Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council
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{{Short description|Borough council of the County of London}}
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{{Infobox legislature
| name = Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council
| native_name = The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith
| coa_pic = Coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.svg
| coa_caption = Coat of Arms of the Hammersmith Metropolitan Council
| house_type = Metropolitan borough council (London)
| foundation = {{Start date|1990}}
| disbanded = {{End date|1965|03|31}}
| preceded_by = Hammersmith Vestry
| succeeded_by = Hammersmith London Borough Council
| leader1 = Thomas Chamberlen (1900-1902)
| leader2 = Elizabeth O'Kelly Finn (1964-1965)
| leader1_type = Mayor (first)
| leader1_term =
| leader2_type = Mayor (last)
| leader2_term =
| first_election1 = 1900
| last_election1 = 1964
| session_room = Hammersmith Town Hall in daylight - geograph.org.uk - 800796.jpg
| meeting_place = Town Hall, King Street
}}
The Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council, formally The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith, was the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith, which existed from 1900 to 1965.
History
The London Government Act 1899 (62 & 63 Vict. c. 14) reformed the administration of London by dividing the County of London into 28 metropolitan boroughs, replacing the 41 parish vestries and district boards of works administering the area.{{Cite web |title=London Government Act 1899 |url=https://vlex.co.uk/vid/london-government-act-1899-808252037 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=vLex |language=en}}
On 15 May 1900, by the "Borough of Hammersmith in Council, 1900" Order in Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith was formed from the civil parish of Hammersmith, and the Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council (formally "The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith") was established and incorporated as a body corporate, replacing the Hammersmith Vestry.{{Cite web |title=Page 3567 {{!}} Issue 27199, 5 June 1900 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27199/page/3567 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}
The London Government Act 1963 created Greater London, divided into 32 London boroughs, abolishing civil parishes in London.{{Cite web |date=31 July 1963 |title=London Government Act 1963 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/33 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=legislation.gov.uk}} On 30 March 1965, The London Government Order 1965 was laid before the house, to effect the changes.{{Cite web |date=30 March 1965 |title=The London Government Order 1965 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1965/654/contents/made |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=legislation.gov.uk}}
On 1 April 1965, the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith ceased to exist and merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham to form the London Borough of Hammersmith. The Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council was succeeded by the Hammersmith London Borough Council.
On 1 April 1979, the borough was renamed to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the council was renamed to the Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council.{{Cite web |title=Page 2095 {{!}} Issue 47771, 13 February 1979 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47771/page/2095 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}
Politics
Under the terms of the London Government Act 1899 (62 & 63 Vict. c. 14), each borough was to be governed by a borough council consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors.
= Mayor =
{{See also|Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith}}
The mayor of the borough was appointed by the council.
In 1900, local builder and politician Thomas Chamberlen was unanimously chosen as the borough's first mayor on 16 November 1900. He served two terms from 1900 to 1902.{{Cite news |date=16 November 1900 |title=Hammersmith Borough Council - Election of Mayor and Aldermen |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000437/19001116/038/0003 |access-date=18 August 2024 |work=West London Observer |pages=3}}