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.
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 has later been reduced to 100 members, and is now elected every fourth year.
Court of Common Council elected March 2022 or subsequently by by-election
| Ward | Councillors elected | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldersgate (6) | Helen Fentimen OBE JP | Labour | |
| Stephen Goodman OBE | Labour | ||
| Annet Rideg | Ind. | ||
| Naresh Sonpar | Ind. | ||
| Deborah Oliver TD | Ind. | ||
| Randall Anderson | Ind. | ||
| Aldgate (5) | Andrien Meyers | Ind. | |
| Timothy McNally | Ind. | ||
| David Sales | Ind. | ||
| Mandeep Thandi | Ind. | ||
| Shailendra Umradia | Ind. | ||
| Bassishaw (2) | Madush Gupta | Ind. | |
| Ian Bishop-Laggett | Ind. | ||
| Billingsgate (2) | Luis Tilleria | Ind. | |
| Nighat Qureishi | Ind. | ||
| Bishopsgate (6) | Simon Duckworth OBE DL | Ind. | |
| Wendy Hyde | Ind. | ||
| Shravan Joshi MBE | Ind. | ||
| Andrew Mayer | Ind. | ||
| Benjamin Murphy | Ind. | ||
| Tom Sleigh | Ind. | ||
| Bread Street (2) | Hon. Emily Benn | Ind. | |
| Dr Giles Shilson | Ind. | ||
| Bridge (2) | Keith Bottomley | Ind. | |
| Hugh Selka | Ind. | ||
| Broad Street (3) | Christopher Hayward | Ind. | |
| Shahnan Bakth | Ind. | ||
| Antony Manchester | Ind. | ||
| Candlewick (2) | James St John Davis | Ind. | |
| Christopher Boden | Ind. | ||
| Castle Baynard (8) | Henrika Priest | Ind. | |
| Mary Durcan JP | Ind. | ||
| Alpa Raja | Ind. | ||
| Graham Packham | Ind. | ||
| Catherine McGuinness CBE | Ind. | ||
| John Griffiths | Ind. | ||
| Glen Witney | Ind. | ||
| Michael Hudson | Ind. | ||
| Cheap (3) | Tijs Broeke | Ind. | |
| Nicholas Bensted-Smith JP | Ind. | ||
| Alastair Moss | Ind. | ||
| Coleman Street (4) | Sophie Fernandes | Ind. | |
| Dawn Wright | Ind. | ||
| Andrew McMurtrie JP | Ind. | ||
| Michael Cassidy CBE | Ind. | ||
| Cordwainer (3) | Jamel Banda | Ind. | |
| Michael Snyder | Ind. | ||
| Amy Horscroft | Ind. | ||
| Cornhill (3) | Joanna Abeyie MBE | Ind. | |
| Peter Dunphy | Ind. | ||
| Ian Seaton MBE | Ind. | ||
| Cripplegate (8) | Natasha Lloyd-Owen | Labour | |
| Anne Corbett | Labour | ||
| Elizabeth King BEM JP | Ind. | ||
| Frances Leach | Labour | ||
| Paul Singh | Ind. | ||
| Ceri Wilkins | Ind. | ||
| Dawn Frampton | Ind. | ||
| Jacqueline Webster | Labour | ||
| Dowgate (2) | Henry Pollard | Ind. | |
| Mark Wheatley | Ind. | ||
| Farringdon Within (8) | John Edwards | Ind. | |
| Ann Holmes | Ind. | ||
| Brendan Barns | Ind. | ||
| Matthew Bell | Ind. | ||
| John Foley | Ind. | ||
| Eamonn Mullally | Ind. | ||
| Florence Keelson-Anfu | Ind. | ||
| (vacant as of May 2024) | |||
| Farringdon Without (10) | John Absalom | Temple and Farringdon Together | |
| George Abrahams | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| Gregory Lawrence | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| Edward Lord OBE JP | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| Paul Martinelli | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| Wendy Mead OBE | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| Ruby Sayed | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| Oliver Sells KC | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| William Upton KC | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| Suzanne Ornsby KC | Temple and Farringdon Together | ||
| Langbourn (3) | Judith Pleasance | Ind. | |
| Timothy Butcher | Ind. | ||
| Philip Woodhouse | Ind. | ||
| Lime Street (4) | Dominic Christian | Ind. | |
| Irem Yerdelen | Ind. | ||
| Henry Colthurst | Ind. | ||
| Anthony Fitzpatrick | Ind. | ||
| Portsoken (4) | John Fletcher | Ind. | |
| Munsur Ali | Ind. | ||
| Jason Pritchard | Ind. | ||
| Henry Jones MBE | Ind. | ||
| Queenhithe (2) | Brian Mooney BEM | Ind. | |
| Caroline Haines | Ind. | ||
| Tower (4) | Marianne Fredericks | Ind. | |
| James Tumbridge | Ind. | ||
| Aaron D'Souza | Ind. | ||
| Jason Groves | Ind. | ||
| Vintry (2) | Rehana Ameer | Ind. | |
| Jaspreet Hodgson | Ind. | ||
| Walbrook (2) | James Thomson | Ind. | |
| Alethea Silk | Ind. | ||
References
- "Committee details - Court of Common Council". democracy.cityoflondon. City of London. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- Natasha Lloyd-Owen wins Castle Baynard by-election citymatters.london
- "The City Wardmotes". The Times. No. 36958. London. 23 December 1902. p. 9.