Portsoken (electoral ward) explained

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]

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.^[7] John Fletcher and Henry Jones stood jointly and were both re-elected.^[8] Changes in voteshare are by party for the Labour candidates and by candidate for independent candidates who previously stood as independents.

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]
• 1921–33 Isidore Jacobs, except 19 July–20 September 1927 when there was no alderman for Portsoken^[9]
• 1933–44 Sir Samuel Joseph (Lord Mayor 1942–1943)^[9]
• 1944–46 Edmund Dutton^[9]
• 1946–49 Keith Joseph, son of Sir Samuel Joseph^[9]
• 1949–84 Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen (Lord Mayor 1960–61)^[9]
• 1984–2006 Peter Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken (Lord Mayor 1998–99)^[9]
• 2006–17 Sir Michael Bear (Lord Mayor 2010–2011)^[9]
• 2017–present Prem Goyal^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: Rogerson. Barnaby. 25. Wards of the City of London. 21 December 2017. The Guardian. 25 December 2013. 2013.
2. Web site: Find Member. democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk. City of London Corporation. 21 December 2017. 21 December 2017.
3. Web site: Teale. Andrew. Previews: 14 Dec 2017. Britain Elects. Andrew Teale. 21 December 2017. 13 December 2017.
4. Web site: Labour's Listening - Portsoken. portsokenlabour.wordpress.com. portsokenlabour. 21 December 2017. en.
5. Web site: Goyal. Prem. All People’s Party – gathering momentum in Southwark. www.obv.org.uk. Operation Black Vote. 12 December 2017.
6. Web site: Election results - City of London. mobile.cityoflondon.gov.uk. City of London Corporation. 21 December 2017.
7. Web site: Your chance to shape the City's future City of London Corporation Elections 2022 . 2022-03-16 . www.speakforthecity.com . en.
8. Web site: Your chance to shape the City's future City of London Corporation Elections 2022 . 2022-03-16 . www.speakforthecity.com . en.
9. Web site: Aldermen of the Ward of Portsoken. e-voice.org.uk. Portsoken Ward Club.