The Wivenhoe Urban District Council was formed in 1898

 

Cllr William Loveless wearing the new badge of office in 1963

Picture photographed by Peter Hill

The Wivenhoe Urban District Council [WUDC] was formed in 1898. This form of local government was introduced as a result of the passing of the Local Government Act 1894 which abolished the old system of management of communities as Wivenhoe by a Vestry committee.  Now people were elected to serve and were held accountable at least in theory by the ballot box.

Listed below are the names of all people who served Wivenhoe as Chairmen until 1974 when local government was restructured. At that time, many services performed by WUDC were consolidated into Colchester Borough Council and Wivenhoe Town Council was formed as the successor to WUDC with reduced responsibilities.  

For more photographs of former WUDC Councillors – click here