An Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum on the establishment of a Greater London Authority and for expenditure in preparation for such an Authority; and to confer additional functions on the Local Government Commission for England in connection with the establishment of such an Authority.
The government published a green paper with the title New Leadership for London in July 1997.[3] This laid out the principles of the GLA: a strong mayor and a "strategic" assembly.[3]
The act legislated for the holding of a non-binding referendum to be held on 7 May 1998 in Greater London on whether there should be a democratically elected London Assembly and a separately elected Mayor for London and legislates for the appointment a Chief Counting Officer to oversee the referendum.
The full proposals were confirmed in a March 1998 white paper entitled AMayor and Assembly for London which set out the full details of the proposal. details.[3]
The referendum
The act legislated for a non binding referendum to be held in Greater London on 7 May 1998 on the issue of a Greater London Authority and enables the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to appoint a Chief Counting Officer to oversee the referendum.
Referendum question
The question that appeared on ballot papers in the referendum before the electorate under the act was:
Are you in favour of the government’s proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly?
—Form of ballot paper, Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998, Schedule
Following the successful outcome of the vote the Greater London Authority Act 1999 was passed by the UK Parliament and the Authority came into being following elections in 2000.
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