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]
| 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.
| 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
- 1891- 1921 Sir Marcus Samuel (Lord Mayor 1902-1903). He became the first Viscount Bearsted in 1925, two years before his death in 1927.[9]
- 1921-1933 Isidore Jacobs excepting 19 July - 20 September 1927 when there was no alderman for Portsoken[9]
- 1933-44 Sir Samuel Joseph (Lord Mayor 1942-1943)[9]
- 1944-6 Edmund Dutton[9]
- 1946-49 Keith Joseph son of Sir Samuel Joseph[9]
- 1949-84 Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen (Lord Mayor 1960 to 1961)[9]
- 1984-2006 Peter Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken (Lord Mayor 1998 to 1999)[9]
- 2006-17 Sir Michael Bear (Lord Mayor 2010-2011)[9]
- 2017-Present Prem Goyal [9]
References
- Rogerson, Barnaby (2013). "25. Wards of the City of London". The Guardian (25 December 2013). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Find Member". democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk. City of London Corporation. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Teale, Andrew (13 December 2017). "Previews: 14 Dec 2017". Britain Elects. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Labour's Listening - Portsoken". portsokenlabour.wordpress.com. portsokenlabour. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Goyal, Prem. "All People's Party – gathering momentum in Southwark". www.obv.org.uk. Operation Black Vote. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Election results - City of London". mobile.cityoflondon.gov.uk. City of London Corporation. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Results of past elections held in the City of London, wider London and UK.
- City of London Corporation: Notice of Persons Elected, 2017
- "Aldermen of the Ward of Portsoken". e-voice.org.uk. Portsoken Ward Club.
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