Editing Norwich (section)

===Lord mayoralty and shrievalty===
{{see also|List of Lord Mayors of Norwich}}
[[File:Norwich Guildhall from south.jpg|thumb|[[Norwich Guildhall]], the seat of local government from the early 15th century until 1938]]

The ceremonial head of the city is the [[List of Lord Mayors of Norwich|Lord Mayor]]; though now simply a ceremonial position, in the past the office carried considerable authority, with executive powers over the finances and affairs of the city council. The office of Mayor of Norwich dates from 1403 and was raised to the dignity of [[List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom|lord mayor]] in 1910 by [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] "in view of the position occupied by that city as the chief city of East Anglia and of its close association with His Majesty".<ref name=mayor>{{Cite web |url=http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1407&pid=1014 |title=Lord Mayor of Norwich |publisher=Norwich City Council |access-date=13 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110301/http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1407&pid=1014 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=The King and Norwich |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=7 February 1910}}</ref> The title was regranted on local government reorganisation in 1974.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=46255|page=4400|date=4 April 1974}}</ref> From 1404 the citizens of Norwich, as a [[county corporate]], had the privilege of electing two sheriffs. Under the [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835]] this was reduced to one and became a ceremonial post. Both Lord Mayor and Sheriff are elected for a year's term of office at the council's annual meeting, but the term of office was temporarily extended to two years for the periods 2019-2021 and 2021-2023, the normal annual elections having been disrupted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] in the years 2020-2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 May 2021 |title=Who is the new Lord Mayor of Norwich? |work=[[Eastern Daily Press]] |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/20652300.new-lord-mayor-norwich/ |access-date=13 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=mayor/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1408&pid=1014 |title=Sheriff of Norwich |publisher=Norwich County Council |access-date=13 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110317/http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1408&pid=1014 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref>