Editing Berwick-upon-Tweed (section)

== Governance ==

[[File:Berwick Town Hall 2.jpg|thumbnail|[[Berwick Town Hall]], built 1754–1760]]
[[File:Berwick-upon-Tweed civil parish in Northumberland.svg|thumbnail|Location of Berwick-upon-Tweed civil parish in Northumberland, governed by the Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council.]]
During periods of Scottish administration, Berwick was the [[county town]] of [[Berwickshire]], to which the town gave its name. Thus at various points in the Middle Ages and from 1482 (when Berwick became administered by England), Berwickshire had the unique distinction of being the only county in the British Isles to be named after a town in another country.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kay |first1=John |author1-link=John Kay (economist) |last2=Keay |first2=Julia |year=2000 |title=Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-00-710353-9 |page=78}}</ref>
[[File:Coat of Arms of Berwick-Upon-Tweed Borough Council 1958-1974.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of the Berwick-Upon-Tweed Borough Council from 1958 until 1974.]]
In 1958, the borough's council applied for a [[coat of arms]], but applied to the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]], the Scottish heraldic authority, for the grant "as suitable to a Burgh of Scotland", which was duly granted.<ref>[http://courtofthelordlyon.scot/IsolationHeraldryWeek8D.pdf Practical Heraldry for the Self-isolator; Week 8D - Royal Burghs]: Court of the Lord Lyon</ref>

On 1 April 1974, the borough was merged with Belford Rural District, Glendale Rural District and [[Norham and Islandshires Rural District]] to form [[Berwick-upon-Tweed (borough)|Berwick Borough Council]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2020/07/03/a-short-history-of-berwick-upon-tweed-record-office/ |title=A Short History of Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office |publisher=Northumberland Archives |date=3 July 2020 |access-date=10 November 2020 |archive-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120091441/https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2020/07/03/a-short-history-of-berwick-upon-tweed-record-office/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Northumberland County Council]] became the unitary authority for the area when the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed was abolished on 1 April 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/494/contents/made |title=The Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008 |work=Legislation.gov.uk |access-date=5 October 2012 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022150016/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/494/contents/made |url-status=live }}</ref>

A new Berwick-upon-Tweed [[Parish councils in England|Town Council]] was created on 1 April 2008 covering Berwick-upon-Tweed, [[Tweedmouth]], and Spittal.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Berwick-upon-Tweed (Parishes) Order 2008 |url=https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/12185/berwick-upon-tweed-parishes-order-2008.pdf |website=Database of Local Government Orders |publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for England |access-date=23 January 2023 |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123223153/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/12185/berwick-upon-tweed-parishes-order-2008.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has taken over the former Borough's mayoralty and regalia. The mayor for 2022–2023 is Mike Greener.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The civic party {{!}} Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council |url=https://www.berwick-tc.gov.uk/the-civic-party |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=www.berwick-tc.gov.uk}}</ref>

Berwick-upon-Tweed is in the [[British House of Commons|parliamentary]] constituency of [[North Northumberland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=North Northumberland results |work=BBC News – Election 2024 – Results & Constituency – North Northumberland |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001397 |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>