Portsoken (electoral ward)

Portsoken Ward is the electoral district for Portsoken in the City of London.[1] It returns an Alderman and four Councilmen[2] to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation.

2017 Aldermanic by-election

Michael Bear became Alderman in 2005 and resigned in 2017. This led to the first Aldermanic election in the City of London Corporation contested by the Labour Party.[3][4] The election was won by Prem Goyal, founder of the All People's Party,[5] although he stood as an independent.[6]

Portsoken Ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Prem Goyal 228 58.31%
Labour William Campbell-Taylor 143 36.57%
Independent David Barker 20 5.12%
Independent Anthony Samuels 2 0.51%
Turnout 396 61.68%

2017 Common Council election

On 23 March, 2017 two Labour and two Independent Common Councilmen were elected.

Portsoken Ward[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jason Paul Pritchard 230 20.03
Labour Munsur Ali 210 18.29
Independent John William Fletcher 197 17.16
Independent Henry Llewellyn Michael Jones 187 16.29
Independent Ayesha Azad 153 13.33
Independent Asif Sadiq 111 9.67
Independent David James Barker 60 5.23
Turnout 1148 50.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

List of Aldermen representing Portsoken ward

References

  1. Rogerson, Barnaby (2013). "25. Wards of the City of London". The Guardian (25 December 2013). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. "Find Member". democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk. City of London Corporation. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. Teale, Andrew (13 December 2017). "Previews: 14 Dec 2017". Britain Elects. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. "Labour's Listening - Portsoken". portsokenlabour.wordpress.com. portsokenlabour. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. Goyal, Prem. "All People's Party – gathering momentum in Southwark". www.obv.org.uk. Operation Black Vote. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. "Election results - City of London". mobile.cityoflondon.gov.uk. City of London Corporation. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. Results of past elections held in the City of London, wider London and UK.
  8. City of London Corporation: Notice of Persons Elected, 2017
  9. "Aldermen of the Ward of Portsoken". e-voice.org.uk. Portsoken Ward Club.
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