At close of nominations for this month’s elections to Common Council there were three nominations:

Joanna Tufuo Abeyie MBE

Peter Gerard Dunphy

Tessa Marchington

As there are three Councillors for election on March 19th the three validly nominated candidates will be elected Joanna Abeyie and Peter Dunphy have been returned and Tessa Marchington will be newly elected.

_{Meet your Candidates}

Wardmotes are local meetings, held the day before the election, where you can hear from and ask questions to your candidates.

_{19th March: Cornhill wardmote}

Venue: St Michael’s Church, St Michael’s Alley, EC3V 9DS. Time: 12:30 pm

For a list of all candidates across the City

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/voting-elections/forthcoming-elections/statements-of-persons-nominated

And to find out more about these candidates visit

https://www.speakforthecity.com/wards

The Cornhill team has expressed concern with the state of the facade of St. Peter’s since it was plastered with graffiti in 2024 and we are delighted that work has begun this week to have the facade cleaned. The owner, St. Helen’s Bishopsgate is working with the very reputable historic building conservationists at DBR – who worked on the Elizabeth Tower restoration – to have this done as sensitively and appropriately as possible.

Scaffolding went up this weekend with a specialist team anticipating being on site for up to a month from the week commencing 17/03/2025. 

St Peter’s is an extremely sensitive historical gem and it was critical all due process was correctly followed before these works could take place.

There are further plans for the large-scale restoration of St Peter’s.