Newham London Borough Council

Newham London Borough Council  is the local authority for the London Borough of Newham.

Councillors were first elected in 1964, before being able to exercise power on creation of all London Boroughs on 1 April 1965. Newham replaced East Ham Borough Council, West Ham Borough Council and Woolwich Metropolitan Borough Council (for North Woolwich). West Ham was a county borough (which meant that its council had the functions of both a county and a borough) from 1889 and East Ham gained that status in 1915. It was previously a non-county borough and between 1894 and 1904 it was governed by East Ham Urban District Council. Before 1900 North Woolwich was governed by the Vestry of the Parish of Woolwich.

It was envisaged through the London Government Act 1963 that Newham 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 Newham London Borough Council gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the Greater London Council, such as waste disposal.

(Information from Wikipedia on 4/9/2018)

Website and contact details

https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/index.aspx
Contact telephone number: 02033731950
Contact email address: [email protected]

Licensing information

Additional licensing? Yes
Additional licensing further information: here
Selective licensing? Yes
Selective licensing further information: here
Licensing charges: here
Application form: here
Additional information: useful information and links

Other Local Authority Services

Homelessness Prevention Services: here
Discretionary Housing Payment Policy: here
Disabled Facilities Grant: here
Green Improvement Support: Page 6 found here
Waste and rubbish collection services: here

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