The Municipal Corporation (Elections) Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict.

[4] Bill 85 was introduced by John Tomlinson Hibbert.

[5] Unmarried women ratepayers received the right to vote in local government elections in the Municipal Franchise Act 1869.

[6] This right was confirmed in the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict.

[7][8][9][10] By 1900, more than 1 million women were registered to vote in local government elections in England.