Municipal borough

Municipal borough
Map of municipal boroughs in 1971 (named in boldface text), alongside administrative counties, county boroughs, urban districts, rural districts
CategoryLocal government district
LocationEngland and Wales, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland
Found inAdministrative county
Created byMunicipal Corporations Act 1835 (England and Wales)
Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 (Ireland)
Created
  • 1835
Abolished by
Abolished
  • 1974 (England and Wales)
  • 1973 (Northern Ireland)
  • 2002 (Republic of Ireland)
Possible types
  • County borough
  • Non-county borough
Possible status
  • City
  • Royal borough
Government
  • Municipal corporation
Subdivisions

A municipal borough was a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1836 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002. Broadly similar structures existed in Scotland from 1833 to 1975 with the reform of royal burghs and creation of police burghs.