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The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each has a different system of local government.

1 Structure

1.1 Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland,

These three parts each have a devolved assembly - the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly respectively. These are not considered local, but national (or provincial) government.

The three consistently use a pattern of unitary authorities meaning there is a single tier of local government. There are 32 council areas in Scotland, 22 counties and county boroughs in Wales, and 26 districts in Northern Ireland.

1.2 England

thumb Counties and unitary authorities of England

The pattern in England is more complex. England has no separate governing body for the whole of it other than that of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is subdivided into 9 regions. One of these, Greater LondonThe administrative area of Greater London combines the City of London, the City of Westminster and 31 other London boroughs, and includes most of what is commonly known simply as London, capital of the United Kingdom. It covers 1579 km2 and had a populati, has an elected AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. It has power to scrutinise the Mayor and authority, conduct investigations, to amend the budget and to initiate proposals. London Assembly constit and MayorThe Mayor of London is an elected politician in London England, who heads the Greater London Authority and is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across the whole of the region of London. These include transport, but the others have a relatively minor role, with unelected regional assemblies and Regional Development Agencies .

Excluding Greater London, England has two different patterns of local government in use. In some areas there is a county councilIn the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. The first county councils were introduced in the late 19th century in England and Wales, and this system was soon extended to Scotland and the island of Ireland. The areas they cov responsible for some services within a countyThe division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. Counties are usually divided into several districts, each with its own separate administration (districts may be called Boroughs in some cases). Counties which consist of only one distr, with several districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca councils responsible for other services. These councils are elected in separate elections. Some areas have only one level of local government, and these are dubbed unitary authorities.

Councils of counties are called 'X County Council', whereas district councils can be 'District Council', 'Borough Council', or 'City Council' depending upon the status of the district. Unitary authorities may be called County Councils, Metropolitan Borough Councils, Borough Councils, City Councils, District Councils, or sometimes just Councils. These names do not change the role or authority of the council.

Overall responsibility for issues such as transport in Greater London is vested in the Greater London AuthorityThe Greater London Authority GLA administers the 1579 sq. miles) of Greater London, covering the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. Entering on its functions on July 3, 2000, the authority consists of an elected Mayor and 25-member Assembly. The p. London is then divided into 32 London boroughs and the City of London, which have powers between a normal district and a unitary authority.

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