WebThe mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority.The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom.. The current mayor is Sadiq Khan, who took office on 9 May 2016.The position was held by Ken Livingstone from the creation of the …

WebIn England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, it is a purely ceremonial post conferred by letters patent.Most famously it refers to the Lord Mayor of London, who only has jurisdiction over the City of London, as opposed to the modern title of Mayor of London governing Greater London.. Uganda. In Uganda, the only jurisdiction with a lord mayor is Kampala, in …

WebUnder the Merovingian dynasty, the mayor of the palace (Latin: maior palatii or maior domus) was the manager of the household of the Frankish king.. During the second half of the seventh century, the office evolved into the "power behind the throne".At that time the mayor of the palace held and wielded the real and effective power to make decisions …

WebThe London Borough of Merton (/ ˈ m ɜː t ə n / ()) is a borough in Southwest London, England.. The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey.The main commercial …

WebSadiq Aman Khan SPk Hon FRIBA (/ s ə ˈ d iː k ˈ k ɑː n /; born 8 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting from 2005 until 2016. A member of the Labour Party, Khan is on the party's soft left and has been ideologically characterised as a social democrat.. Born in Tooting, …

WebHenry Tudor, who seized the English throne as Henry VII in 1485, and married Elizabeth of York, put an end to the Wars of the Roses.Henry VII was a resolute and efficient monarch who centralized political power in the crown. He commissioned the celebrated "Henry VII Chapel" at Westminster Abbey, and continued the royal practice of borrowing funds from …

WebThe Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation.Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powers, rights, and privileges, including the title and style The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London.. …

WebThe mayor of Tower Hamlets is the directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council in east London, England.The first election for this position occurred on 21 October 2010, taking on the executive function of the borough council. The position is different from the previous largely ceremonial, annually appointed mayors of Tower …

WebLambeth (/ ˈ l æ m b ə θ / ()) is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London.Its name was recorded in 1062 as Lambehitha ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as Lambeth.The geographical centre of London is at Frazier Street near Lambeth North tube station, though nearby Charing Cross on the other side of the …

WebLondon's New Year's Eve festivities have regularly consisted of a midnight fireworks show; the focal point of the festivities are the South Bank, where the chimes of Big Ben at midnight signify the arrival of the new year, and pyrotechnics are launched from barges along the River Thames and from the London Eye observation wheel.. New Year's Eve …