Editing Greater London Authority (section)

==Purpose==
The GLA is responsible for the strategic administration of the {{convert|1579|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} of [[Greater London]]. It shares local government powers with the councils of 32 [[London boroughs]] and the [[City of London Corporation]]. It was created to improve the co-ordination between the local authorities in Greater London, while the [[Mayor of London]]'s role is to provide a single representative for the capital. The Mayor proposes policy and the GLA's budget, and makes appointments to the capital's strategic executive such as [[Transport for London]].

The London Assembly serves as a watchdog for the city and holds the mayor accountable.<ref>{{cite web |title=What do the Mayor of London and the London Assembly do? |url=https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/what-do-mayor-london-and-london-assembly-do |website=London Elects |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> The assembly must also accept or amend the mayor's budget on an annual basis.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Travers| first=Tony | title=Decentralization London-style: The GLA and London Governance| url=https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340022000006097| pages=779–788| date=2010-08-18| journal=
Regional Studies | volume=36 | issue=7 |location=Brighton, England| doi=10.1080/0034340022000006097 }}</ref> The GLA is based at [[City Hall, London (Newham)|City Hall]] in the [[London Borough of Newham]], situated next to the redeveloped [[Royal Victoria Dock]] in [[Canning Town]]. The GLA moved to this building from the previous [[City Hall, London (Southwark)|City Hall]], in [[Southwark]], in January 2022.

The GLA is different from the corporation of the [[City of London]] with its largely ceremonial lord mayors, which controls only the square mile of the city, London's chief financial centre.