The mayors of London, Birmingham, Leeds, Blackburn, Sheffield, Oxford, Luton, Oldham and Rochdale are Muslim.
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- Full FactAll of these places have had Muslim mayors at various points in the past, but at the moment only some of these mayors are Muslim.
2026-09-09
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