1743 Formed as a civil parish. 1855 Vestry became an electing authority to the Metropolitan Board of Works 1889 became part of the County of London 1900 became a metropolitan borough. 1965 abolished and merged into London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It had 48 elected vestrymen in 4 wards - East and North had 9 each and West and South 15 each. Nominated 1 member to the London County Council. See also List of Mayors of Bethnal Green The British History Online page on Bethnal Green is [1] and the Wikipedia page is [2].