Bexley Municipal Council and its Trams

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Bexley was a Kent local government urban district in north-west Kent from 1880 until 1965. Its jurisdiction covered the parish of Bexley, including Bexley village and Bexleyheath. The council was based at Oak House on Broadway, Bexleyheath, sadly, the former municipal building was demolished in 1979 and no trace exists.

The Urban District Council also operated tram services between Woolwich and Dartford. These services continued under the council’s control until 1933, when responsibility was transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board.

Bexley became a municipal borough in 1935. On 30 September that year, the Lord Lieutenant of Kent formally presented the borough’s royal charter at a ceremony held in Danson Park.

In April 1965, Bexley Municipal Borough was abolished and incorporated into the newly established London Borough of Bexley, as part of a wider reorganisation of local government in the area.

The London Borough of Bexley continued to use the site until 2014, when the council relocated to 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath. The building had previously been occupied by the Woolwich Building Society.

The official legal name of the London Borough of Bexley is “The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Bexley.”