List Of Electoral Wards In Greater London
Greater London is a ceremonial county made up of thirty-two London boroughs and these divisions total 624 wards. Most wards elect three members, but four boroughs include wards with fewer seats: Bromley with four two-seat and one single-seat ward, Croydon with two two-seat wards, Hammersmith and Fulham with two two-seat wards, and Hillingdon with one two-seat ward.
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