City of London Corporation City of London Corporation The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the municipal governing body of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's financial sector. In 2006 the name was changed from Corporation of London to avoid confusion with the wider London local government, the Greater London Authority. The Corporation is probably the world's oldest continuously-elected local government authority. Both businesses and residents of the City, or "Square Mile", are entitled to vote in elections, and
Mile End New Town southern boundary; the northern and eastern boundary approximating the East London Line cutting; and the western boundary falling short of Spital Street. Mile End Old Town (today known as Mile End) was located some distance to the east, separated from Mile End New Town by Whitechapel and Stepney. It was grouped into the Whitechapel District in 1855 and became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney in 1900. The parish was abolished in 1921. The parish occupied an area of and the population was as follows: Mile End New Town Mile End New Town is a former district in what