Cities that Elect a Lord Mayor or Lord Provost in the United Kingdom

The following cities elect a Lord Mayor or Lord Provost:

  • Aberdeen (Lord Provost)
  • Armagh
  • Belfast*
  • Birmingham
  • Bradford
  • Bristol
  • Canterbury
  • Cardiff*
  • Chester
  • City of London*
  • City of Westminster
  • Coventry
  • Dundee (Lord Provost)
  • Edinburgh* (Lord Provost)
  • Exeter
  • Glasgow* (Lord Provost)
  • Oxford
  • Kingston upon Hull
  • Leeds
  • Leicester
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Norwich
  • Nottingham
  • Plymouth
  • Portsmouth
  • Sheffield
  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • Swansea
  • York*

*Note these Lord Mayors and Lord Provosts are styled 'The Rt Hon', but the style refers to the office rather than the person (unless of course the Lord Mayor also happens to be a Privy Counsellor). Thus 'The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of York' is correct, but 'The Rt Hon John Smith' is not.

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