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 edit
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 | |||
2022 Common Council election edit
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Fletcher* | 255 | 21.8 |  4.6
| |
| 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 | 1.9
| |
| Labour | Lana Joyce | 114 | 9.8 |  10.2
| |
| Labour | Dominic Hauschild | 56 | 4.8 | 14.1
| |
| Women's Equality | Alison Smith | 37 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,168 | 57.6 | 6.9
| ||
| Independent hold | |||||
| No description gain from Labour | Swing | – | |||
| No description gain from Labour | Swing | – | |||
| Independent hold | |||||
List of Aldermen representing Portsoken ward edit
- 1891–1921 Sir Marcus Samuel (Lord Mayor 1902–1903). He became the first Viscount Bearsted in 1925, two years before his death in 1927.[10]
- 1921–33 Isidore Jacobs, except 19 July–20 September 1927 when there was no alderman for Portsoken[10]
- 1933–44 Sir Samuel Joseph (Lord Mayor 1942–1943)[10]
- 1944–46 Edmund Dutton[10]
- 1946–49 Keith Joseph, son of Sir Samuel Joseph[10]
- 1949–84 Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen (Lord Mayor 1960–61)[10]
- 1984–2006 Peter Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken (Lord Mayor 1998–99)[10]
- 2006–17 Sir Michael Bear (Lord Mayor 2010–2011)[10]
- 2017–present Prem Goyal[10]
References edit
- ^ Rogerson, Barnaby (2013). "25. Wards of the City of London". The Guardian. No. 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.
- ^ "Your chance to shape the City's future City of London Corporation Elections 2022". www.speakforthecity.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Your chance to shape the City's future City of London Corporation Elections 2022". www.speakforthecity.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Aldermen of the Ward of Portsoken". e-voice.org.uk. Portsoken Ward Club.