Black Sabbath's Iommi honoured by Birmingham Lord Mayor (www.bbc.com)

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[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

What is the difference between a mayor and a Lord Mayor?

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan fulfills an important leadership role. The Lord Mayor of London is a ceremonial figurehead that does some PR for a very small section of london.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_London

[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

Is it the same for Birmingham?

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

yes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Birmingham

By modern convention, the Lord Mayor stands for a year, and is installed into office at the Annual Meeting of the City Council. Lord Mayors are non-political and non-executive during their term of office and act as chair of the council. As the First Citizen of Birmingham, the Lord Mayor represents not only the city but also the people of Birmingham. The honour of being Lord Mayor is now usually alternated between the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat Groups. In normal circumstances the Lord Mayor becomes Deputy Lord Mayor for the following year.