2017 City of London Corporation election

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2017 City of London Corporation election
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100 seats to the Court of Common Council
51 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Independent Temple and Farringdon Together Labour
Last election100 seats, 80.4%Did not stand0 seats, 19.6%
Seats before9901
Seats won85105
Seat changeDecrease2.svg15Increase2.svg10Increase2.svg5
Popular vote3,047440717
Percentage72.5%10.5%17.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.9%New partyDecrease2.svg2.5%
City of London Corporation election, 2017.svg
Results by ward. Red represents Labour. Blue represents Temple & Farringdon Together. Grey represents Independents. Wards coloured dark grey did not hold contests.
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2017 City of London Corporation election took place on 23 March 2017 to elect members of the Court of Common Council in the City of London Corporation. The election was the first time apart from a 2014 by-election that partisan candidates were elected to the body. Fifteen of the hundred seats on the council were won by political parties: the newly created Temple & Farringdon Together party and the Labour Party. [1] [2]

Contents

The elections attracted media attention as they represented a high point in the City of London for Labour, who until the 2017 election had only ever won a single seat in a 2014 by-election for Portsoken ward. [3] [4]

26 councillors were elected unopposed: twenty-five independents and one Labour.

Background

Elections to the Court of Common Council, the main decision-making body of the City of London Corporation which governs the City of London, take place every four years. [5] In the previous election in 2013, all 100 seats were won by independent candidates. [6]

In a 2014 by-election for the Portsoken ward, the Labour Party won its first seat on the council with the Anglican priest William Campbell-Taylor becoming the first partisan councillor to be elected to the body. [7]

Electoral system

Most residents of the twenty-five wards of the City of London live in the Aldersgate, Cripplegate, Portsoken and Queenhithe. Residents have one vote each, and businesses have a number of votes that scales with the number of employees. Businesses can appoint one employee as a voter for every five staff up to ten voters, with an additional voter per fifty staff beyond that. [8]

Councillors are elected by multi-member first-past-the-post.

Overall result

2017 City of London Corporation election [9]
PartySeatsVotes
CountGainsLossesNetOf total (%)Of total (%)CountChange
  Independent 85015−1585.072.53,047−7.9
  Labour 550+55.017.1717-2.5
 Temple & Farringdon Together10100+1010.010.5440+10.5
Total100

Ward results

Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Aldersgate

Aldersgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Randall Anderson* – – –
Independent Adrian Bastow – – –
Labour Richard Crossan – – –
Independent Jeremy Mayhew* – – –
Independent Joyce Nash* – – –
Independent Barbara Newman* – – –
Turnout –––
Independent hold
Independent hold
Labour hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Aldgate

Aldgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Douglas Barrow* – – –
No descriptionAndrien Meyers – – –
Independent Hugh Morris* – – –
No descriptionSylvia Moys* – – –
Independent Dhruv Patel* – – –
Turnout –––
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Bassishaw

Bassishaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Graeme Harrower* – – –
Independent Robert Merrett* – – –
Turnout –––
Independent hold
Independent hold

Billingsgate

Billingsgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Welbank* 42 43.3 N/A
Independent Jamie Ingham Clark* 40 41.2 N/A
No descriptionRichard Briggs1515.5N/A
Turnout 9724.1N/A
Independent hold
Independent hold

Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Simon Duckworth* – – –
Independent Prem Goyal – – –
Independent Wendy Hyde* – – –
Independent Andrew Mayer – – –
Independent Tom Sleigh* – – –
Independent Pooja Tank – – –
Turnout –––
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Bread Street

Bread Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Giles Shilson* 136 40.1 Decrease2.svg9.4
Independent Oliver Lodge* 126 37.2 Decrease2.svg10.7
Independent Alison McDonald4613.5N/A
Independent Neil Green319.1N/A
Turnout 33956.1
Independent hold
Independent hold

Bridge and Bridge Without

Bridge and Bridge Without
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Keith Bottomley* 131 52.8
Independent Timothy Levene 96 38.7
Independent Simon Maddocks218.5
Turnout 24846.7
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent

Broad Street

Broad Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Bennett* – – –
Independent Christopher Hayward* – – –
Independent John Scott* – – –
Turnout –––
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Candlewick

Candlewick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James De Sausmerez* 113 48.7 N/A
Independent Kevin Everett* 104 44.8 –
Independent Jonathon Pettigrew156.5N/A
Turnout 23256.1
Independent hold
Independent hold

Castle Baynard

Castle Baynard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Emma Edhem 225 11.3 N/A
Independent Henrika Priest* 225 11.3 Decrease2.svg1.7
Independent Catherine McGuiness* 213 10.7 Decrease2.svg1.6
Independent Graham Packham* 213 10.7 Decrease2.svg1.2
Independent Jeremy Simons* 208 10.4 N/A
Independent Angus Knowles-Cutler 200 10.0 N/A
Independent Michael Hudson* 195 9.8 Decrease2.svg1.6
Independent Christopher Boden* 187 9.4 Decrease2.svg2.6
Independent Alpa Raja1196.0N/A
Turnout 1,78520.5
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Cheap

Cheap
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alastair Moss* 178 28.6 Increase2.svg8.3
Independent Tijs Broeke 169 27.2 N/A
Independent Nicholas Bensted-Smith* 168 27.0 N/A
Independent Ann Pembroke*10717.2Decrease2.svg4.8
Turnout 62250.3
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Coleman Street

Coleman Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sophie Fernandes* 162 26.0 –
Independent Stuart Fraser* 140 22.4 –
No descriptionAndrew McMurtrie* 137 22.0 –
Independent Michael Cassidy* 133 21.3 –
Labour Paul O'Brien528.3N/A
Turnout 62430.9
Independent hold
Independent hold
No descriptionhold Swing {{{swing}}}
Independent hold

Cordwainer

Cordwainer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alex Barr 92 32.4 N/A
Independent Michael Snyder* 79 27.8 –
Independent Mark Boleat* 77 27.1 –
Independent Gillian Kaile217.4N/A
No descriptionTimothy Becker155.3N/A
Turnout 28458.3
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Cornhill

Cornhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Dunphy* 92 33.6 Increase2.svg1.7
Independent Stephen Haines* 85 31.0 Decrease2.svg0.1
Independent Ian Seaton* 77 28.1 Decrease2.svg2.2
Labour Joseph Batty207.3Increase2.svg0.6
Turnout 27429.2
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Cripplegate

Cripplegate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
No descriptionSusan Pearson 558 13.6 N/A
Independent John Tomlinson* 449 10.9 Decrease2.svg0.5
Labour William Pimlott 409 10.0 Increase2.svg2.3
Independent Vivienne Littlechild* 407 9.9 Decrease2.svg0.5
Labour Joan Durcan 401 9.8 N/A
Independent David Bradshaw* 386 9.4 Decrease2.svg2.1
Independent Steve Quilter* 375 9.1 Decrease2.svg2.6
Independent Richard Bostock 323 7.9 N/A
Independent Gareth Moore*3117.6Decrease2.svg2.0
Independent John Barker3077.5Decrease2.svg1.7
Independent Christopher Punter*1814.4Decrease2.svg5.4
Turnout 4,10737.8
Independent hold
Independent hold
Labour hold
Independent hold
Labour hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Dowgate

Dowgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Wheatley* 123 40.6 Increase2.svg10.7
Independent Henry Pollard* 112 37.0 Decrease2.svg2.0
Independent Matthew Hampson6822.4N/A
Turnout 30330.3
Independent hold
Independent hold

Farringdon Within

Farringdon Within
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Anderson 247 10.2 N/A
Independent Christopher Hill 241 10.1 N/A
Independent Ann Holmes* 226 9.4 Decrease2.svg0.3
Independent Clare James* 213 8.8 Decrease2.svg3.1
Independent Matthew Bell 190 7.9 N/A
Independent Karina Dostalova* 184 7.6 Decrease2.svg2.7
Independent Richard Regan* 160 6.6 Decrease2.svg4.0
Independent Graeme Smith* 159 6.6 Decrease2.svg3.2
Independent Virginia Rounding*1486.1Decrease2.svg6.0
Independent John Edwards1435.9N/A
Independent Colin Gregory1315.4N/A
Independent Alex Bain-Stewart*1074.4Decrease2.svg6.5
Independent Stephen Collins1004.1N/A
Independent Stanley Ginsburg943.9N/A
Independent Robert McLean712.9N/A
Turnout 2,41435.4
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Farringdon Without

Farringdon Without
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
T&F Together Caroline Addy 440 7.4 N/A
T&F Together Ruby Sayed 427 7.2 N/A
T&F Together Wendy Mead* 425 7.2 Increase2.svg0.6
T&F Together Oliver Sells 424 7.1 N/A
T&F Together Paul Martinelli* 410 6.9 Increase2.svg0.8
T&F Together Gregory Lawrence 408 6.9 Increase2.svg1.2
T&F Together Charles Lord* 404 6.8 Increase2.svg1.0
T&F Together George Abrahams* 403 6.8 Increase2.svg0.1
T&F Together John Absalom* 400 6.7 Increase2.svg0.4
T&F Together Oliver Sells 390 6.6 N/A
Independent Julian Malins*2093.5Decrease2.svg4.9
Independent Colin Davidson2083.5N/A
Independent Sophia Morrell1903.2N/A
Independent David Nicholls1682.8N/A
Independent Alexander Deane*1672.8Decrease2.svg5.5
Independent Francis Hoar1642.8N/A
Independent Andrew Lomas1632.7N/A
No descriptionNicholas Bennett1492.5N/A
Independent Adam Richardson*1472.5Decrease2.svg4.1
No descriptionMark Watson-Gandy1442.4N/A
Independent Lewis Rodger500.8N/A
Independent Stuart Gardner420.7N/A
Turnout 5,93220.9
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–
T&F Together gain from IndependentSwing–

Langbourn

Langbourn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Philip Woodhouse* 95 27.0 Increase2.svg5.5
Independent Judith Pleasance* 82 23.3 Increase2.svg8.6
Independent John Chapman* 64 18.2 Increase2.svg0.6
Independent Timothy Butcher5716.2N/A
Independent Alexander Craggs5415.3N/A
Turnout 35242.4
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Lime Street

Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dominic Christian* 154 28.3 N/A
Independent Henry Colthurst* 115 21.1 Decrease2.svg1.4
Independent Elizabeth Rogula* 115 21.1 Decrease2.svg2.4
Independent Thomas Clementi 86 15.8 N/A
Independent Peter Cave7513.8N/A
Independent George Johnstone356.4N/A
Turnout 54549.0
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Portsoken

Portsoken
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jason Pritchard 230 20.0 Increase2.svg10.2
Labour Munsur Ali 210 18.3 N/A
Independent John Fletcher* 197 17.2 Decrease2.svg1.3
Independent Henry Jones* 187 16.3 Decrease2.svg3.6
Independent Ayesha Azad15313.3N/A
Independent Asif Sadiq1119.7N/A
Independent David Barker605.2N/A
Turnout 1,14850.7
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent hold

Queenhithe

Queenhithe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Mooney* 85 51.8 Increase2.svg4.6
Independent Caroline Haines 73 44.5 Decrease2.svg0.3
Labour John Courtneidge63.7Decrease2.svg3.7
Turnout 16433.6
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Tower

Tower
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roger Chadwick* – – –
Independent Anne Fairweather* – – –
Independent Marianne Fredericks* – – –
Independent James Tumbridge* – – –
Turnout ––
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent hold

Vintry

Vintry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Hoffman* 85 37.9
Independent Rehana Ameer 74 33.0
Independent William Fraser*6529.0
Turnout 22445.4
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Walbrook

Walbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Bennett* 123 38.8 N/A
Independent James Thomson* 113 35.6 Increase2.svg12.5
Independent Xuelin Bates8125.6
Turnout 31744.0
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold

Changes since the election

By-elections

March 2018

A by-election was held in Bishopsgate ward on 20 March 2018, following the election of independent Common Councilman Prem Goyal as Alderman for Portsoken ward in December 2017. [10] The seat was won by independent Shravan Joshi. [11]

A by-election was held in Billingsgate ward on 22 March 2018, following the resignation of independent Common Councilman Michael Welbank. [12] The seat was won by independent John Allen-Petrie. [13]

October 2018

A by-election was held in Castle Baynard ward on 9 October 2018, following the election of independent Common Councilman Emma Edham as Alderman for Candlewick ward in July 2017. The seat was won by Labour candidate Natasha Lloyd-Owen. [14]

Castle Baynard Ward [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Natasha Lloyd-Owen 77 27.80
Independent Julian Henry Malins5921.30
Independent Alpa Raja3713.36
Independent Merlene Soo Chin Emerson3613.00
Independent Virginia Rounding2810.11
Independent Richard William Humphreys238.30
Independent Deborah Mackintosh Oliver124.33
Independent Timothy George Christie Becker51.81
Turnout 277
Labour gain from Independent

References

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  2. ↑ "Results - About the City - City of London". www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Davies, Andrew MacAskill and Anjuli. "Historic win for Labour in City of London elections". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "English Elections: Portsoken, 2014". English Elections. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ward elections - City of London". www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. City of London Corporations. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "English Elections: City of London Corporation, 2013". English Elections. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Labour win raises questions on City of London's independence". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "The place where businesses and their office workers vote". BBC News. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Local Election Results 2017 City of London Corporation". Local Elections Archive Project. 17 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Preview: 20 Mar 2018". Britain Elects. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Previews: 22 Mar 2018". Britain Elects. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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