Municipal borough

Municipal borough
Also known as	Non-county borough
Category	Local government district
Location	England and Wales
Found in	County
Created by	Municipal Corporations Act 1835
Created	1835
Abolished by	Local Government Act 1972
Abolished	1974
Possible status	City
	Royal borough
Government	Municipal corporation

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974. History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Wm IV c76 - sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act - required members of town councils ( Municipal corporations The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

The municipal boroughs were created by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and allowed the creation of an elected town council, consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors to oversee many local affairs. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Wm IV c76 - sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act - required members of town councils ( Municipal corporations A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a

History

Boroughs had existed in England and Wales since mediæval times, as areas governed by a municipal corporation, which were conferred by Royal Charter. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company These corporations were usually self-selecting oligarchies. Oligarchy' ( Greek, Oligarkhía) is a Form of government where Political power effectively rests with a small elite segment The 1835 Act required all municipal corporations to be elected according to a standard franchise, based on property ownership. At the same time, a procedure was established whereby a town could petition Parliament to be given borough status. A petition is a request to change some thing most commonly made to a government official or public entity The Act reformed 178 boroughs — others were left unreformed and either became irrelevant or were reformed later. Only the City of London Corporation survives as a local authority to today in an unreformed state. The City of London Corporation (formerly known as the Corporation of London)is the municipal governing body of the City of London.

In 1889, the Local Government Act 1888 created county councils across England and Wales. The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 41 was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1888 and established County councils and County borough A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. Boroughs were divided into two sorts, with some becoming county boroughs which were entirely self-governing and independent from county council administration. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City

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 urban districts with similar powers to municipal boroughs. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area

The title of 'borough' was considered to be more dignified than 'urban district', and so many larger urban districts petitioned Parliament 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 boroughs above a certain size had the right to run primary education. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education.

See also: Boroughs incorporated in England and Wales 1835 - 1882, Unreformed boroughs in England and Wales 1835 - 1886 and Boroughs incorporated in England and Wales 1882 - 1974. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 reformed 178 existing boroughs Unreformed boroughs were those corporate towns in England and Wales which had not been reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. The following is a list of towns in England and Wales which were granted charters of incorporation conferring borough status under the Municipal Corporations Act 1882.

Abolition

Under the Local Government Act 1958, small municipal boroughs could be absorbed by surrounding rural districts to become rural boroughs, with the powers of a parish council. The Local Government Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz2 c55 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting local government in England and Wales outside Rural districts were a type of Local government area &ndash now superseded &ndash established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and The Local Government Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz2 c55 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting local government in England and Wales outside A Parish council is a unit of Local government in Great Britain. The borough corporation continued to exist, along with any civic dignities granted by the charter of incorporation.

Bishops Castle, to Clun and Bishop's Castle Rural District in 1967
Bridgnorth, to Bridgnorth Rural District in 1967
Lostwithiel, to St Austell Rural District in 1968
Ludlow, to Ludlow Rural District in 1967
South Molton, to South Moulton Rural District in 1967
Oswestry, to Oswestry Rural District in 1967
Wenlock, to Bridgnorth Rural District in 1966

All municipal boroughs, of which there were over 200, were abolished on April 1, 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Bishop's Castle is a small Market town in Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest Borough. Clun and Bishop's Castle was a Rural district in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1974 Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. Lostwithiel (Lostwydhyel is a Civil parish and small Town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the Estuary Ludlow is a Market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. Ludlow was a Rural district in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1974 South Molton is a small Town in Devon, England. It is part of the North Devon local government district Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border Much Wenlock, earlier known simply as " Wenlock " ("White Place" in Celtic ("Gwyn-loc" is a small town in central Shropshire, England Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales In England, they were replaced by metropolitan or non-metropolitan districts and in Wales by districts. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England.

In most cases the civic privileges and coat of arms of the abolished boroughs were inherited by one of the new local authorities. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people District councils were permitted to apply for a charter to receive borough status, while small municipal boroughs became successor parishes with Town Councils headed by a town mayor. Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by Royal charter to Local government Districts in England, Wales and Northern Successor parishes are Civil parishes created by the Local Government Act 1972 with the same boundaries as an Urban district or Municipal borough In a few cases charter trustees, a special committee of district councillors, were formed to pepetuate the mayoralty of a town or city. In England and Wales, Charter Trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a Town charter or City charter after a district with the status

Dictionary

-noun

(UK) a form of local government, in England and Wales, that had an elected town council consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
network: | |