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In England (and the Commonwealth) the designated female consort of a mayor is usually styled Mayoress or occasionally Mrs Mayor and accompanies the mayor to civic functions. [3] [4] A female mayor is also called mayor, not, as sometimes erroneously called, "Lady Mayoress". A mayoress or Lady Mayoress is a female consort of a mayor or Lord Mayor ...
The first directly elected mayor was introduced in Greater London in 2000 as part of the statutory provisions of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.The position of the elected Mayor of London is a strategic regional one, and quite different from that of local authority mayors.
In the United Kingdom, the internal divisions of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland each have a different system of local government. Please see below for the most appropriate article relating to mayors or their equivalent: Directly elected mayors in England and Wales; Mayors in England; Mayors in Northern Ireland; Mayors in Wales
The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom. [3] The current mayor is Sadiq Khan, who took office on 9 May 2016.
The earliest recorded mayor of Oxford in England was Laurence Kepeharm (1205–1207?). [1]Royal proclamation granting Lord Mayoralty to Oxford. On 23 October 1962 the city was granted the honour of electing a Lord Mayor. [2]
List of mayors of Barnsley; Mayor of Barnstaple; List of mayors of Bath; List of mayors of Bedford (England) List of mayors of Birmingham; List of mayors of Bolton; Mayor of Boston, Lincolnshire; List of mayors of the Boston Staple; Mayor of Bournemouth; List of mayors of Bradford; List of mayors of Bristol
Pages in category "Directly elected mayors of places in England" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first known reference to a Mayor of Bedford in England was in 1264. Prior to the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835, the mayor of Bedford came into office on 29 September. The first mayor of the reformed corporation came into office on 1 January 1836, and subsequent mayors on 9 November.