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Lord Mayor of Leicester | |
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Style | The Right Worshipful (ex officio) |
Seat | Leicester Town Hall |
Appointer | Leicester City Council |
Term length | One year |
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The Lord Mayor of Leicester is the chairperson of Leicester City Council and the first citizen of the city of Leicester, England. The ancient office, formerly known simply as Mayor of Leicester, dates back to at least the year 1209 and is one of the oldest mayoralties in the English Midlands along with Lincoln and Northampton. [2] In 1928 the title was upgraded to that of Lord Mayor by George V following the grant of city status in 1919. [3] It is not to be confused with the new directly elected executive role of City Mayor established by the council in 2010.
The Lord Mayor is elected annually by the city councillors to undertake a role in their chamber similar to that of the Speaker in the House of Commons. Although chosen from among the predominantly politically affiliated councillors, they take an impartial role as chair during their term of office.
The Lord Mayor is also the principal focus of civic life in the city, responsible for hosting and attending many high profile events in its civic calendar. Thanks to Leicester's status as the county town of Leicestershire, the Lord Mayor is one of the central ceremonial dignitaries of the county, alongside the High Sheriff, the Lord Lieutenant, and the Bishop of Leicester, at civic ceremonies such as the Remembrance Sunday parade at the Arch of Remembrance.
The mayoralty of Leicester has a long and complex history surviving various transitions in local government structures, from the ancient borough, to municipal borough, to the modern unitary authority. It has been held by many notable Leicestrians, such as William Wyggeston, Hugh Aston, Gabriel Newton, John Biggs, and Arthur Wakerley in its 800 year history.
The first documented mayor of Leicester was the Norman knight "William fitz Leveric" (William son of Leveric) recorded in 1209; however, it is possible that he was not the first. The record, while initially patchy, is continuous from the year 1251 until today. [4] [5] The title was elevated to "Lord Mayor" by letters patent dated 18 June 1928 together with the mayoralties of Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent, and Portsmouth. [6] This was confirmed for the reorganised non-metropolitan district by letters patent dated 1 April 1974. [7]
The first Jewish person to be mayor of Leicester was Israel Hart in 1884. [8] The first woman to be Lord Mayor was Alderman Elizabeth Rowley-Frisby in 1941. [9] The first Asian person to hold the office, Gordhan Parmar, was elected in 1987. [10] The first Black person, George Cole, was elected in 2022. [11] [12]
After institution of a directly elected mayor in 2011 the Lord Mayor of Leicester still exists as a ceremonial role under Leicester City Council. [13]
The list of the Mayors of Leicester 1209-1927. The list of the mayors of the ancient borough (1209-1835) are taken from the Records of the Borough of Leicester (edited by Mary Bateson). [14] [15] Those that come 1835-1871 are taken from the Roll of Mayors. [16] The names for the mayors between 1871 and 1894 are taken from John Storey's Historical Sketch of Some of the Principal Works and Undertakings of the Council of the Borough of Leicester (1895).
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