The City of London is divided into 25 wards. Each ward elects one Alderman and two or more Common Councillors (collectively referred to as Members, equivalent to councillors), dependent on its population. There are currently 100 Common Councillors and 25 Aldermen serving as elected representatives, representing public interest and informing how the City of London Corporation should carry out its various activities.
Common Councillors are elected every four years to serve on the City Corporation’s committees. The next Ward elections are due to take place in March 2025. Between two and ten councillors are elected to represent each of the City Corporation’s 25 Wards, dependent on the size of the electorate. They work alongside the Aldermen, of which there are 25 (one per Ward), to oversee the work of the City Corporation and the delivery of a diverse range of services to residents, City workers and visitors.
Aldermen have jurisdiction over their Wards and for centuries each Ward has elected one Alderman. Whilst full City-wide elections are held every four years for Common Councillors, the Aldermen are elected as and when their individual six yearly terms of office expire. The Aldermen are members of the Court of Aldermen, from which future Sheriffs and Lord Mayors of the City of London are selected. Whilst the Court of Aldermen is focused on progression to and support for the Mayoralty, they also oversee the creation of new Livery Companies and Guilds and maintain a historic link to the Livery. They also serve on Common Council committees, act as governors and trustees of a variety of schools, hospitals, charitable foundations and trusts with ancient City connections. Aldermen are elected for six years from their date of election, so there is no single date on which they are elected.
The work of the City Corporation is overseen by the Court of Common Council (comprising of Common Councillors and Aldermen) and certain key decisions are taken by that body. The majority of the City Corporation’s work is, however, carried out through various committees which are established by the Court. Each councillor has an opportunity to serve on a number of committees made up of representatives from each of the various 25 wards. These are known as Ward Committees and they have broad responsibilities, including oversight of the City Corporation’s finances, planning & transportation, community & children’s services, port health & environmental services; and culture, heritage and libraries responsibilities. The councillors from each individual Ward agree among themselves who will serve on these committees but there are also opportunities to be elected to them. In addition, there are also a number of committees that are elected by the Court. The work of these committees is wide-ranging and includes, for example, the City Corporation’s police authority work, policy and resources, the running of the Barbican Centre, and the City’s open spaces.
In terms of the political composition of the Court of Common Council, the majority of councillors have not been elected on a party political basis and their political status is therefore listed as Independent. The Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee is also a senior member of the Court of Common Council and is a member of the Leaders’ Committee of London Councils, which comprises the lead councillors from across the London Boroughs. The main difference from standard local authority governance is that the City Corporation’s decision making is based on a committee structure, rather than a cabinet system whereby the Leader of a Council and Executive Members are the principle decision-makers.
Not all of the councillors in the City of London hold surgeries. For those that do not, they are contactable on a more ad hoc basis – please use the links below to contact your local councillor. On the committee-related webpages you will see reference to Chairmen, Chairs, Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Chairs. Because Diversity and Inclusion are important to the City Corporation, those Members serving in these positions are given the opportunity to decide how they would like to be addressed.
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Member Helen Lesley Fentimen OBE JP, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political partyLabour | WardAldersgate |
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Member
Work mobile: 07546760 635 |
Political partyLabour | WardAldersgate |
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Member | Political party | WardAldersgate |
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Member
Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardAldersgate |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardAldersgate |
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Member | Political party | WardAldersgate |
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Member | Political party | WardAldersgate |
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Member | Political party | WardAldgate |
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Member Dame Susan Langley, DBE (Alderwoman) Alderwoman City of London Corporation, Member’s Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardAldgate |
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Member | Political party | WardAldgate |
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Member | Political party | WardAldgate |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Bo 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardAldgate |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardAldgate |
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Member | Political party | WardBassishaw |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBassishaw |
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Member Timothy Russell Hailes (Alderman) Alderman |
Political party | WardBassishaw |
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Member | Political party | WardBillingsgate |
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Member
Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBillingsgate |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBillingsgate |
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Member | Political party | WardBishopsgate |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBishopsgate |
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Member Simon Duckworth, Deputy OBE DL Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBishopsgate |
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Member Shravan Jashvantrai Joshi, Deputy MBE Members Reading Room, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07736 462379 |
Political party | WardBishopsgate |
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Member Benjamin Daniel Murphy, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBishopsgate |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBishopsgate |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBishopsgate |
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Member The Honourable Emily Sophia Wedgwood Benn, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBread Street |
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Member Sir William Anthony Bowater Russell (Alderman) Alderman |
Political party | WardBread Street |
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Member Dr Giles Robert Evelyn Shilson, Deputy Members' Room, P O Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBread Street |
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Member Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBridge and Bridge Without |
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Member
Alderman |
Political party | WardBridge and Bridge Without |
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Member
163 Capel Road, London, E7 0JT |
Political party | WardBridge and Bridge Without |
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Member | Political party | WardBroad Street |
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Member | Political party | WardBroad Street |
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Member Professor Michael Raymond Mainelli (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBroad Street |
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Member
Members Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardBroad Street |
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Member Christopher Paul Boden, Deputy Members' Room, POBox 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardCandlewick |
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Member | Political party | WardCandlewick |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: 07823 559 453 |
Political party | WardCandlewick |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member | Political party | WardCastle Baynard |
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Member Nicholas Michael Bensted-Smith JP Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07800 532811 |
Political party | WardCheap |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardCheap |
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Member Robert Charles Hughes-Penney (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardCheap |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardCheap |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardColeman Street |
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Member
Alderman Members' Room, City of London Corporation, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardColeman Street |
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Member | Political party | WardColeman Street |
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Member | Political party | WardColeman Street |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: 07564 848838 |
Political party | WardColeman Street |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07935 703 359 |
Political party | WardCordwainer |
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Member | Political party | WardCordwainer |
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Member | Political party | WardCordwainer |
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Member | Political party | WardCordwainer |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardCornhill |
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Member Chief Commoner Peter Gerard Dunphy, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardCornhill |
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Member Robert Picton Seymour Howard (Alderman) c/o Members' Room, Guildhall, London, EC2V 7HH |
Political party | WardCornhill |
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Member | Political party | WardCornhill |
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Member | Political partyLabour | WardCripplegate |
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Member | Political party | WardCripplegate |
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Member | Political party | WardCripplegate |
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Member | Political party | WardCripplegate |
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Member | Political party | WardCripplegate |
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Member | Political party | WardCripplegate |
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Member | Political party | WardCripplegate |
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Member | Political partyLabour | WardCripplegate |
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Member | Political party | WardCripplegate |
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Member
Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardDowgate |
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Member James Henry George Pollard, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardDowgate |
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Member | Political party | WardDowgate |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member | Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member Vincent Keaveny CBE (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member | Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member | Political party | WardFarringdon Within |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member Gregory Jones KC (Alderman & Sheriff) Alderman and Sheriff Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member | Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member Paul Nicholas Martinelli, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member
Members' Post Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member
Members Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07707 147964 |
Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member | Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member
City of London, Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member | Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member
Members' Reading Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07834342500 * |
Political party | WardFarringdon Without |
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Member Timothy Richard Butcher, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardLangbourn |
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Member
Members' Room, City of London Corporation, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardLangbourn |
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Member | Political party | WardLangbourn |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardLangbourn |
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Member Sir Charles Edward Beck Bowman (Alderman) Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardLime Street |
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Member | Political party | WardLime Street |
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Member Henry Nicholas Almroth Colthurst, Deputy MEMBERS' ROOM, PO BOX 270, GUILDHALL, LONDON, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardLime Street |
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Member | Political party | WardLime Street |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardLime Street |
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Member | Political party | WardPortsoken |
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Member | Political party | WardPortsoken |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardPortsoken |
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Member
Alderman Members’ Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardPortsoken |
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Member | Political party | WardPortsoken |
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Member
Members Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07725 623428 * |
Political party | WardQueenhithe |
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Member The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alastair John Naisbitt King DL (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardQueenhithe |
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Member | Political party | WardQueenhithe |
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Member | Political party | WardTower |
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Member Marianne Bernadette Fredericks, Deputy Members' Post Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardTower |
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Member | Political party | WardTower |
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Member | Political party | WardTower |
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Member | Political party | WardTower |
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Member
Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardVintry |
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Member | Political party | WardVintry |
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Member Sir Andrew Charles Parmley, (Alderman) Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardVintry |
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Member Jennette Rachel Newman (Alderwoman) Alderwoman |
Political party | WardWalbrook |
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Member | Political party | WardWalbrook |
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Member James Michael Douglas Thomson CBE, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ |
Political party | WardWalbrook |