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2013 City of London Corporation election

2013 City of London Corporation election

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The 2013 City of London Corporation election took place on 21 March 2013 to elect members of the Court of Common Council in the City of London Corporation, England.[1] These elections take place every four years.[2] As in the previous election, the vast majority of Council members were elected as independents.

Quick Facts 100 seats to the Court of Common Council 51 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

All 100 seats were won by independent candidates[3]

Overall result

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By-elections

In a subsequent by-election in the Portsoken ward in 2014 the Labour party won its first ever councillor in the Corporation: William Campbell-Taylor, an Anglican priest who had campaigned for higher ethical standards in the City.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Notice of Results: City of London Corporation" (PDF). www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Ward elections - City of London". www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. City of London Corporations. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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    "City of London Corporation, 2013". EnglishElections. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017.
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    "Results - About the City - City of London". www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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    "Labour win raises questions on City of London's independence". Financial Times. 21 March 2014.
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    EnglishElections: Portsoken, 2014
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    City of London Labour Party - NEWS RELEASE - Labour wins first ever seat on City of London Common Council - 20 March 2014
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