Editing Twickenham (section)

==Governance==

From 1888 the area was administered jointly between the newly formed [[Middlesex County Council]] and the Twickenham Local Government District board, which had been established with the passing of the [[Local Government Act 1858]]. Under the [[Local Government Act 1894]] the area became Twickenham Urban District. In 1926 Twickenham was granted a charter of incorporation to become a [[municipal borough]].  Eleven years later the [[urban district council]]s of [[Teddington Urban District|Teddington]], Hampton & Hampton Wick merged with Twickenham.
[[File:York house, twickenham.jpg|thumb|[[York House, Twickenham|York House]] (rear view from sunken lawn)]]
In 1965 [[Middlesex County Council]] was abolished and replaced with the [[Greater London Council]], and the boroughs of Twickenham, [[Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey)|Richmond]] and [[Municipal Borough of Barnes|Barnes]] were combined to form the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 1986 the [[Greater London Council]] was abolished and most powers devolved to local boroughs and others to the Government and joint boards. In 2000 the [[Greater London Authority]] was set up and two-tier administration returned, but with the top tier having a much more limited strategic role.

The borough council offices and chamber are located at [[York House, Twickenham]] and in the adjacent civic centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/blogs/50-years-london-borough-richmond-upon-thames|publisher=Heritage Fund|title=50 years of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/contacting_the_council|title=Contacting the Council|publisher=London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref>

The [[Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Twickenham constituency in the UK Parliament]] includes the towns of Twickenham, St Margarets, [[Whitton, London|Whitton]], [[Teddington]], [[Hampton, London|Hampton]], [[Fulwell, London|Fulwell]], [[Hampton Hill]] and [[Hampton Wick]]. Since the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 UK General Election]],  the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) has been a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]], [[Munira Wilson]].