Based on the Wikipedia page [1] The Local Government Act 1985 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Its main effect was to abolish the Greater London Council that had been established, along with county councils of the six metropolitan counties covering other conurbations that had been set up in 1974. The core provision, section 1, stated that "the Greater London Council; and the metropolitan county councils" shall cease to exist. The London Residuary Body was created to handle the disposal of the GLC's assets.