Last Mayor of London election
2 May 2024
Last London Assembly election
2 May 2024
Next Mayor of London election
4 May 2028
Next London Assembly election
4 May 2028
Meeting place
City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E161ZE
Website
www.london.gov.uk
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Minister for London
Paul Scully (C)
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Lord-Lieutenant
Ken Olisa
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The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym City Hall, is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London, England. It consists of two political branches: an executive Mayor (currently Sadiq Khan) and the 25-member London Assembly, which serves as a means of checks and balances on the Mayor. Since May 2016, both branches have been under the control of the London Labour Party. The authority was established in 2000, following a local referendum, and derives most of its powers from the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and the Greater London Authority Act 2007.
It is a strategic regional authority, with powers over transport, policing, economic development, and fire and emergency planning. Three functional bodies—Transport for London, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, and the London Fire Commissioner—are responsible for delivery of services in these areas. The planning policies of the Mayor of London are detailed in a statutory London Plan which is regularly updated and published.
The Greater London Authority is mostly funded by direct government grant and it is also a precepting authority, with some money collected with local Council Tax. The GLA is unique in the British devolved and local government system, in terms of structure (it uses a presidential system-esque model), elections and selection of powers. The authority was established to replace a range of joint boards and quangos and provided an elected upper tier of local government in Greater London for the first time since the abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986.
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