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Court of Common Council

The Court of Common Council is the primary decision-making body of the City of London Corporation. It meets nine times per year. Most of its work is carried out by committees. Elections are held at least every four years. It is largely composed of independent members although the number of Labour Party Common Councilmen in 2017 grew to five out of a total of 100.[1] In October 2018, the Labour Party gained its sixth seat on the Common Council with a by-election victory in Castle Baynard ward.[2] The most recent election was in 2022.

The Common Council Chamber at the Guildhall, pictured in 1808

History

The first common council was elected in 1273, with 40 members. In 1347 the number was increased to 133, and from later in the same century (it is stated to have been during the reign of King Edward III) it was increased to 206. The members were elected annually in December.[3]

The council now has 100 members, and is elected every fourth year. Between 2004 and 2009 elections were held on the second Friday in March. Since 2013 they have been held on either the third or fourth Wednesday in March.[4]

Court of Common Council elected in March 2022 or subsequently in by-elections

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Map of the results of the City of London Corporation election, 2022. Each ward has several circles, each representing an elected councillor. Circles are coloured by party affiliation of those elected, and the vote share which these poll-toppers received. Results of subsequent by-elections are not shown.
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Ward Councillors elected Party
Aldersgate (6)Helen Fentimen OBE JPLabour
Stephen Goodman OBELabour
Annet RidegInd.
Naresh SonparInd.
Deborah Oliver TDInd.
Randall AndersonInd.
Aldgate (5)Andrien MeyersInd.
Timothy McNallyInd.
David SalesInd.
Mandeep ThandiInd.
Shailendra UmradiaInd.
Bassishaw (2)Madush GuptaInd.
Ian Bishop-LaggettInd.
Billingsgate (2)Luis TilleriaInd.
Nighat QureishiInd.
Bishopsgate (6)Simon Duckworth OBE DLInd.
Wendy HydeInd.
Shravan Joshi MBEInd.
Andrew MayerInd.
Benjamin MurphyInd.
Tom SleighInd.
Bread Street (2)Hon. Emily BennInd.
Dr Giles ShilsonInd.
Bridge (2)Keith BottomleyInd.
Hugh SelkaInd.
Broad Street (3)Christopher HaywardInd.
Shahnan BakthInd.
Antony ManchesterInd.
Candlewick (2)James St John DavisInd.
Christopher BodenInd.
Castle Baynard (8)Henrika PriestInd.
Mary Durcan JPInd.
Alpa RajaInd.
Graham PackhamInd.
Catherine McGuinness CBEInd.
John GriffithsInd.
Glen WitneyInd.
Michael HudsonInd.
Cheap (3)Tijs BroekeInd.
Nicholas Bensted-Smith JPInd.
Alastair MossInd.
Coleman Street (4)Sophie FernandesInd.
Dawn WrightInd.
Andrew McMurtrie JPInd.
Michael Cassidy CBEInd.
Cordwainer (3)Jamel BandaInd.
Michael SnyderInd.
Amy HorscroftInd.
Cornhill (3)Joanna Abeyie MBEInd.
Peter DunphyInd.
Ian Seaton MBEInd.
Cripplegate (8)Natasha Lloyd-OwenLabour
Anne CorbettLabour
Elizabeth King BEM JPInd.
Frances LeachLabour
Paul SinghInd.
Ceri WilkinsInd.
Dawn FramptonInd.
Jacqueline WebsterLabour
Dowgate (2)Henry PollardInd.
Mark WheatleyInd.
Farringdon Within (8)John EdwardsInd.
Ann HolmesInd.
Brendan BarnsInd.
Matthew BellInd.
John FoleyInd.
Eamonn MullallyInd.
Florence Keelson-AnfuInd.
David WilliamsInd.
Farringdon Without (10)John AbsalomTemple and Farringdon Together
George AbrahamsTemple and Farringdon Together
Gregory LawrenceTemple and Farringdon Together
Edward Lord OBE JPTemple and Farringdon Together
Paul MartinelliTemple and Farringdon Together
Wendy Mead OBETemple and Farringdon Together
Ruby SayedTemple and Farringdon Together
Oliver Sells KCTemple and Farringdon Together
William Upton KCTemple and Farringdon Together
Suzanne Ornsby KCTemple and Farringdon Together
Langbourn (3)Judith PleasanceInd.
Timothy ButcherInd.
Philip WoodhouseInd.
Lime Street (4)Dominic ChristianInd.
Irem YerdelenInd.
Henry ColthurstInd.
Anthony FitzpatrickInd.
Portsoken (4)John FletcherInd.
Munsur AliInd.
Jason PritchardInd.
Henry Jones MBEInd.
Queenhithe (2)Brian Mooney BEMInd.
Caroline HainesInd.
Tower (4)Marianne FredericksInd.
James TumbridgeInd.
Aaron D'SouzaInd.
Jason GrovesInd.
Vintry (2)Rehana AmeerInd.
Jaspreet HodgsonInd.
Walbrook (2)James ThomsonInd.
Alethea SilkInd.
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