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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 ]
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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]
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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] Confirmed to metropolitan borough by letters patent dated 1 April 1974. [5] Bristol: 1899 The Lord Mayoralty of Bristol was granted as part of the 1899 Birthday Honours. [6]
These are lists of mayors and include some or all of the following elements: Name of each mayor; Years when the office was held, sometimes dates for each term; Political party; Year or date of birth/death of the mayor; Exact title of the mayor; Description of the office, year/date it was created; Notes on each mayor; The lists are generally ...
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.
Pages in category "Mayors of places in Yorkshire and the Humber" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .