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.
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.
[3] On 30 March 1965, The London Government Order 1965 was laid before the house, to effect the changes.
[5] Under the terms of the London Government Act 1899 (62 & 63 Vict.
In 1900, local builder and politician Thomas Chamberlen was unanimously chosen as the borough's first mayor on 16 November 1900.