page_title: Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey / Politics
context_page_description: The Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London, created in 1900 by the London Government Act 1899. It was abolished and its area became part of the London Borough of Southwark in 1965.
context_section_description: The borough was divided into twelve wards for elections: No. 1 Bermondsey, No. 2 Bermondsey, No. 3 Bermondsey, No. 4 Bermondsey, No. 5 Bermondsey, No. 6 Bermondsey, No. 1 Rotherhithe, No. 2 Rotherhithe, No. 3 Rotherhithe, St John, St Olave and St Thomas.
caption: A map showing the wards of Bermondsey Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.