The London Government Act 1899 (62 & 63 Vict. c.14) divided the County of London into 28 Metropolitan Boroughs, replacing the 41 parish vestries and District Boards of Works administering the area. The act also transferred a few powers from the London County Council to the boroughs, and removed a number of boundary anomalies. The act was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 13th July 1899, with the first elections to the new boroughs occurring on 1st November 1900. The County of London (in red), super imposed upon todays Greater London area, to show the difference in size with post-1965 Borough boundaries The County of London was an administrative county of England from 1888 to 1965. ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... (Redirected from 13th July) July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... (Redirected from 1st November) November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Metropolitan boroughs

Section 1 of the act stated "The whole of the administrative county of London, excluding the city of London, shall be divided into metropolitan boroughs". The boroughs were to be divided into wards, with three councillors for each ward. There were also to be alderman at a ratio of one to every six councillors. This followed the practice for county councils, rather than municipal boroughs, where the ratio was one alderman for each councillor. The first election of councillors was set for the 1st November 1900, with a third of the councillors going out of office each year. The chairman of the council was to have the title of mayor. Unlike the municipal boroughs which received this status by the grant of a charter of incorporation, the metropolitan boroughs had no charters, being created by act of parliament. In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... (Redirected from 1st November) November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...

Powers transferred to the boroughs

Section 4 (1) provided that every elected vestry and district board in the county of London would cease to exist, with the powers, properties and liabilities of the abolished authorities transferring to the metropolitan boroughs.

Section 5 (1) transferred a few minor functions to the boroughs from the London County Council. These were concerned with the licensing of dairymen, removal of obstructions and unauthorised signs and the licensing of wooden structures. The boroughs were also allowed to exercise some powers concurrently with the county council within their own boundaries: these involved the demolition of buildings, the regulation of water companies, the power to acquire land, the housing of the working classes and the power to make byelaws. London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ...

By section 6 (1) all main roads within a borough were transferred to their charge.

The act allowed for the London County Council and the metropolitan boroughs to transfer powers to and from each other, if both the county council and a majority of the boroughs agreed. A similar mechanism was included in the act in regard to the county council and the common council of the City of London. For London as a whole, see the main article London. ...

Other measures

Detached parts of parishes

Every part of a parish in the county of London that was wholly detached from the principal part of the parish was to be annexed or divided to the borough which it adjoined. Any detached part of another county surrounded by the county of London was to be transferred to the latter county, and incorporated into a metropolitan borough, while any part of the county of London surrounded by another county was to be similarly transferred.

Notable examples of parishes effected were:

• South Hornsey, in Middlesex which consisted of two detached pieces entirely surrounded by the county of London, which was incorporated into the metropolitan borough of Stoke Newington
• Alexandra Park, an exclave of the parish of Clerkenwell and county of London, locally in Middlesex, which was transferred to the parish of Hornsey in the latter county.
• Chelsea and Kensington, both within the county of London had detached pieces adjoining or surrounded by the other parish, which were exchanged.

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Woolwich local board

A local board had been formed in Woolwich parish in 1852. It was the only parish in the metropolitan area to adopt legislation forming such a body. The board had a unique constitution, with some members elected and others nominated by the superintendent of the Royal Navy dockyard, the commanding officers of the Royal Engineers and the Royal Artillery, and the storekeeper of Her Majesty's Ordnance. The local board was dissolved by section 19 of the act, with its powers passing to the metropolitan borough of Woolwich. Woolwich (pronounced Woolitch) is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers (RE), commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army It is made up of a number of regiments. ...

Penge

Penge was a detached part of the parish of Battersea, several miles from its parent parish, and on the edge of the county of London as created in 1889. Although detached it was administered by the Wandsworth District Board. Section 20 of the act sought to deal with this anomaly. It allowed an order in council to either incorporate the township into either of the metropolitan boroughs of Lewisham or Camberwell, or to form it into an urban district in one or other of the county of Surrey or Kent. In the event, Penge became an urban district in Kent. Penge is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in the United Kingdom and in the Commonwealth which is formally made in the name of the Queen by the Privy Council (Queen-in-Council), or the Governor-General or Governor by the Executive Council (Governor-General-in-Council, Governor-in... Lewisham is an area within the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ... Camberwell is a district of London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...

Kensington Palace

Section 21 allowed for Kensington Palace to be detached from the borough of Westminster and be transferred to the borough of Kensington by order in council, which was duly done. The presence of the palace with the borough led indirectly to its acquisition of "royal" status in 1901. Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... Categories: Stub | London Government ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Temples

The Inner Temple and Middle Temple were deemed to be part of the City of London for the purposes of the act. The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England, to which barristers belong and where they are called to the bar. ... The Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London. ... For London as a whole, see the main article London. ...

Areas of the Metropolitan Boroughs

Schedule 1 of the act described the area of each of the 28 boroughs to be created. It did not give them names. Where the borough consisted of a single parish, or followed the area of a parliamentary constituency then it would take its name. In other cases, an "appropriate name" was to be given to the borough by order in council.

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The Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1899 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of Islington. ... Finsbury is a place in the south of the London Borough of Islington. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it was merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith to form the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Fulham is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham located 3. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1899 and 1965. ... Greenwich (pronounced gren-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... 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The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1899 until in 1965 it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster to form the London Borough of Westminster. ... Marylebone (sometimes written St. ... The Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras was a metropolitan borough under London County Council between 1899 and 1965, when it was amalgated with the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden. ... St Pancras was a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity, and was beheaded for his faith at the age of just 14 around the year 304. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it was merged with others to form the London Borough of Hackney. ... Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... 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Sources

• The London Government Act 1899
• Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.1, Frederic Youngs, London, 1979