Franchise and electoral chronology

This is a chronology of franchise and other requirements over time.


 * 1835 Municipal Corporations Act 1835
 * 1848 Metropolitan Commission of Sewers Act 1848
 * 1855 Metropolis Management Act 1855
 * 1857 Metropolitan Poor Act 1867
 * 1858 Local Government Act 1858
 * 1894 Local Government Act 1894
 * 1915 Elections and Registration Act 1915
 * 1929 Local Government Act 1929
 * 1948 Parliamentary and local government franchises made identical.
 * 1980 Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980