483:, who were elected by the council for a six-year term. Half of the aldermen were elected every third year at the council's annual meeting. It was originally envisaged that the council would choose persons from outside of the municipal body. In practice, however, the aldermanic benches were almost exclusively filled by the promotion of long-serving councillors. The mayor of the borough was elected for a one-year term, although he was eligible for re-election indefinitely. Under the original legislation the mayor was required to be a councillor or alderman. The Municipal Corporations Act 1882 empowered the council to elect any suitably qualified inhabitant of the borough as mayor. However, the mayoralty continued to be almost universally conferred on a senior alderman or councillor.
31:
494:, and the November 1948 elections were postponed until May 1949. From that date, municipal elections were held on the second Thursday of May. In view of the forthcoming local government reorganisation, the 1972 elections were rescheduled to 4 May, with no elections in 1973 and all sitting councillors and aldermen holding their seats until midnight on 31 March 1974.
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district to cover a larger or smaller territory than the borough, in which case a separate local board was elected. The overlapping functions of borough councils, improvement commissioners and local boards were gradually consolidated. Many boroughs took over the functions of commissioners or separate local boards under the Public Health Act 1872, which established
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with perpetual succession, and included all registered electors or "burgesses" of the borough. However, the actual administration was carried out by a town council, which was in effect a committee representative of the community at large. All those eligible to vote were entered in the "burgess roll",
728:
into municipal elections. Wards were replaced by electoral areas, and the entire council was to be elected triennially. Separate elections of aldermen and councillors were ended, with all members of the council elected by popular vote. One-quarter of the elected members were entitled to the title of
683:
followed the example of the legislation in
England and Wales. Unlike the 1835 Act, the Irish Act abolished nearly all of the country's boroughs, reforming just 10. Inhabitants of the larger of the abolished boroughs or of any town with a population of 3,000 could petition the crown for incorporation
604:
The title of "borough" was considered to be more dignified than "urban district", and so many larger urban districts petitioned to be granted the status of a municipal borough, and many were granted this right. Borough status did not substantially increase local government powers, although municipal
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could also be established for providing infrastructure and overseeing public health. Where local board districts were created covering municipal boroughs the borough council was often, but not always, appointed to serve as the local board. In some places it was deemed necessary for the local board
429:
In 1873 the
Association of Municipal Corporations was formed to represent the interests of the boroughs collectively; its membership included both county and non-county boroughs. The AMC was later to be a strong advocate for expanding county boroughs and unitary local government, and it was at the
353:
to oversee many local affairs. The legislation required all municipal corporations to be elected according to a standard franchise, based on property ownership. The Act reformed 178 boroughs with effect from 1 January 1836. At the same time, a procedure was established whereby the inhabitant
474:
The town council of each municipal borough consisted of a mayor, aldermen, and councillors. The councillors were directly elected by the burgesses for a three-year term, with one-third of their membership retiring each year. Boroughs with a population of more than 6,000 were divided into
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received a charter of incorporation in 1846. The corporation and town council were identical in their constitution to the
English boroughs, and each borough was divided into wards with three, six or nine councillors per ward and one alderman for every three councillors.
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responsible for matters such as paving, lighting and cleaning streets, supplying water and providing sewers. These improvement commissioners continued to exist alongside the borough councils unless the commissioners chose to transfer their powers to the council.
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provided the statutory basis for municipal boroughs up to their abolition. An important change in the 1933 legislation removed the right to petition for incorporation from inhabitant householders. In future, petitions could only be made by existing urban or
323:. The majority had self-elected common councils, whose members served for life. Where there was an election, the incumbent members of the corporation often effectively nominated the electorate. Eleven boroughs were
570:, with borough councils usually being designated as the urban sanitary authority. There were a handful of exceptions where commissioners and local boards continued to operate alongside borough councils until the
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were not immediately abolished. Several of them subsequently sought new charters as municipal boroughs; those that did not were finally abolished in 1887 by the
Municipal Corporations Act 1886. Only the
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was appointed in 1833 to investigate the various borough corporations in
England and Wales. In all 263 towns were found to have some form of corporation created by charter or in existence
455:
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Nine boroughs (four county boroughs and five municipal boroughs) were within the territory of the Irish Free State in 1922. Two new boroughs were created by statute. In 1930, the
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provided for a reformed form of town government, designated a municipal borough. The Act introduced a uniform system of town government in municipal boroughs, with an elected
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The non-county boroughs had more limited powers of self-government, and shared power with county councils. In 1894, towns which had not been incorporated as boroughs became
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required the remaining anomalies to be addressed; from 1889 all borough councils were sanitary authorities with powers to provide infrastructure and oversee public health.
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Municipal elections were originally held on 1 November, with the mayoral election and filling of aldermanic vacancies on 9 November. Elections were cancelled during the
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abolished municipal boroughs. County boroughs were replaced by statutory "cities", while the title of "borough" was retained for the other towns holding the status.
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Municipal boroughs were not automatically given powers to provide or maintain infrastructure under the 1835 Act. Many boroughs were covered by separate bodies of
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394:"anti-incorporationists". The Tory objections to the legality of the charters led to them boycotting elections to the new boroughs until the enactment of the
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811:. This borough was later abolished in 1994. In 1937 the town of Galway was reconstituted as a municipal borough. It became a county borough in 1986.
514:, and holding various civil and criminal courts. The types of courts which could be held depended on whether the borough had been given a separate
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of the abolished boroughs were inherited by one of the new local authorities. District councils were permitted to apply for a charter to receive
35:
Map of municipal boroughs in 1971 (named in boldface text), alongside administrative counties, county boroughs, urban districts, rural districts
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729:"alderman", which was used to designate the first candidates elected in each area. The remaining successful candidates being "councillors".
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Edsall, Nicholas C. (March 1973). "Varieties of
Radicalism: Attwood, Cobden and the Local Politics of Municipal Incorporation".
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On establishment, Northern
Ireland contained the county boroughs of Belfast and Londonderry, with no municipal boroughs. The
454:; in this case "burgesses" became "citizens". In a handful of cities the chief magistrate was granted the further dignity of
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survived as a local authority in an unreformed state; the City undertook a major reform of its democratic structure in 2005.
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whose duties included serving as returning officer. To fund their work the borough council was allowed to set and collect
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abolished proportional representation in local government elections in 1922, and amended the 1840 Act in 1926, allowing
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A number of further acts of parliament amended the 1835 legislation. All of these were repealed and replaced by the
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for a charter of incorporation. Accordingly, by 1972 the number of boroughs had increased to 12 in number.
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330:. Following the report of the royal commission, legislation was introduced to reform borough corporations.
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671:, a special committee of district councillors, were formed to perpetuate the mayoralty of a town or city.
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366:, constituting the area a municipal borough. The attempts to incorporate large industrial towns such as
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779:. The city or borough status conferred by the municipal charters passed to the new district councils.
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The remaining municipal boroughs, of which there were over 200, were abolished on 1 April 1974 by the
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303:. These corporations were not popularly elected: characteristically they were self-selecting
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which were entirely self-governing and independent from county council administration.
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with separate elections held in each ward annually. One-quarter of the council were
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called for a reform of all local government. This speech eventually led to the
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880:(July 1842). "Statistics of the Municipal Institutions of the English Towns".
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Each municipal borough possessed a corporation uniformly designated as the
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under the Act. In the event, only one additional borough was created when
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The municipal boroughs created under the 1835 Act had powers relating to
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The Act for Promoting the Public Health, with notes and an appendix
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Shaw, Albert (June 1889). "Municipal Government in Great Britain".
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replacing all county and municipal boroughs as well as urban and
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for parliamentary elections, except in those boroughs which were
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The system of local government was reorganised in 1973, with 26
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was created by the amalgamation of the four urban districts of
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of the town. The only exception was where the borough enjoyed
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1319:
Local Government (Northern Ireland) Act 1972 (N.I. 1972 c.9)
1204:. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1879. p. 408
621:, small municipal boroughs could be absorbed by surrounding
1423:). Signed on 18 December 1985. Statutory Instrument of the
590:. Boroughs were divided into two sorts, with some becoming
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with town councils headed by a town mayor. In a few cases
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from 1840 to 2002. Broadly similar structures existed in
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Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971
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Journal of Comparative Legislation and International Law
1155:(3rd ed.). London: Shaw and Sons. pp. 254–271
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A familiar abridgement of the Municipal Corporation Act
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A familiar abridgement of the Municipal Corporation Act
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Nineteenth Annual Report of the Local Government Board
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recommending large unitary councils for all England.
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Boroughs incorporated in England and Wales 1882–1974
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Boroughs incorporated in England and Wales 1835–1882
605:boroughs above a certain size had the right to run
1609:Defunct types of subdivision in the United Kingdom
1309:Municipal Corporations Act (Northern Ireland) 1926
1201:Eighth Annual Report of the Local Government Board
279:
271:Unreformed boroughs in England and Wales 1835–1886
1272:Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840, C. 108
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16:Former type of British and Irish local government
1600:
586:were created across England and Wales under the
1173:
466:which was compiled by the town clerk annually.
390:"incorporationists" were bitterly contested by
981:The Process of Local Government Reform 1966–74
914:Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (C.76), S. 141
1477:
882:Journal of the Statistical Society of London
828:List of rural and urban districts in England
783:Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland
1360:). Enacted on 21 December 1993. Act of the
1130:. London: Henry Butterworth. pp. 47–48
696:designated the six largest municipalities (
601:with similar powers to municipal boroughs.
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1470:
1443:, s. 10: Local government areas (
1281:Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919, C. 19
833:List of rural and urban districts in Wales
534:. The mayor was also required to serve as
441:
430:annual conference of the AMC in 1965 that
29:
1250:. Wexford Borough Council. Archived from
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681:Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
86:Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
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968:Local Government Act 1933 (C. 51), S.129
876:
663:, while small municipal boroughs became
655:In most cases, the civic privileges and
542:, where the borough council appointed a
295:they had come under royal control, with
1447:). Enacted on 21 July 2001. Act of the
1402:). Enacted on 3 April 1985. Act of the
1381:). Enacted on 10 June 1937. Act of the
1336:). Enacted on 17 July 1930. Act of the
983:. George Allen & Unwin. p. 19.
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405:. The 1882 Act and the consolidating
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1493:Borough status in the United Kingdom
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640:. In England, they were replaced by
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722:Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919
694:Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
13:
1354:Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993
1330:Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930
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838:Urban district (England and Wales)
14:
1625:
1174:Cunningham Glen, William (1873).
311:or were under the control of the
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307:, were nominated by tradesmen's
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1530:Municipal Corporations Act 1835
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335:Municipal Corporations Act 1835
280:Municipal Corporations Act 1835
81:Municipal Corporations Act 1835
1614:Boroughs of the United Kingdom
1512:Metropolitan borough (England)
1291:"Review of Legislation 1922".
1177:The Public Health Act 1872 etc
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758:Parliament of Northern Ireland
734:Government of Ireland Act 1920
578:County and non-county boroughs
448:Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses
419:boroughs unreformed by the Act
1:
1583:Unreformed boroughs 1835–1886
1555:Metropolitan borough (London)
1039:The English Historical Review
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354:householders of a town could
241:from 1840 to 1973 and in the
1248:"History of Borough Council"
1052:10.1093/ehr/LXXXI.CCCXXI.673
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1105:. London: Henry Butterworth
1073:"The Municipal Elections".
1002:Political Science Quarterly
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646:non-metropolitan districts
424:City of London Corporation
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237:between 1836 and 1974, in
229:district which existed in
148:2002 (Republic of Ireland)
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1560:Local Government Act 1933
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1441:Local Government Act 2001
1079:. 13 May 1949. p. 3.
938:10.1017/S0018246X00003721
816:Local Government Act 2001
638:Local Government Act 1972
619:Local Government Act 1958
588:Local Government Act 1888
572:Local Government Act 1888
555:improvement commissioners
407:Local Government Act 1933
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1544:1882–1974 incorporations
1534:1835–1882 incorporations
789:borough of Dún Laoghaire
568:urban sanitary districts
364:charter of incorporation
142:1974 (England and Wales)
805:Killiney and Ballybrack
724:introduced a system of
629:, with the powers of a
516:commission of the peace
442:Corporation and council
145:1973 (Northern Ireland)
1149:Lawes, Edward (1851).
1124:Guppy, Robert (1835).
1099:Guppy, Robert (1835).
926:The Historical Journal
504:electoral registration
461:The corporation was a
1455: on 4 April 2023.
1451:. Retrieved from
1445:No. 37 of 2001, s. 10
1431: on 24 June 2021.
1427:. Retrieved from
1425:Government of Ireland
1410: on 24 June 2021.
1406:. Retrieved from
1389: on 24 June 2021.
1385:. Retrieved from
1364:. Retrieved from
1340:. Retrieved from
1089:The Times, 5 May 1972
858:Parliamentary borough
436:Redcliffe-Maud Report
265:Further information:
196:Municipal corporation
128:(Republic of Ireland)
71:Administrative county
1421:S.I. No. 425 of 1985
1379:No. 3P of 1937, s. 4
1358:No. 31 of 1993, s. 9
1334:No. 27 of 1930, s. 3
979:Wood, Bruce (1976).
532:justice of the peace
173:Possible status
1588:Seigneurial borough
1400:No. 7 of 1985, s. 5
1368: on 2016-08-05.
1344: on 2008-07-14.
1254:on 19 November 2007
243:Republic of Ireland
116:(England and Wales)
83:(England and Wales)
57:Republic of Ireland
1453:Irish Statute Book
1429:Irish Statute Book
1408:Irish Statute Book
1387:Irish Statute Book
1366:Irish Statute Book
1342:Irish Statute Book
665:successor parishes
561:From 1848 onwards
540:counties corporate
358:the Crown via the
341:, consisting of a
165:Non-county borough
122:(Northern Ireland)
1596:
1595:
1522:Municipal borough
740:in 1921, between
607:primary education
536:returning officer
492:Second World Wars
313:lord of the manor
261:England and Wales
223:municipal borough
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53:England and Wales
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746:Irish Free State
742:Northern Ireland
669:charter trustees
648:and in Wales by
526:. The mayor was
520:quarter sessions
432:Richard Crossman
317:Royal commission
293:late Middle Ages
253:and creation of
239:Northern Ireland
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592:county boroughs
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