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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 ]
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. *
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.
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]
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, ...
A number of areas with elected mayors also have civic mayors or Lord mayors and these ceremonial roles conferred on acting councillors are separate from elected mayors. From 2000 until 2022 all directly elected mayors in England were elected using the Supplementary Vote electoral system. [3]
Oppose specifically Lord Mayor of Leeds, generally renaming articles to Lists. A list is a list. An article about the office and the holders is an article. It would be better to move the list part of articles to separate List pages, as with Lord Mayor of London. For the time being "List of Lord Mayors of X" should direct to a section in the ...
Confirmed to non-metropolitan district by letters patent dated 1 April 1974. [5] Reconfirmed by letters patent to unitary authority dated 1 April 1996. [32] Wales: Cardiff (The Rt Hon.) 1905 Style of "right honourable" conferred on Lord Mayor by letters patent dated 26 October 1956. The city was designated the capital of Wales at that date. [33]