Full list of City of London election candidates and polling stations

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Residents and businesses in the City of London are being asked to vote in local elections on March 20. Despite all 25 wards being up for election, only 11 will be contested, meaning there will only be 55 out of 100 councillors being elected by voting. The others will automatically be re-elected.

Each ward within the City of London Corporation - the governing body of the Square Mile - elects one Alderman and two or more Common Councillors, depending on its population. There are currently 100 Common Councillors and 25 Aldermen serving as elected representatives, according to the City.

The City allows workers and residents to vote. Sole traders, partnerships and other qualifying bodies like LLCs and charities can also vote. They are allocated votes based on the size of their workforce.

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According to the City, 678,000 people are employed in the Square Mile and 8,600 are living there. Known as the Court of Common Council election, this ballot takes place every four years. In 2021, the election was pushed back a year due to Covid 19.

Becoming a Common Councillor is purely a voluntary role and it is not remunerated. Each councillor has an opportunity to serve on two or three committees made up of representatives from each of the various 25 wards.

Polls will open from 8am to 8pm. Proxy vote applications close at 5pm on Wednesday, March 12. A wardmote - a local meeting where you can hear from and ask candidates questions - will happen in each ward on March 19. The wards being contested and the candidates contesting them are:

Aldersgate (6 Common Councillors)

Polling station: Ironmongers’ Hall, Shaftesbury Place, Barbican, EC2Y 8AA

Helen Lesley Fentimen - Labour (Incumbent)
Stephen Goodman - Labour (Incumbent)
Sandra Jenner - Labour
Ian Thomas Scott Meek - Independent
Deborah Oliver - Independent
Anett Rideg - Independent (Incumbent)
Naresh Hari Sonpar - Independent (Incumbent)

Bassishaw (Two Common Councillors)

Polling station: Guildhall, Meeting Room 13, North Wing Reception, Guildhall

Keith Randall Anderson - Independent
Azad Ayub - Independent
Ian Bishop-Laggett - Independent (Incumbent)
Cecile Leyla Boulton - Independent
Madush Gupta - Independent (Incumbent)

Billingsgate (Two Common Councillors)

Polling station: Watermen’s Hall, 16-18 St Mary at Hill, EC3R 8EF

Rachel Melissa Collett - Independent
Jade Anne Hagen - N/A
David Joseph O’Reilly - Independent
Nighat Qureishi - Independent (Incumbent)
Luis Felipe Tilleria - Independent (Incumbent)
Julie Tucker - Independent

Castle Baynard (8 Common Councillors)

Polling station: Bridewell Hall, St Bride Foundation, Bride Lane (off Fleet Street), London, EC4Y 8EQ

Tana Adkin - Independent
Ronnie Barker - Independent
Bethany Coombs - Independent
Mary Durkin - Castle Baynard Independents (Incumbent)
Susan Farrington - Independent
George Edward Godfrey - Castle Baynard Independents
John David Macleod Griffiths - Castle Baynard Independents (Incumbent)
Josephine Hayes - Independent
Michael Hudson - Castle Baynard Independents (Incumbent)
Helen Ladele - Independent
Chris MacNeil - Independent
Vasiliki Manta - Independent
Leyla Ostovar - Independent
Graham David Packham - Castle Baynard Independents (Incumbent)
Henrika Johanna Sofia Priest - Castle Baynard Independents (Incumbent)
Alpa Raja - Independent
Paul Singh - Castle Baynard Independents (Incumbent)
Stephanie Steeden - Independent
Debra Gill Witt - Castle Baynard Independents

Cripplegate (8 Common Councillors)

Polling stations: St Giles Cripplegate, Fore Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DA and Ralph Perring Centre, Golden Lane Estate, London, EC1Y 0SA

Christos Christou - Independent
Anne Corbett - Labour (Incumbent)
Ivo Servandus De Wit - Independent
Dawn Margaret Frampton - Independent (Incumbent)
Sarah Helen Gillinson - Labour
Mercy Haggerty - Labour
Adam Michael Hogg - Independent
Gaby Robertshaw - Independent
Jacqui Webster - Labour (Incumbent)
Ceri Edith Wilkins - Independent (Incumbent)

Farringdon Within (8 Common Councillors)

Polling station: Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, EC4M 7BR

Brendan Anthony Michael Barns - Independent (Incumbent)
Matthew Legh Preston Bell - Independent (Incumbent)
John Ernest Edwards - Independent (Incumbent)
John Ross Foley - Independent (Incumbent)
Ann Holmes - Independent (Incumbent)
Florence Araba Akyere Keelson-Anfu - Independent (Incumbent)
Jani Tapio Levanen - Independent
Bilal Mahmood - Labour
Gordon Lawrence Nardell - Labour
Gerard Killian O'Sullivan - Independent
Fraser Stuart Peck - Independent
Nzube Ufodike - Independent
David John Williams - Independent (Incumbent)

Farringdon Without (10 Common Councillors)

Polling stations: St Dunstan-in-the-West, 186a Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AT and St Andrew Holborn, 5 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AF

George Christopher Abrahams - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)
Desiree Artesi - Independent
Greg Lawrence - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)
Charles Edward Lord - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)
Paul Nicholas Martinelli - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)
Wendy Mead - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)
Suzanne Doreen Ornsby - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)
Ruby Sayed - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)
Oliver Matthew Sells - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)
Stuart Peter James Thompson - Temple and Farringdon Together
William Upton - Temple and Farringdon Together (Incumbent)

Langbourn (3 Common Councillors)

Polling station: St Edmund, King & Martyr Church, 57-59 Lombard St, London EC3V 9EA

Timothy Richard Butcher - Independent (Incumbent)
Amy Florence March Green - Independent
Judith Pleasance - Independent (Incumbent)
Matthew Waters - Independent
Philip John Woodhouse - Independent (Incumbent)

Portsoken (4 Common Councillors)

Polling stations: Iveagh Court Community Hall, Haydon Walk, London, E1 8BQ and Artizan Street Library Learning Centre, Artizan Street Library and Community Centre, 1 Artizan Street, London E1 7AF