town became a municipal borough in 1876 governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Luton', generally known as the corporation, town council or borough council.

In 1964 the borough was elevated to county borough status, which saw the council take over county-level functions from Bedfordshire County Council.

On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972,

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