Its main effect was to abolish the six county councils of the metropolitan counties that had been set up in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 , along with the Greater London Council that had been established in 1965 .
Its main effect was to [ abolish ] the county councils of the metropolitan counties that had been set up in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 , along with the Greater London Council that had been established in 1965 .