Greater London Authority

The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym "City Hall", is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London. It consists of two political branches: the executive Mayoralty (currently led by Sadiq Khan) and the 25-member London Assembly, which serves as a means of checks and balances on the former. 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.

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	Onkar Sahota, Labour Since May 2022
Deputy Chair	Andrew Boff, Conservative Since May 2022
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	Supplementary vote
London Assembly voting system	Additional member
Mayor of London last election	May 2021
London Assembly last election	May 2021
Mayor of London next election	May 2024
London Assembly next election	May 2024
Meeting place

City Hall, Newham, London
Website
www.london.gov.uk

Politics of London

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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 that 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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