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Increase in Muslim mayors in England

The claim of a significant increase in Muslim mayors in England, particularly in 2024-2025, with examples such as the first Muslim lord mayor of Westminster and multiple Muslim women assuming mayoral posts.

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Jan 7, 2026

How has the number of Muslim mayors in England changed over the last two decades?

Over the past two decades there has been at most a modest rise in the visibility of Muslim individuals holding mayoral office in England, but the popular narrative that there has been a large, easily ...

Jan 7, 2026

How has the number of Muslim mayors in England changed over the past decade?

The number of Muslim mayors in England has not seen a clear, large-scale increase over the past decade; the most visible and consistently held directly elected mayoralty by a Muslim is London’s Sadiq ...

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