List of mayors of Belfast

Lord Mayor of Belfast
Incumbent
Micky Murray
since 3 June 2024
StyleThe Right Honourable[1]
AppointerBelfast City Council
Term lengthOne year
Inaugural holderSir Daniel Dixon (Lord Mayor)
George Dunbar (Mayor)
John Vesey (Sovereign)
Formation1892 (as Lord Mayor of Belfast)
1842 (as Mayor of Belfast)
1613 (as Sovereign of Belfast)
DeputyAndrew McCormick
WebsiteLord Mayor

The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairperson of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the city's 60 councillors. The Lord Mayor also serves as the representative of the city of Belfast, welcoming guests from across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The current Lord Mayor is Micky Murray of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland who has been in the position of Lord Mayor since 3 June 2024. The Deputy Lord Mayor is Andrew McCormick of the Democratic Unionist Party.

  1. ^ "How to address the Lord Mayor". Belfast City Council. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.