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In 907 AD, the City had a Burgh-Reeve, or Governor of Bath, and the present Mayor is the lineal descendent. The first recorded Mayor was John du Port in 1230. The representatives of the old "tun moot" are the councillors of today. For more than 1000 years, Bath has had a municipal government of its own.

The King's Reeve, or Shire Reeve, now abbreviated to Sheriff, looked after the royal right in each shire and his will was made known through the shire courts. The High Sheriff of the county used to represent the sovereign on all  state occasions. Currently, the Lord Lieutenant of each county undertakes this role.