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may be set up to provide continuity until a parish council may be set up. Where a parish council (whether the successor of a former borough or not) has resolved to style itself a town council, then its chair is entitled to the designation of town mayor, though in practice, the word "town" is often
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with extensive powers. The role of the chair of a district council is exactly the same as the mayor of a borough council; they have the same status as first citizen, after the Sovereign, in their district, but they are not addressed as mayor.
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have long been ceremonial posts, with few or no duties attached to them. In recent years they have doubled as more influential political roles while retaining the ceremonial functions. A mayor's term of office denotes the
300:) the designated female consort of a mayor is usually styled Mayoress or occasionally Mrs Mayor and accompanies the mayor to civic functions. A female mayor is also called mayor, not, as sometimes erroneously called, " 293:, though this is in practice seldom used for a Town Mayor. These honorific styles are used only before the Mayoral title and not before the name, and are not retained after the term of office. 429:
THE first notion Janet Pisasale got that being married to a man in public life was going to be difficult was even before he was elected. ... MRS MAYOR: Janet Pisasale relaxes at home. ....
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A mayor can also be styled Mr Mayor and usually appoints a consort, usually a spouse, other family member or fellow councillor. In England (and the
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For a list of English districts that have a borough charter (and therefore a mayor), see
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List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom
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Lists of civic mayors (excluding lord mayors) in the United Kingdom
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The Title of Lord Mayor – Use of the Prefix "Right Honourable",
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In the opening of a speech being made you would say 'Mr Mayor'
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In England, where a borough or a city is a local government
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Traditionally mayors and provosts have been elected by
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is a rare honour, even less frequently bestowed than
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Index

Borough status in the United Kingdom
England
mayor
lord mayor
municipal year
town
borough
city
directly elected mayors
district
civil parish
casting vote
charter trustees
List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom
lord mayor
city status
Birmingham
Bradford
Bristol
Canterbury
Chester
Coventry
Exeter
Kingston upon Hull
Leeds
Leicester
Liverpool
London
Manchester
Newcastle upon Tyne

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