 the metropolitan borough of southwark (br [ËsÊÃ°É¨k])"southwark", in the columbia lippincott gazetteer of the world (1952), new york: columbia university press. was a metropolitan borough in the county of london from 1900 to 1965. it was created to cover the western section of the ancient borough of southwark and formed the northwestern part of the current london borough of southwark. in common with the rest of inner london, the borough experienced a steady decline in population throughout its existence. the borough council made an unsuccessful attempt to gain city status in 1955. ==name and boundaries== the borough was one of two created in the southwark area by the london government act 1899. it was formed from the areas of three local authorities: st saviours district board of works (the civil parishes of southwark christchurch and southwark st saviours) and the incorporated vestries of newington and southwark st george the martyr. the remaining, eastern, part of southwark (the parishes of st john horsleydown and st olave & st thomas) was combined with bermondsey and rotherhithe. the legislation did not name the two boroughs. instead this responsibility was given to the commissioners who were appointed under the act to simplify the boundaries between the 
1900_establishments_in_the_United_Kingdom 1965_disestablishments Districts_abolished_by_the_London_Government_Act_1963 History_of_Southwark Metropolitan_boroughs_of_the_County_of_London