Elections

Introduction

The next elections for Common Councilmen will take place on 16 March 2009. This is when all 100 Common Councilmen will be up for election.

Information for voters will be sent out in February and more information will be found here nearer the time including the names of the candidates.

If you want to vote by post in these elections then you can contact the Electoral Services Office.

To qualify to stand in these elections you will need to be:

a Freeman of the City of London (For more information on becoming a Freeman of the City of London, please contact the Chamberlains’ Court on 020 7332 3055)
aged 18 years or over
a British subject, or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or a citizen of another member state of the European Union.

and must either

(a) be registered on the City of London Ward Lists, or

(b) own freehold or leasehold land in the City (if the land is leasehold and is held on a joint tenancy, the maximum number of joint tenants who can qualify is four), or

(c) have resided in the City for 12 months preceding the date of nomination, and intends to reside here until the date of election.

(d) not be disqualified for any other reason, for example, by reason of bankruptcy or on conviction of fraud or any crime for which a prison sentence has been imposed.

Details on the electoral process for both voters and candidates can be obtained from the Electoral Services Office.

We will be posting more information about the elections on this website in due course. In the meantime if you have any queries please contact us.