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 | | Today, "London" usually refers to the region of London and the county-level administrative area of Greater London, which cover an identical area and are sub-divided into the thirty-two London Boroughs and the City of London. |
 | | In 2004, the Greater London Authority defined a "metropolitan region" centred on London with a population of 18 million. |
 | | The GLA was created in 2000 as a replacement body for the former Greater London Council (GLC) which was created in 1965 and abolished in 1986 after political disputes between the GLC (then led by Ken Livingstone) and the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher. |
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