c. 120) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Metropolitan Board of Works, a London-wide body to co-ordinate the construction of the city's infrastructure.

The act also created a second tier of local government consisting of parish vestries and district boards of works.

Its report recommended the creation of a limited-function Metropolitan Board of Works and seven municipal corporations based on existing parliamentary representation.

[3] The second tier of local government was to be based on the existing vestries of civil parishes in an area comprising parts of the counties of Middlesex, Kent and Surrey.

Electing authority Number of members elected to MBW Administrative headquarters A number of extra-parochial places lay within the Metropolitan Board of Works' area but were not included in any district: On 25 March 1986, following the passing of the Metropolis Management Amendment Act 1885, the Fulham District Board of Works was dissolved and vestries of Hammersmith and Fulham were incorporated, with elections to the Metropolitan Board of Works to be held on that date.