     the greater london council (glc) was the top-tier local government administrative body for greater london from 1965 to 1986. it replaced the earlier london county council (lcc) which had covered a much smaller area. the glc was dissolved in 1986 by the local government act 1985 and its powers were devolved to the london boroughs and other entities. ==creation== the glc was established by the london government act 1963, which sought to create a new body covering all of london rather than just the inner part of the conurbation, additionally including and empowering newly created london boroughs within the overall administrative structure. in 1957 a royal commission on local government in greater london had been set up under sir edwin herbert, and this reported in 1960, recommending the creation of 52 new london boroughs as the basis for local government. it further recommended that the lcc be replaced by a weaker strategic authority, with responsibility for public transport, road schemes, housing development and regeneration. most of the commissionâs recommendations were accepted, but the number of new boroughs was reduced to 32. greater london covered the whole county of london and most of middlesex, plus parts of essex, kent and surrey, a small part of hertfordshire and the county boroughs of croydon (surrey) and east and west ham (bo
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