Municipal Reform Act

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Statements (23)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:abolished self-selecting municipal corporations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Municipal_Corporations_Act_1835
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1835
gptkbp:citation 5 & 6 Will 4 c 76
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1835
gptkbp:didNotApplyTo gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established elected town councils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Municipal Reform Act
gptkbp:influencedBy Royal Commission on Municipal Corporations
gptkbp:purpose reform local government in England and Wales
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Municipal_Corporations_Act_1882
gptkbp:replacedBy old system of municipal corporations
gptkbp:requires annual elections for councillors
public accountability of local officials
gptkbp:resultedIn greater local democracy
standardization of local government structure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Municipal_Corporations_Act_1835
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8