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ORIGIN OF THE TERM The first metropolitan boroughs were created in 1899 by the London Government Act 1899 which created 28 metropolitan boroughs as sub-divisions of the County Of London . They replaced Vestries as the second tier of local government. They were Battersea , Bermondsey , Bethnal Green , Camberwell , Chelsea , Deptford , Finsbury , Fulham , Greenwich , Hackney , Hammersmith , Hampstead , Holborn , Islington , Kensington , Lambeth , Lewisham , Paddington , Poplar , Shoreditch , Southwark , St Marylebone , St Pancras , Stepney , Stoke Newington , Wandsworth , Westminster , Woolwich In 1965 the County of London was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced by Greater London . The 28 metropolitan boroughs were also abolished and replaced by larger London Borough s. CURRENT USAGE The current metropolitan boroughs were created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 . New Metropolitan Counties were created to cover the six largest urban areas in England outside Greater London , and these were subdivided into metropolitan districts, all of which inherited or have been granted Royal Charters to give them Borough or City Status . The new metropolitan boroughs replaced the County Borough s, Municipal Borough s and Urban and Rural District s which preceded them. The districts typically have populations of 174,000 to 1.1 million. Metropolitan districts were originally part of a two-tier structure of local government, and shared power with the metropolitan county councils (MCCs). They differed from Non-metropolitan District s, in the division of powers between district and county councils. Metropolitan districts were Local Education Authorities and were responsible for Social Service s and public transport provision — in non-metropolitan counties these services were the responsibility of County Council s. In 1986 the metropolitan county councils were abolished by the Local Government Act 1985 and most of their functions were devolved to the boroughs, making them to a large extent Unitary Authorities . Some of their functions were taken over by joint bodies such as Passenger Transport Authorities , and joint fire, police and waste disposal authorities. The metropolitan boroughs are: For the historic London metropolitan boroughs see County Of London . SEE ALSO |
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