Claim: When the Municipal Corporations Act came into force, ratepayers with an average value of £10 in a year were allowed to vote.
Evidence: The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Wm. IV., c.76), sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales. Municipal Corporations Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to municipal corporations. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will 4 c 76) The Municipal Corporation (Boundaries) Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will 4 c 103) The Municipal Corporation (Borough Fund) Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will 4 c 104) The Municipal Corporation (Justices, &c.) Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will 4 c 105) The Municipal Corporation (General) Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 78) The Municipal Corporation (Watch Rate) Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 81) The Municipal Corporation (Benefices) Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict c 31) The Municipal Corporation (Watch Rate) Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict c 28) The Municipal Corporation (Borough Courts) Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict c 27) The Municipal Corporation (Watch Rate) Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c 28) The Municipal Corporation Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict c 89) The Municipal Corporation (Rates) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict c 110) The Municipal Corporation (Incorporation) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict c 42) The Municipal Corporation (Bridges) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict c 64) The Municipal Corporation (Justices) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict c 91) The Municipal Corporation Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict c 79) The Municipal Corporation Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 50) The Municipal Corporations Acts Amendment Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 75) The Municipal Corporation (Recorders) Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 23) The Municipal Corporation (Election) Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 55) The Municipal Corporations Act 1859 Amendment Act (34 & 35 Vict c 67) The Municipal Corporations Evidence Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict c 33) The Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 69) The Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 50) The Municipal Corporations Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 18) The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Acts 1840 to 1888 was the collective title of the following Acts: The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c 108) The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict c 93) The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict c 104) The Municipal Corporations Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict c 5) The Municipal Corporations Act 1859 (22 Vict c 35) The Municipal Corporation Mortgages, &c. Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 16) The Borough Coroners (Ireland) Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 74) The Borough Clerks of the Peace (Ireland) Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict c 98) The Municipal Elections Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 40) The Municipal Elections (Ireland) Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict c 53) The Municipal Privilege (Ireland) Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict c 76) The Municipal Voters Relief Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c 9) The Municipal Local Bills (Ireland) Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 34) The Borough Funds (Ireland) Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 53)