Court of Aldermen
The Court of Aldermen forms part of the senior governance of the City of London Corporation. It comprises twenty-five aldermen of the City of London, presided over by the Lord Mayor (becoming senior alderman during his year of office). The Court was originally responsible for the entire administration of the City, but most of its responsibilities were subsumed by the Court of Common Council in the fourteenth century. The Court of Aldermen meets nine times a year in the Aldermen's Court Room at Guildhall.[1] Some of the remaining duties of the Court include approving people for Freedom of the City and approving the formation of new livery companies,[2] appointing the Recorder of London and acting as the Verderers of Epping Forest.
City Court of Aldermen | |
|---|---|
 Aldermen (robed in scarlet) at Guildhall | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | Time immemorial |
| Preceded by | Court of Husting |
| Leadership | |
William Russell since 2019 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 25 aldermen |
25 / 25 | |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Guildhall of London | |
Term of office
Aldermen submit themselves for re-election every six years and customarily retire at the age of 70, although there is no compulsion by law to do so.[3][4]
List of current aldermen
| Ward | Alderman | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aldersgate | Nicholas Anstee | Sheriff 2003/04; Lord Mayor 2009/10 |
| Aldgate | Susan Langley OBE | |
| Bassishaw | Timothy Hailes | Sheriff 2017/18 |
| Billingsgate | Bronek Masojada | |
| Bishopsgate | The Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC | |
| Bread Street | William Russell | Sheriff 2016/17; Lord Mayor 2019/20 and 2020/21 |
| Bridge and Bridge Without | Sir Alan Yarrow | Sheriff 2011/12; Lord Mayor 2014/15 |
| Broad Street | Michael Mainelli | Sheriff 2019/20 and 2020/21 |
| Candlewick | Emma Edhem | |
| Castle Baynard | Ian Luder CBE | Sheriff 2007/08; Lord Mayor 2008/09 |
| Cheap | Robert Hughes-Penney | |
| Coleman Street | Sir Peter Estlin | Sheriff 2016/17; Lord Mayor 2018/19 |
| Cordwainer | Sir Roger Gifford | Sheriff 2008/09; Lord Mayor 2012/13 |
| Cornhill | Robert Howard | |
| Cripplegate | David Graves | |
| Dowgate | Alison Gowman | Sheriff 2021/22 |
| Farringdon Within | Vincent Keaveny | Sheriff 2018/19; Lord Mayor 2021/22 |
| Farringdon Without | Gregory Jones QC | |
| Langbourn | Sir David Wootton | Sheriff 2009/10; Lord Mayor 2011/12 |
| Lime Street | Sir Charles Bowman | Sheriff 2015/16; Lord Mayor 2017/18 |
| Portsoken | Prem Goyal OBE | |
| Queenhithe | Alastair King | |
| Tower | Nicholas Lyons | Sheriff 2021/22 |
| Vintry | Sir Andrew Parmley | Sheriff 2014/15; Lord Mayor 2016/17 |
| Walbrook | John Garbutt |
See also
References
- "How the City of London works". Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Council_and_democracy/Councillors_democracy_and_elections/appointment_process.htm#alderman
- "Report – Policy & Resources Committee in consultation with the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen, Bill for an Act of Common Council: Aldermanic Eligibility" (PDF). cityoflondon.gov.uk. The City of London. 25 April 2013.
- "The Court of Common Council - London Metropolitan Archives, Information Leaflet Number 13" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.