Portsoken Ward is an electoral district in the City of London, England.[1] (See also Portsoken). 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

2022 Common Council election

The Common Council election in Portsoken Ward recorded the highest turnout in the 2022 Citywide Common Council Elections with 57.6% of the electorate casting their vote. The average turnout across the rest of the City of London was much lower at 36.5%. Two incumbent councillors, Munsur Ali and Jason Paul Pritchard, who were elected as Labour candidates in 2017, stood jointly and were both re-elected.[8] John Fletcher and Henry Jones stood jointly and were both re-elected.[9] Changes in voteshare are by party for the Labour candidates and by candidate for independent candidates who previously stood as independents.

Portsoken (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Fletcher* 255 21.8 Increase4.6
No description Munsur Ali* 254 21.7 N/A
No description Jason Paul Pritchard* 239 20.5 N/A
Independent Henry Jones* 213 18.2 Increase1.9
Labour Lana Joyce 114 9.8 Decrease10.2
Labour Dominic Hauschild 56 4.8 Decrease14.1
Women's Equality Alison Smith 37 3.2 N/A
Turnout 1,168 57.6 Increase6.9
Independent hold
No description gain from Labour Swing
No description gain from Labour Swing
Independent hold

List of Aldermen representing Portsoken ward

References

  1. Rogerson, Barnaby (2013). "25. Wards of the City of London". The Guardian. No. 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. "Your chance to shape the City's future City of London Corporation Elections 2022". www.speakforthecity.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  9. "Your chance to shape the City's future City of London Corporation Elections 2022". www.speakforthecity.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Aldermen of the Ward of Portsoken". e-voice.org.uk. Portsoken Ward Club.
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