Greater_London_Authority_(Referendum)_Act_1998

Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998

Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998

United Kingdom legislation

See also: Greater London Authority referendum, 1998

The Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998 (c. 3) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which made legal provision for the holding of a non-binding referendum in Greater London on whether there should be a democratically elected Assembly for London and a separately elected Mayor for London.[1][2]

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The Act

The Act legislated for the holding of a non-binding referendum to be held on 7 May 1998 in Greater London on whether there should be a democratically elected London Assembly and a separately elected Mayor for London and legislates for the appointment a Chief Counting Officer to oversee the referendum.

The referendum

The act legislated for a non binding referendum to be held in Greater London on 7 May 1998 on the issue of a Greater London Authority and enables the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to appoint a Chief Counting Officer to oversee the referendum.

Referendum question

The question that appeared on ballot papers in the referendum before the electorate under the act was:

Are you in favour of the Government's proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly?

permitting a simple YES / NO answer.

Counting areas

The 33 London Boroughs would be used as the counting areas for the referendum.

Result

All 33 London boroughs voted "Yes" in the referendum.
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Outcome

Following the successful outcome of the vote the Greater London Authority Act 1999 was passed by the UK Parliament and the Authority came into being following elections in 2000.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998".
  2. [2]
    "Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill". 29 October 1997.
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