Mayors in Northern Ireland
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In
Lord Mayor of Belfast
since 1892.
Lord Mayors
The right to appoint a
Lord Lieutenant
of their city.
Currently, only the cities of Belfast and Armagh have a Lord Mayor, with the latter being conferred with the honorific title by the Queen as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Mayoresses and Lady Mayoresses
The wife of a male mayor is called the mayoress and accompanies him to civic functions. A female mayor or an unmarried male one may appoint a female consort as mayoress. The former
Lord Mayor of Belfast, Naomi Long
, broke with tradition and appointed her husband as Lord Mayor's Consort, the first man to hold this position.
See also
- Local government in Northern Ireland
- Lord Mayor of Belfast
- Mayor of Derry
References
- ^ "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". www.opsi.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.