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The Lord Mayor of Leeds (until 1897 known as the Mayor of Leeds) is a ceremonial post held by a member of Leeds City Council, elected annually by the council. By charter from King Charles I in 1626, the leader of the governing body of the borough of Leeds was an alderman, the first holder being Sir John Savile . [ 1 ]
The Lord Mayor of Leeds is a ceremonial, non-partisan position elected annually by and from the councillors. As well as acting as the chair of the council, the Lord Mayor represents the City of Leeds at events within and outside the city. [22] The first Mayor of Leeds was Thomas Danby in 1661, and the first Lord Mayor was James Kitson in 1897. [23]
Lord mayors of Leeds (14 P) Pages in category "Mayors of Leeds" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Pages in category "Lord mayors of Leeds" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... This page was last edited on 1 September 2024, ...
Seat totals, 1973–2012. From 1889 until 1974 Leeds was a county borough, independent from any county council.Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with West Yorkshire County Council providing county-level services.
[1] Confirmed to metropolitan borough by letters patent dated 25 June 1974. [2] Bradford: 1907 Letters patent dated 16 September 1907. [3] At the time, Bradford was the seventh most populous borough in England and Wales, and the second largest in area, and thus the largest municipality without a lord mayor. [4]
Mayors of places in Yorkshire and the Humber, England. ... Mayors of Leeds (1 C, 14 P) R. Mayors of Richmond, North Yorkshire (2 P) S. Lord mayors of Sheffield (24 P) Y.
Henry Marsden was born in Holbeck, Leeds on 20 July 1823 to poor parents, headed by an ex-military father. [2] Having survived a potential drowning aged 6, he started work aged 7 making "yells" for just one shilling and sixpence. [3]