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This is a list of
mayors
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities ...
and the later
lord mayors of the city of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is als ...
in the United Kingdom.
Newcastle had elected a mayor annually since 1216. The city was awarded the dignity of a lord mayoralty by letters patent dated 27 July 1906. The grant was announced by
Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
on a visit to the city on 12 July, having been approved by the Home Office as Newcastle was "the chief town and seaport of the North of England".
["The King and Queen at Newcastle-on-Tyne", ''The Times'', 12 July 1906, pg. 8][J V Beckett, ''City Status in the British Isles, 1830-2002'', Aldershot, 2005] When the city became a metropolitan borough in 1974 the honour was confirmed by letters patent dated 1 April 1974.
The office of
Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne
The office of Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne existed from until local government reorganisation in , and was reintroduced in as a title held additionally by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne. The city has a sheriff because it was ...
existed from 1400 to 1974 and was reintroduced in 1996 as a position held by the Deputy Lord Mayor.
Key
Mayors and Lord Mayors of Newcastle
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