38-568: The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965, which since 1901 was known as the Royal Borough of Kensington , following the death of Queen Victoria , in accordance with her wishes. It bordered Chelsea , Fulham , Hammersmith , Paddington , and Westminster . It included Kensington , South Kensington , Earls Court , Notting Hill , Brompton and part of Kensal Green . In 1901 it
76-471: A few minor powers and duties. Section 5(2) allowed borough councils to exercise some powers concurrently with the county council within their own boundaries: Section 5(3) 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. Section 5(4) provided a similar mechanism in regard to
114-438: A majority of 243 to 174. The bill received royal assent on 13 July. Section 1 of the act provided that "The whole of the administrative county of London, excluding the city of London, shall be divided into metropolitan boroughs". Section 2 of the act provided that "The council of each borough shall consist of a mayor, alderman, and councillors. Provided that no woman shall be eligible for any such office." The chairman of
152-565: A memorial calling for municipal government in London. The common seals of nineteen vestries were affixed to the document. Later in the year two private bills to create boroughs in London were introduced to the Commons, one by the member of Parliament for Islington West , Thomas Lough , and the second by a group of London local authorities. The London Government Bill was introduced to the House of Commons of
190-528: A number of areas outside the jurisdiction of any local authority. In 1893, a Royal Commission on the Unification of London had been established with the purpose of making proposals on the amalgamation of the City of London with the county. In its report in 1894, the commission recommended increasing the power of the county council over the vestries and boards, with county councillors becoming ex officio members of
228-426: A parliamentary session. Either House could object, meaning the order could not be made. Draft orders for Battersea , Bermondsey , Bethnal Green , Deptford , Fulham , Greenwich , Hackney , Hammersmith , Hampstead , Islington , Lambeth , Lewisham , Poplar , St. Marylebone , Shoreditch , Southwark , Stoke Newington , Wandsworth and Woolwich were laid before parliament on 13 March 1900. Section 18 of
266-606: A single constituency once again and Chelsea was branched off to create a new constituency. 51°30′08″N 0°11′42″W / 51.5021°N 0.1951°W / 51.5021; -0.1951 Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London Metropolitan boroughs were subdivisions of the County of London from 1900 to 1965 . The 28 boroughs were created by the London Government Act 1899 . In 1965 they were abolished and replaced by larger London boroughs within
304-524: The Royal Artillery , and the storekeeper of Her Majesty's Ordnance. Section 19 of the act dissolved the local board, with its powers passing to the metropolitan borough of Woolwich. Penge was a detached part of the parish of Battersea , several miles from its parent parish, administered by the Lewisham District Board , and on the edge of the county of London as created in 1889. Section 20 of
342-595: The Census, which excludes Kensal New Town before 1901, was: Kensington Vestry 1801–1899 Metropolitan Borough 1900–1961 Under the Metropolis Management Act 1855 any parish that exceeded 2,000 ratepayers was to be divided into wards; however the parish of St Mary Abbots Kensington had already been divided into three wards by the Kensington Improvement Act 1851 ( 14 & 15 Vict. c. cxvi). So
380-559: The United Kingdom on 1 March 1899, by Arthur Balfour , Leader of the House . It provided for the division of the administrative county of London, except the City of London, into metropolitan boroughs. Each borough was to be governed by a borough council consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors, the total number of which was not to exceed seventy-two. The bill did not define areas for all
418-423: The act provided that 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
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#1732859408204456-502: 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 counties of Surrey or Kent . In the event, Penge became an urban district in Kent. Section 21 of the act allowed for Kensington Palace to be detached from
494-516: The act transferred the powers and functions of vestries and district boards to borough councils. 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 of the act transferred powers from the London County Council to borough councils. Section 5(1) transferred
532-677: The area still bear the designation "Royal Borough of Kensington". The old Town Hall was demolished "in controversial circumstances" involving an impending conservation order in June 1982. The coat of arms is derived from those of the former Lords of the Manor, and that of the parish church, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Kensington borough covered 2,291 acres (9.3 km) once part of Kensal New Town (a detached part of Chelsea before 1901) became incorporated. The population of Kensington recorded in
570-506: 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. Section 22 of the act deemed the Inner Temple and Middle Temple to be part of the City of London for the purposes of the act. Section 23 of the act provided that powers and duties of vestries relating to affairs of
608-399: The boroughs, but denoted sixteen existing parishes or districts that should become boroughs: The remaining boroughs were to be made up of combinations of existing authorities with a rateable value exceeding 500,000 pounds or with a population of between 100,000 and 400,000 inhabitants. The parliamentary debate centred on three issues: the boundaries of the boroughs, the need for aldermen on
646-411: The council was to have the title of mayor . Boroughs were to be divided into wards of three councillors and aldermen at a ratio of one to every six councillors with the total number for each borough not to exceed 70. This followed the practice for the London County Council , rather than municipal boroughs , where the ratio was one alderman for every three councillors. Section 3 of the act set dates for
684-474: The councils and the admission of women to the councils. Concern was voiced in the Commons by Thomas Lough and Richard Haldane (MP for Haddingtonshire in Scotland) about the fact that the boundaries of the boroughs not listed in the bill were to be fixed by boundary commissioners without parliamentary oversight. The conditions for constituting boroughs were altered with rateable value only being considered where
722-406: The county council and the common council of the City of London . Section 6 of the act transferred additional powers and duties to borough councils. Section 15 of the act gave "Her Majesty in Council" the power to set up London borough councils and establish boundaries. Draft orders were to be prepared by a body of commissioners and presented to both Houses of Parliament for at least 30 days during
760-462: The creation of 400 or 500 new aldermen would "make the institution ridiculous and would accelerate its extinction" . The amendment was defeated, with 140 votes for and 245 against. Edmund Boulnois , member for Marylebone East moved an amendment to ban women from being mayors, aldermen or councillors of the new boroughs. Women had been elected members and chairmen of the existing vestries and district boards, and it followed that they could be elected to
798-488: The first election of councillors for 1 November 1900 and the ordinary day of election of councillors to be 1 November (or the following day if Sunday) and of mayors and aldermen for 9 November (or the following day if Sunday), with a third of the councillors going out of office each year. 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. Section 4 of
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#1732859408204836-468: The incorporated vestry inherited these wards and assigned vestrymen to them: The Holy Trinity Brompton (27), St John's Notting Hill & St James' Norland (27) and St Mary Abbots (30). In 1894 as its population had increased the incorporated vestry was re-divided into eight wards (electing vestrymen ): Golborne (18), Norland (15), Pembridge (15), Holland (15), Earl's Court (12), Queen's Gate (15), Redcliffe (15) and Brompton (15). The metropolitan borough
874-576: The liberties thereof" was included in the schedule with the area of the Whitechapel District was accepted. A second, unsuccessful, amendment was tabled by the Peer to divide the Wandsworth District into two boroughs: one comprising the parishes of Wandsworth and Putney; and the other Clapham, Streatham and Tooting. Lord Tweedmouth felt the area of the proposed borough was unwieldy, and his division
912-521: The lower authorities, and the LCC gaining powers to frame by-laws to govern them. In reaction to the report, the vestries sought a strengthening of the second tier of government in the capital. Charters of incorporation as a municipal borough were sought in 1896–1897 by Paddington vestry, the parishes of the City of Westminster and in Kensington. The London Municipal Society had been formed in 1894 to support
950-399: The new area of Greater London . The City of London , indicated no. 1 on the map, was not a metropolitan borough. It predated the metropolitan boroughs and is still in existence. Parliamentary boroughs covering the metropolitan area were created in 1832. They were Finsbury , Greenwich , Lambeth , Marylebone , Southwark , Tower Hamlets and Westminster . Soon after their creation it
988-485: The new boroughs were held on 1 November 1900. While an elected London County Council had been created by the Local Government Act 1888 , the lower tier of local government still consisted of elective vestries and District boards of works created in 1855 by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 , responsible for local drainage, paving, lighting, street repairs, the removal of nuisances etc. In addition, there were
1026-459: The new councils. Mr Boulnois believed that the work of the councils would be "distasteful to women" and that it would be "a pity to drag women into the turmoil of an election on political lines" . He reminded members "If they allowed women to sit on these councils they would not be able to withhold from them the Parliamentary franchise and the right to sit and vote in that house." The amendment
1064-450: The population was less than 100,000, allowing the commissioners to consider the creation of smaller boroughs. Sydney Buxton (MP for Tower Hamlets, Poplar) was concerned that the upper population limit would lead to very large boroughs being formed in the east of London. In the Lords, debate on the boundaries continued. An amendment by Lord Tweedmouth to ensure that the "Tower of London, and
1102-591: The pro- Unionist Moderate candidates in London local elections. The stated policy of the Society at the 1897 vestry elections was "conferring on the local authorities of the metropolis municipal dignity and privileges" . In July the Society urged the Government to introduce legislation to create municipalities in London. In February 1898, a deputation attended the Prime Minister , Lord Salisbury , and presented him with
1140-425: The second tier of local government. Some boroughs were formed as amalgamations of parishes , but most were continuations of existing units of local government, with the parish vestry or district board elevated to a borough council. With the creation of the boroughs, the opportunity was taken to correct a number of boundary anomalies. All civil parishes in the County of London continued to exist, although their role
1178-445: Was a natural one by means of Wandsworth Common . Lord Hawkesbury felt that the area of the parliamentary borough of Westminster was "far too large to be economically worked" , and sought to divide it into two. The amendment was defeated. Edward Pickersgill , member for Bethnal Green South West moved to have aldermen removed from the borough councils. This was partly because he disagreed with aldermen on principle, but also because
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1216-451: Was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the administration of the capital. The act divided the County of London into 28 metropolitan boroughs , replacing the 42 local authorities administering the area. The legislation also transferred a few powers from the London County Council to the boroughs, and removed a number of boundary anomalies. The first elections to
1254-403: Was carried with a majority of 102. This was not the end of the issue, however. On 6 June at the report stage an amendment was carried allowing women to be councillors or aldermen (but not mayors) of the metropolitan boroughs. This was overturned during the second reading on a motion by Lord Dunraven in the House of Lords on 26 June. The Lords amendment was accepted by the Commons on 6 July by
1292-432: Was divided into nine wards for elections: Brompton, Earl's Court, Golborne, Holland, Norland, Pembridge, Queen's Gate, Redcliffe and St Charles. For elections to Parliament , the borough was divided into two constituencies: In 1950 the borough's representation was increased to two and a half seats, when part of it was merged with Chelsea : In 2010, the constituencies of Kensington North and South were merged to create
1330-536: Was granted the status of a royal borough , and therefore from then was also known as the Royal Borough of Kensington. The status was granted after the death of Queen Victoria , in accordance with her wish (she was born at Kensington Palace in the borough). In 1965 it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea to form the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . A number of street signs in
1368-470: Was proposed that they should be incorporated for local government purposes and this was also a finding of the Royal Commission on the City of London , but this did not happen. The metropolitan boroughs were created in 1900 by the London Government Act 1899 which created 28 metropolitan boroughs as sub-divisions of the County of London . Their borough councils replaced vestry and district boards as
1406-566: Was reduced to administration of the New Poor Law and they were amalgamated over time to become aligned with the boroughs. In 1965 the County of London was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced with the much larger Greater London . The 28 metropolitan boroughs were also abolished and merged to create 12 of the 32 larger London boroughs and are also known as Inner London boroughs. London Government Act 1899 The London Government Act 1899 ( 62 & 63 Vict. c. 14)
1444-581: Was to be similarly transferred. Notable examples of parishes effected were: 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
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