Editing Lord mayor

{{Short description|Municipal executive for certain large cities in the Commonwealth}}
'''Lord mayor''' is a title of a [[mayor]] of what is usually a major city in a [[Commonwealth realm]], with special recognition bestowed by the sovereign.<ref name="debretts">{{cite web|title=Lord Mayor|url=http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/professions/regional-and-local-administration/lord-mayor|publisher=[[Debrett's]]|access-date=19 February 2016}}</ref> However, the title or an equivalent is present in other countries, including forms such as "'''high mayor'''". [[Alderman|Aldermen]] usually elect the lord mayor from their ranks.<ref name=":0" />

==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.

==Ireland==
In [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], the posts of [[Lord Mayor of Dublin]] (granted under the [[Kingdom of Ireland]]) and [[Lord Mayor of Cork]] (granted when this city was part of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]) still exist, and are symbolic titles as in the UK. The Irish version of the title is {{lang|ga|Ardmhéara}}, "high mayor."

==Province of Maryland==
[[Annapolis]], the only city in the [[Thirteen Colonies]] to receive a royal charter, used the title 'lord mayor' prior to the [[American Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xdkrWslzIAIC&q=%22lord+mayor%22+annapolis&pg=PA298|title=Potter's American Monthly: An Illustrated Magazine of History, Literature, Science and Art|date=31 January 1872|publisher=J. E. Potter and Company|access-date=31 January 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Equivalents in other languages==
* In [[Denmark]], as the translation of [[Danish language|Danish]] ''Overborgmester'', it is the title of the highest mayor of Denmark's capital city, [[Copenhagen]].
* In [[Germany]], it is sometimes (and perhaps anachronistically or incongruously) used to translate German ''Oberbürgermeister'', the title of the mayors of large, often county-free cities. Especially in large cities that consist of subunits governed  by ''District mayors'' (''Bezirksbürgermeister''), the title ''Oberbürgermeister'' is usually used to distinguish the head executive of the entire city from those of the subunits. As in Austria, Germany's mayors serve as the actual executive leaders of their cities and are elected officials. The post of mayor in the three German [[city-state]]s is equivalent to that of a [[Ministerpräsident]] (head of government of one of Germany's constitutive [[States of Germany|states]]) and the respective post is referred to as ''Regierender Bürgermeister'' ([[List of mayors of Berlin|governing mayor]]) in Berlin and ''Erster Bürgermeister'' ([[List of mayors of Hamburg|first mayor]]) in [[Hamburg]]. In the third city-state of [[Bremen (state)|Bremen]], which consists of the two cities [[Bremen]] and [[Bremerhaven]], each city has its own respective lord mayor; the ''[[Mayor of Bremen|Bürgermeister und Präsident des Senates]]'' (Mayor and President of the Senate) is elected by the [[Bürgerschaft of Bremen]] formed by elected representatives from both cities and serves as head of state government and mayor of Bremen in [[personal union]].
* In [[Poland]], the title {{lang|pl|Prezydent miasta}} (President of the City) is used in a corresponding fashion to the German ''Oberbürgermeister'', as the title of the mayors of large, county-free cities. While historically, this title was also translated as "Lord Mayor" in English,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jta.org/archive/warsaw-jewish-schools-closed-by-government | title=Warsaw Jewish Schools Closed by Government }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/warsaw-1939-i | title=Warsaw 1939 I - War History | date=28 December 2018 }}</ref> this usage is no longer common.
* In [[Finland]], the head city manager of the capital, [[Helsinki]], is customarily given by the country's President the title ''ylipormestari'' [loosely translated: "high mayor"] (which then generally is much more used of the official than ''kaupunginjohtaja'', the title of the office itself), a tradition that resembles closely the lord mayoralties in other countries.
* In [[Romania]] and [[Moldova]], the mayors of the capitals ([[Bucharest]] and [[Chişinău]], respectively) are named Primar General which means general mayor. The name is ceremonial and it has no higher powers than mayors of other cities.
* In [[Hungary]], the [[Mayor of Budapest|mayor]] of the capital [[Budapest]] is called ''főpolgármester'' which means chief mayor or grand mayor. Only the capital has a ''főpolgármester''. Between 1873 and 1945, the [[Lord Mayor of Budapest]] was representative of the Hungarian government at the capital's municipal authority.
* In [[History of China|ancient China]], [[:zh::京兆尹|jīng zhào yĭn]] (京兆尹) was the title given to the mayor of capital city, jīng zhào (京兆). Today, on the other hand, city mayor and party-appointed secretary (actual leader) of the four [[direct-controlled municipalities]], [[Beijing]], [[Tianjin]], [[Shanghai]], and [[Chongqing]], though without special titles, share the rank of provincial governor and party-appointed secretary.
* In [[Estonia]], the mayor of the capital ([[Tallinn]]), was named Lord Mayor (''Ülemlinnapea'') from 1938 to 1940.
* In [[Czech Republic]], the mayor of the capital Prague and so-called statutory cities (listed in law, currently 25 cities) is called ''Primátor''.
* In [[Sweden]], the titles of mayor and lord mayor have no direct equivalent since the 1970s. The executive leader of Swedish municipalities is one of sometimes several ''Kommunalråd'' in the function of the chair of the municipal board. In the capital [[Stockholm]] the chief executive is traditionally called ''Finansborgarråd'' (City Councillor of Finance)—"council" in this context referring to the executive rather than the legislative branch of local government.
* The [[Welsh language|Welsh]] translation of lord mayor is ''Arglwydd Faer''.
* The [[Irish language|Irish]] translation of lord mayor is ''Ard-Mhéara'', which means "chief mayor".
* The [[Malay language|Malay]] translation of lord mayor is ''Datuk bandar'', which means "city chief".
* In the [[Ethiopian Empire]], the [[Mayor of Addis Ababa]] was known as Lord Mayor ([[Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles|Kantiba]]).

==Style of address==
The style of address for the office of the lord mayors of Belfast, Cardiff, Bristol, the City of London, and York is [[The Right Honourable]]. All other lord mayors are [[The Right Worshipful]]. This refers only to the post, rather than the person.<ref name="debretts"/> The title [[Sir]] can be used for [[salutations]] when a lord mayor is being addressed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bentley |first1=Phyllis Eleanor |title=Committees |year=1962 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kP0yAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA155 |publisher=Collins |access-date=29 August 2018 |page=155 |quote=Mayor (...cities in the  UK....the Right  Worshipful] -  the Mayor of _____, Begin: ''Sir'' (or  ''Madam''). Refer  to  as ''Your  Worship''..... |author-link=Phyllis Bentley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=Letters Library |title=Addressing People of Title |quote=Addressing People of Title - Mayor (excluding United States mayors) - Salutation: Dear Sir/Madam:  or Dear Sir/Madam Mayor| url=http://letterslibrary.com/writing-tips/addressing-people-of-title/ |publisher=Library Online Inc. |access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Lord provost]], the similar post in [[Scotland]]

== References ==
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