November 1965 until its abolition on 1 April 1974, the board had 39 members, appointed by the constituent authorities: The Greater London Council appointed six members, while the Common Council of the City of London, 26 of the London borough councils, the county councils of Essex, Kent, Surrey and Hertfordshire, the Thames Conservancy and the Lee Conservancy Catchment Board all appointed one member each. While there were a number of local authorities wholly or partly within the board’s area which were not directly represented on the board, they were indirectly represented through either the Greater London Council or appropriate county council. The term of office of members of the board was three years. The chairman and vice-chairman were elected by the board on an annual basis. Abolition The various public water boards and local authority water undertakings in England and Wales were reorganised by the Water Act 1973. Ten large water authorities were established based on river basins and catchment areas. Accordingly, in 1974, the assets of the Metropolitan Water Board passed to the Thames Water Authority governed by a 60-person board, and covering the area from the source of the Thames in Wiltshire to the Thames Estuary. See also London water supply infrastructure National Union of Water Works Employees External links Water Supply in Enfield a history Metropolitan Water Board Railway Thames Water References The Water Supply of London. Edited by S. D. Askew Clerk of the Board. Published by the Board in 1961 A brief description of the Undertaking with Notes on the Works at Ashford Common, Hampton, Walton, Stoke Newington and Deptford published by the MWB in 1965 London water infrastructure Water management authorities in the United Kingdom History of local government in London Former nationalised industries of the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1903 Organizations disestablished in 1974 Former water company predecessors of Thames Water 1903 establishments in England 1974 disestablishments in England