Editing Liverpool (section)

=== Lord Mayor of Liverpool ===
{{Not to be confused with|text=elected [[Mayor of the Liverpool City Region]] See below}}
The [[Lord Mayor of Liverpool]] is an ancient ceremonial role. Councillors within Liverpool City Council (not the general public) elect the Lord Mayor annually, who then serves a one-year term. The Lord Mayor is styled as the "first citizen" and is chosen to represent the city at civic functions and engagements, promote it to the wider world, support local charities and community groups, attend religious events, meet delegates from [[Sister city|Liverpool's twin cities]], chair council meetings and confer [[Freedom of the City|Honorary Freemen and associations]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lord Mayor of Liverpool|url=https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/councillors-and-committees/lord-mayor|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925202904/https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/councillors-and-committees/lord-mayor|archive-date=25 September 2023|access-date=25 September 2023|website=liverpool.gov.uk}}</ref> The Lord Mayor is also the presiding officer for Liverpool City Council full meetings.