Editing Lord mayor (section)

==Commonwealth of Nations==
[[File:Oxford Lord Mayoralty letters patent.jpg|thumb|right|Letters patent granting lord mayoralty to Oxford]]
[[File:Lord Mayor of London - John Stuttard - Nov 2006.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[John Stuttard|Sir John Stuttard]], [[Lord Mayor of London]] during the 2006 [[Lord Mayor's Show]]]][[File:Arthur_Stockdale_Cope_-_Charles_Lupton.jpg|thumb|right|[[The Right Worshipful]] Lord Mayor of Leeds [[Lupton family|Sir Charles Lupton]]]]

=== Australia ===
In [[Australia]], lord mayor is a special status granted by the [[Monarchy of Australia|monarch]] to mayors of major cities, primarily the capitals of Australian states and territories. Australian cities with lord mayors are [[Lord Mayor of Adelaide|Adelaide]], [[Lord Mayor of Brisbane|Brisbane]], [[List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Darwin|Darwin]], [[List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Hobart|Hobart]], [[List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Melbourne|Melbourne]], [[Lord Mayor of Newcastle (New South Wales)|Newcastle]], [[City of Parramatta|Parramatta]], [[Lord Mayor of Perth|Perth]], [[Lord Mayor of Sydney|Sydney]], and [[List of mayors and lord mayors of Wollongong|Wollongong]].

=== Canada ===
In [[Canada]], the only town with a lord mayor in the traditional sense is [[Niagara-on-the-Lake]], as recognition of its role as the first capital of [[Upper Canada]].<ref name="lordy">{{cite news |url=http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2007/08/04/oh-lordy-niagara-on-the-lakes-mayor-is-the-only-one-in-canada-referred-to-as-lord-but-as-reporter-monique-beech-discovered-the-titles-official-status-isnt-clear |title=Oh, Lordy!; Niagara-on-the-Lake's mayor is the only one in Canada referred to as 'lord,' but as reporter Monique Beech discovered, the title's official status isn't clear |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002192531/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2007/08/04/oh-lordy-niagara-on-the-lakes-mayor-is-the-only-one-in-canada-referred-to-as-lord-but-as-reporter-monique-beech-discovered-the-titles-official-status-isnt-clear |archive-date=2013-10-02 |work=[[St. Catharines Standard]] |date=August 4, 2007 |first=Monique |last=Beech}}</ref> Unusually, the council of [[Brantford]], Ontario took it upon itself to appoint an honorary Lord Mayor [[Walter Gretzky]] in addition to the elected mayor.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |url=http://code.municipalworld.com/brantford/10.pdf |access-date=2011-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426035619/http://code.municipalworld.com/brantford/10.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-26 |title=Brantford Municipal Code |chapter=Chapter 10: Lord Mayor – Honorary Position |via=Municipal World}}</ref> This is the only example of a council granting the cachet itself, rather than it being granted by a higher authority, such as the Crown or national government.

=== United Kingdom ===
{{Main|List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom}}
In England, Wales, and [[Northern Ireland]], it is a purely ceremonial post conferred by [[letters patent]]. Most famously it refers to the [[Lord Mayor of London]], who only has jurisdiction over the [[City of London]], as opposed to the modern title of [[Mayor of London]] governing [[Greater London]].

=== Uganda ===
In [[Uganda]], the only jurisdiction with a [[Lord Mayor of Kampala|lord mayor]] is [[Kampala]], in recognition of its status as the capital city of the country.