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Joe Lord (2 July 1988 - ) is a British independent politician and young mayor.

Joe was elected to Settle Town Council in July 2008, only days after his 20th birthday. In May 2012 Joe was elected Town Mayor of Settle, making him the youngest mayor in the country at the time. Joe has won several awards for his community and voluntary work, including the 2012 Yorkshire Dales Society Ken Willson Award, and was selected as the UK delegate at the 2012 Maribor International Youth Conference.

Joe founded The Youth Party for the 2010 General Election, a party whose aim was not votes for themselves, but to encourage young people to become involved in local politics and to vote. Joe acted as agent for Dylan Gilligan, an 18-year old candidate who stood in Skipton and Ripon.