District Board
The district was governed by the St Giles District Board of Works, which consisted of forty-eight elected vestrymen: twenty-seven elected for the parish of St Giles, and 21 for that of St George. The first elections were held in November 1855, when the entire membership of the board was elected. Thereafter elections for one third of the seats were held in May, beginning in the year 1857.
St Giles District was originally in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works, to which body it nominated one member. In 1889 the area of the MBW was constituted the County of London, and the District Board became a local authority under the London County Council.
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