Ealing London Borough Council

Ealing London Borough Council
Whole council elected every four years
Coat of arms
Type
Type	London Borough Council of the London Borough of Ealing
Structure
Seats	69 councillors in 23 wards
Labour	53 / 69
Conservatives	12 / 69
Lib Dems	4 / 69
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	22 May 2014
Next election	2018
Meeting place
Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, Ealing
Website
www.ealing.gov.uk

Ealing London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Ealing in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London.

History

A map showing the wards of Ealing since 2002

It was envisaged through the London Government Act 1963 that Ealing as a London local authority would share power with the Greater London Council. The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the local authorities responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council it has been an education authority since 1965. This arrangement lasted until 1986 when Ealing London Borough Council gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the Greater London Council, such as waste disposal. Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of the available range of powers and functions. it was

Finances

Ealing London Borough Council is the billing authority for Council Tax, and collects a precept on behalf of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority the Greater London Authority and Transport for London.

External links

London Borough of Ealing website

Local authorities in London

Regional	Greater London Authority

City of London	Corporation of London Inner Temple Middle Temple

London borough councils	Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster

London Borough of Ealing

Districts	Acton Acton Green Bedford Park Dormers Wells Ealing (including Brentham Garden Suburb and Pitshanger) East Acton Greenford Hanwell North Acton Northolt Norwood Green Park Royal Perivale South Acton Southall West Acton West Ealing (including Northfields)

Attractions	Hoover Building London Motorcycle Museum Museum of Asian Music Pitzhanger Manor Gallery and House Questors Theatre Wharncliffe Viaduct

Parks and open spaces	Acton Green Acton Park Ealing Common Lammas Park Northala Fields Southall Park Walpole Park

Constituencies	Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall

Tube and railway stations	Acton Central Acton Main Line Acton Town Boston Manor Castle Bar Park Chiswick Park Drayton Green Ealing Broadway Ealing Common Greenford Hanger Lane Hanwell North Acton North Ealing Northfields Northolt Northolt Park Park Royal Perivale South Acton Southall South Ealing South Greenford Sudbury Town West Acton West Ealing

Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

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Ealing London Borough Council

History

Finances

See also

External links