A lord-lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. Lord-lieutenant is now an honorary titular position usually awarded to a retired notable person in the county. England Avon (from 1974 until 1996) Bedfordshire Berkshire Berwick-upon-Tweed (until 1974) – held jointly with Northumberland 1882–1974 Bristol (until 1974 and from 1996) – held jointly with Gloucestershire 1882–1974 Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Canterbury (until 1974) – held jointly with Kent 1872–1974 Cheshire Chester (until 1974) – held jointly with Cheshire 1882–1974 Cinque Ports (until 1889) City of London – held in Commission, headed by the Lord Mayor Cleveland (from 1974 until 1996) Cornwall Cumberland (until 1974) Cumbria (from 1974) Derbyshire Devon Dorset Durham East Riding of Yorkshire (Restoration until 1974 and from 1996) East Sussex (from 1974) Essex Exeter (until 1974) – held jointly with Devon 1882–1974 Gloucestershire Gloucester (until 1974) – held jointly with Gloucestershire 1882–1974 Greater London (from 1965) Greater Manchester (from 1974) Hampshire Herefordshire (until 1974 and from 1998) Hereford and Worcester (from 1974 until 1998) Hertfordshire (Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire Website) Humberside (from 1974 until 1996) Huntingdon and Peterborough (from 1965 until 1974) Huntingdonshire (until 1965) Isle of Ely (until c. 16th) Isle of Wight (from 1974) Kent Kingston-upon-Hull (until 1974) – held jointly with East Riding of Yorkshire 1882–1974 Lancashire Leicestershire Lichfield (until 1974) – held jointly with Staffordshire 1882–1974 Lincolnshire Lincoln (until 1974) – held jointly with Lincolnshire 1882–1974 County of London (from 1889 until 1965) Merseyside (from 1974) Middlesex (until 1965) Newcastle upon Tyne (until 1974) – held jointly with Northumberland 1882–1974 Norfolk Norwich (until 1974) – held jointly with Norfolk 1882–1974 Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Nottingham (until 1974) – held jointly with Nottinghamshire 1882–1974 North Riding of Yorkshire (Restoration until 1974) North Yorkshire (from 1974) Oxfordshire Poole (until 1974) – held jointly with Dorset 1882–1974 Rutland (until 1974 and from 1997) Shropshire Somerset Southampton (until 1974) – held jointly with Hampshire 1882–1974 South Yorkshire (from 1974) Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex (until 1974) Tower Hamlets (until 1889) Tyne and Wear (from 1974) Warwickshire Westmorland (until 1974) West Midlands (from 1974) West Riding of Yorkshire (Restoration until 1974) West Sussex (from 1974) West Yorkshire (from 1974) Wiltshire Worcestershire (until 1974 and from 1998) Worcester (until 1974) – held jointly with Worcestershire 1882–1974 Yorkshire (until Restoration) York (until 1974) – held jointly with West