Liverymen elect the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs each year.
The Lord Mayor is elected at Michaelmas 'Common Hall' on 29th September, and the Sheriffs at Mid-Summer 'Common Hall' 24th June at the Guildhall by Liverymen in attendance. All liverymen of one year’s standing, but not their spouses/partners, can attend to vote. The Lord Mayor must have served as an Alderman and as a Sheriff. The election is followed in November by a ’swearing in’ of the Lord Mayor at the Silent Ceremony in the Guildhall (which apart from the vow of the incoming Lord Mayor, is held in total silence), followed the next day by the Lord Mayor’s procession as part of the Lord Mayor’s Show. The procession concludes with a swearing of allegiance by the Lord Mayor to the Sovereign before the Justices of the High Court.
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The Lord Mayor is elected at Michaelmas 'Common Hall' on 29th September, and the Sheriffs at Mid-Summer 'Common Hall' 24th June at the Guildhall by Liverymen in attendance. All liverymen of one year’s standing, but not their spouses/partners, can attend to vote. The Lord Mayor must have served as an Alderman and as a Sheriff. The election is followed in November by a ’swearing in’ of the Lord Mayor at the Silent Ceremony in the Guildhall (which apart from the vow of the incoming Lord Mayor, is held in total silence), followed the next day by the Lord Mayor’s procession as part of the Lord Mayor’s Show. The procession concludes with a swearing of allegiance by the Lord Mayor to the Sovereign before the Justices of the High Court.
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