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     Mark's constituency is covered by two local government authorities: Westminster City Council and the City of London. Westminster If you live in Westminster your interests will be represented on the Council by an elected ward councillor. A ward is an electoral district, and in Westminster each ward is represented by three councillors. Westminster is divided into twenty wards, twelve of which are in Mark's constituency: Bayswater, Lancaster Gate, Hyde Park, Bryanston and Dorset Square, Marylebone High Street, West End, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, St James's, Warwick, Churchill, Tachbrook, Vincent Square. Click here to find out who your local councillor is. Click here to find out more about how Westminster City Council can help you. City of London The City of London is unique as a local authority. It is the oldest in the country and operates on a non-party political basis through its Lord Mayor, and elected Aldermen and members of the Court of Common Council. In addition to the usual services provided by a local authority, the City of London performs a number of special functions. It runs its own police force and the nation's Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey. It provides five Thames bridges, runs the quarantine station at Heathrow Airport and is the Port Health Authority for the Thames tidal estuary. Three food markets (Billingsgate, Spitalfields and Smithfield) also belong to the City of London. The City of London funds many of these services from its own investments at no cost to the public. Click here to find out more about how the City of London can help you.  |
