Your Councillors

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.

Member
Member	Political party	Ward
Joanna Tufuo Abeyie MBE Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: joanna.abeyie@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cornhill
George Christopher Abrahams Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: george.abrahams@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Tana Adkin KC Work: Tana.Adkin@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Munsur Ali Work: munsur.ali@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Portsoken
Samapti Bagchi Work: Samapti.Bagchi@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Portsoken
Shahnan Bakth Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: shahnan.bakth@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Coleman Street
Jamel Banda Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07935 703 359 Work: Jamel.Banda@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cordwainer
Brendan Barns Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: brendan.barns@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Within
Alexander Robertson Martin Barr (Alderman) Work: alexander.barr@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cordwainer
Matthew Bell Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: matthew.bell@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Within
The Honourable Emily Sophia Wedgwood Benn, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: emily.benn@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bread Street
Nicholas Michael Bensted-Smith JP Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07800 532811 Work: nick.bensted-smith@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cheap
Christopher Paul Boden, Deputy Members' Room, POBox 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: christopher.boden@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Candlewick
Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: keith.bottomley@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bridge and Bridge Without
Leyla Boulton Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Home mobile: 07542503737 Work: Leyla.Boulton@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bassishaw
Sir Charles Edward Beck Bowman (Alderman) Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: charles.bowman@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Lime Street
Tijs Broeke Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: tijs.broeke@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cheap
Simon Burrows Home mobile: 07542 503729 Work: Simon.Burrows@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bishopsgate
Timothy Richard Butcher, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: timothy.butcher@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Langbourn
Dominic Gerard Christian Work: dominic.christian@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Lime Street
Lesley Cole Work: Lesley Cole@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldgate
Melissa Rachel Collett Work: Melissa.Collett@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Billingsgate
Henry Nicholas Almroth Colthurst, Deputy MEMBERS' ROOM, PO BOX 270, GUILDHALL, LONDON, EC2P 2EJ Work: henry.colthurst@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Lime Street
Bethany Coombs, Deputy Work: Bethany.Coombs@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Anne Corbett, Deputy Work: anne.corbett@cityoflondon.gov.uk	Labour	Cripplegate
Elizabeth Corrin Work: Elizabeth.Corrin@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Broad Street
Aaron Anthony Jose Hasan D'Souza Work: aaron.d'souza@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Tower
Karina Dostalova Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Karina.Dostalova@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bishopsgate
Simon Duckworth, OBE DL Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Simon.Duckworth@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bishopsgate
Peter Gerard Dunphy, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Peter.Dunphy@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cornhill
Professor Emma Edhem (Alderman) Work: emma.edhem@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Candlewick
John Ernest Edwards, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: john.edwards@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Within
Sir Peter Estlin (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, City of London Corporation, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: peter.estlin@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Coleman Street
Susan Farrington Work: Susan.Farrington@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Helen Lesley Fentimen OBE JP, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: helen.fentimen@cityoflondon.gov.uk	Labour	Aldersgate
Anthony David Fitzpatrick Work: anthony.fitzpatrick@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Lime Street
John William Fletcher, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: john.fletcher@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Portsoken
John Foley Work: john.foley@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Within
Dawn Frampton		Cripplegate
Marianne Bernadette Fredericks, Deputy Members' Post Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: marianne.fredericks@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Tower
Sarah Helen Gillinson Work: Sarah.Gillinson@cityoflondon.gov.uk	Labour	Cripplegate
Steve Goodman OBE Work mobile: 07546760 635 Work: Steve.Goodman@cityoflondon.gov.uk	Labour	Aldersgate
Alison Gowman CBE (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: alison.gowman@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Dowgate
Prem Goyal CBE (Alderman) Alderman Members’ Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: prem.goyal@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Portsoken
Martha Grekos (Alderwoman) Work: martha.grekos@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Jason Groves Work: jason.groves@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Tower
Madush Gupta, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Madush.Gupta@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bassishaw
Mercy Haggerty Work: Mercy.Haggerty@cityoflondon.gov.uk	Labour	Cripplegate
Timothy Russell Hailes (Alderman) Alderman Work: tim.hailes@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bassishaw
Caroline Wilma Haines, Deputy Members Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07725 623428 * Work: caroline.haines@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Queenhithe
Josephine Hayes Work: Josephine.Hayes@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Christopher Michael Hayward, Deputy Work: christopher.hayward@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Broad Street
Jaspreet Hodgson, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Jaspreet.Hodgson@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Vintry
Stephen Hodgson Work: Stephen.Hodgson@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Vintry
Adam Michael Hogg 119 Andrewes House, Barbican Estate, London, EC2Y 8BP Work: Adam.Hogg@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cripplegate
Ann Holmes, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: ann.holmes@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Within
Amy Horscroft Work: amy.horscroft@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cordwainer
Robert Picton Seymour Howard (Alderman) c/o Members' Room, Guildhall, London, EC2V 7HH Home: robert.howard@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cornhill
Robert Charles Hughes-Penney (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: robert.hughes-penney@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cheap
Sandra Jenner Work: Sandra.Jenner@cityoflondon.gov.uk	Labour	Aldersgate
Gregory Jones KC (Alderman & Sheriff) Alderman and Sheriff Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: gregory.jones@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Shravan Jashvantrai Joshi, MBE Members Reading Room, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07736 462379 Work: Shravan.joshi@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bishopsgate
Vincent Keaveny CBE (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: vincent.keaveny@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Within
Florence Keelson-Anfu Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: florence.keelson-anfu@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Within
Philip Kelvin Work: Philip.Kelvin@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Coleman Street
Elizabeth Anne King, BEM JP (Alderwoman) Work: Elizabeth.King@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cripplegate
The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alastair John Naisbitt King DL (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: alastair.king@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Queenhithe
Helen Ladele Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Helen.Ladele@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Dame Susan Langley, DBE (Alderwoman) Alderwoman City of London Corporation, Member’s Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: susan.langley@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldgate
Gregory Alfred Lawrence Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: gregory.lawrence@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Tim Levene (Alderman) Alderman Work: tim.levene@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bridge and Bridge Without
Charles Edward Lord, OBE JP Work: edward.lord@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Sir Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons (Alderman) Work: nicholas.lyons@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Tower
Professor Michael Raymond Mainelli (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: michael.mainelli@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Broad Street
Christopher Makin (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Home: christopher.makin@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldersgate
Antony Geoffrey Manchester Members Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: antony.manchester@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Broad Street
Vasiliki Manta Work: Vasiliki.Manta@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Tessa Marchington Work: Tessa.Marchington@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cornhill
Paul Nicholas Martinelli, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: paul.martinelli@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Bronek Masojada (Alderman) Alderman Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: bronek.masojada@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Billingsgate
Tim McNally		Aldgate
Wendy Mead OBE Members' Post Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: wendy.mead@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Andrien Gereith Dominic Meyers, Deputy Home: andrien.meyers@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldgate
Sophia Mooney Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Sophia.Mooney@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Queenhithe
Alastair Michael Moss, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: alastair.moss@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cheap
Benjamin Daniel Murphy, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: benjamin.murphy@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bishopsgate
Jennette Rachel Newman (Alderwoman) Alderwoman Work: jennette.newman@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Walbrook
Deborah Oliver TD Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: deborah.oliver@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldersgate
Suzanne Ornsby KC Members Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07707 147964 Work: Suzanne.Ornsby@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Leyla Ostovar Work: Leyla.Ostovar@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Sir Andrew Charles Parmley, (Alderman) Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: andrew.parmley@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Vintry
Fraser Stuart Peck Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Fraser.Peck@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Within
Chief Commoner James Henry George Pollard, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: henry.pollard@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Dowgate
Jason Paul Pritchard Work: Jason.Pritchard@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Portsoken
Simon Pryke (Alderman) Members' Room, City of London Corporation, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: simon.pryke@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Langbourn
Nighat Qureishi, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Home: Nighat.Qureishi@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Billingsgate
Anett Rideg Work: anett.rideg@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldersgate
Gaby Robertshaw Work: Gaby.Robertshaw2@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cripplegate
Sir William Anthony Bowater Russell (Alderman) Alderman Work: william.russell@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bread Street
David Sales Members' Room, PO Bo 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: david.sales@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldgate
Sushil Kumar Saluja Work: Sushil.Saluja@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Coleman Street
Ruby Sayed Work: Ruby.Sayed@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Hugh Selka 163 Capel Road, London, E7 0JT Work: Hugh.Selka@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bridge and Bridge Without
Oliver Sells KC, Deputy City of London, Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: Oliver.Sells@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Dr Giles Robert Evelyn Shilson Members' Room, P O Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: giles.shilson@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bread Street
Alethea Silk Home: alethea.silk@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Walbrook
Tom Sleigh, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: tom.sleigh@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bishopsgate
Sir Michael Snyder, Deputy Work: michael.snyder@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cordwainer
Naresh Hari Sonpar Work: naresh.sonpar@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldersgate
James St John Davis Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: 07823 559 453 Work: James.StJohnDavis@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Candlewick
Stephanie Steeden Work: Stephanie.Steeden@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Castle Baynard
Mandeep Thandi Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: mandeep.thandi@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Aldgate
Stuart Peter James Thompson Work: Stuart.Thompson@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
James Michael Douglas Thomson CBE, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: james.thomson@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Walbrook
James Richard Tumbridge		Tower
William Upton KC Members' Reading Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work mobile: 07834342500 * Work: william.upton@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Farringdon Without
Matthew Waters Work: Matthew.Waters@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Langbourn
Jacqueline Roberts Webster Work: jacqui.webster@cityoflondon.gov.uk	Labour	Cripplegate
Mark Raymond Peter Henry Delano Wheatley Work: mark.wheatley@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Dowgate
Ceri Wilkins, Deputy Home: ceri.wilkins@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Cripplegate
David Williams		Farringdon Within
Philip Woodhouse Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: philip.woodhouse@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Langbourn
Dawn Linsey Wright, Deputy Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: 07564 848838 Work: dawn.wright@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Coleman Street
Irem Yerdelen Members' Room, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: irem.yerdelen@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Lime Street
Kawsar Zaman (Alderman) Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ Work: kawsar.zaman@cityoflondon.gov.uk		Bishopsgate