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Portsoken (electoral ward)

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Aldermen of the Ward of Portsoken". e-voice.org.uk. Portsoken Ward Club.