Editing Bath, Somerset (section)

===Charter trustees===
Bath City Council was abolished in 1996, along with the [[Districts of England|district]] of Bath, and there is no longer a [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] for the city. The City of Bath's ceremonial functions, including its [[City status in the United Kingdom|formal status]] as a city, [[#Twinning|its twinning]] arrangements,<ref name=bathnestwins>[http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/tourism-and-heritage/twinning Bath and North East Somerset Council] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017203511/http://bathnes.gov.uk/services/tourism-and-heritage/twinning |date=17 October 2016 }} Twinning</ref> [[List of Mayors of Bath|the mayoralty of Bath]] – which can be traced back to 1230 – and control of the city's [[coat of arms]], are maintained by the [[charter trustees]] of the City of Bath.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mayorofbath.co.uk/the-charter-trustees-of-the-city-of-bath |title=The Charter Trustees of the City of Bath |access-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602072939/http://www.mayorofbath.co.uk/the-charter-trustees-of-the-city-of-bath |archive-date=2 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The councillors elected by the electoral wards that cover Bath ([[#Electoral wards|see below]]) are the trustees, and they elect one of their number as their chair and mayor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/263/regulation/3/made |title=The Charter Trustees Regulations 1996 |publisher=National Archives |access-date=4 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018190704/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/263/regulation/3/made |archive-date=18 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The mayor holds office for one municipal year and in modern times the mayor begins their term in office on the first Saturday in June, at a ceremony at Bath Abbey with a civic procession from and to the Guildhall. The 797th mayor, who began her office on 3 June 2024, is Michelle O'Doherty. A deputy mayor is also elected.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mayorofbath.co.uk/the-mayoralty/ |title=The Mayoralty |publisher=The Mayor of Bath |access-date=6 May 2025 }}</ref>