Political+London

 **The government of the City of London** is organized much as it was hundreds of years ago, when many thousands of people lived inside the City's walls. Today, the city has fewer residents than even the smallest borough. However, it is London's business and financial center and has equal standing with the 32 boroughs. An organization called the City of London Corporation governs the City. It acts through the [[Political London#|Court]] of Common Council. The Court of Common Council consists of 25 aldermen, one of whim serves as the lord mayor, and 100 common councilors. The lord mayor is elected to a one-year term by the the aldermen after being nominated by members of the liveries (guilds), which represent the City's trades and professions. Voters in the City elect the aldermen to six-year terms and the commom councilors to one-year terms.

London Boroughs
Each borough is managed by a local council that is responsible for administering the borough, and for delivering public such as housing, refuse collection and schools. Eachof London's 33 boroughs has its own government, which consists of mainly of an elected council headed by a mayor. Borough redidentselect new councils every four years. The size of the council varies from borough to borough.