Prior to 1891 the town had formed part of the Leighton Buzzard Rural Sanitary District, which had been created under the Public Health Acts of 1872 and 1875 covering the same area as the Leighton Buzzard Poor Law Union.

[3][4] The first meeting of the new Local Board was held on 27 August 1891 at the Old Town Hall in Leighton Buzzard.

The Urban District Council first met under its new title on 3 January 1895, with William Page continuing to serve as chairman.

[9] From March 1892 until October 1905 meetings were held at the town's Corn Exchange on Lake Street.

[18] Leighton-Linslade Urban District Council continued to use the White House as its offices.