page_title: London County Council
section_title: Second World War era
hierarchical_section_title: London County Council / Powers and duties / Second World War era
caption_attribution_description: Hampstead Heath
context_page_description: London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council. The LCC was the largest, most significant and most ambitious English municipal authority of its day.
context_section_description: By 1939 the council had the following powers and duties:
  † Denotes a power administered by the City of London Corporation within the City.
caption: A pond on Hampstead Heath, the largest open space maintained by the council
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