Charles Wright: Limited competition in City of London elections

Charles Wright: Limited competition in City of London elections

Almost half of the 100 people who will take seats on the Common Council of the City of London following this week’s elections will have done so without facing any challengers. Fourteen of the Square Mile’s 25 wards, which are represented by between two and six council members, have only the same number of candidates as Guildhall seats available, guaranteeing that all the candidates nominated for those wards will be elected. In the previous Commo…