List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom
- List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom
This is a list of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom. The dignity of having a lord mayor as civic head is granted to certain districts enjoying city status in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. In Scotland the similar office of lord provost is reserved for the convener of the four largest cities.
† The Lord Provostships of the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow were confirmed to the new local authorities formed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
See also
* City status in the United Kingdom
* List of cities in the United Kingdom
* Cities in Ireland
* Towns of the United Kingdom
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