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Rubbish collection, local taxes and leisure services are among areas overseen by local councillors in Britain, who number 20,000 in total and are elected by the communities they serve.
The poll, carried-out for London Councils an organisation which represents the city's 33 borough councils, found that about half of 1,001 people surveyed believed, wrongly, that the police are run by councillors.
"It is vital for the health and prosperity of London's local government that we help more people understand what a council does and what it takes to be a councillor," said Merrick Cockell, chairman of London Councils.
About a quarter of Londoners surveyed said they would like to become a councillor, but over half wrongly believed local councillors must represent a political party.