▁former ▁British ▁colon ies ▁of ▁the ▁Wind ward ▁Islands . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁resident ▁Governor ▁of ▁Barb ados ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Col onial ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Wind ward ▁Islands . ▁After ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Barb ados ▁officially ▁ex ited ▁from ▁the ▁Wind ward ▁Islands ▁union ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁seat ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁Br idget own ▁to ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁on ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁island ▁of ▁Gren ada . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁a ▁committee ▁sought ▁to ▁pet ition ▁the ▁King ▁for ▁a ▁Royal ▁Char ter ▁of ▁In cor por ation ▁to ▁provide ▁local ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁proposed ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁mayor , ▁ 8 ▁al der men , ▁ 1 2 ▁common ▁coun c ill ors , ▁a ▁town ▁cl erk , ▁a ▁head - borough ▁or ▁chief ▁const able , ▁and ▁such ▁other ▁officers ▁as ▁would ▁be ▁de emed ▁necessary . ▁It ▁was ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁island ' s ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁should ▁seek ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁city ▁instead ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁Royal ▁Char ter . ▁ ▁This ▁proposal ▁did ▁not ▁succeed , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁Barb ados . ▁This ▁provided ▁a ▁separate ▁administration ▁for ▁the ▁city , ▁with ▁a ▁mayor ; ▁ 6 ▁city ▁al der men ; ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁city ▁coun c ill ors , ▁four ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁w ards ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁