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. 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. Some of the remaining duties of the Court include approving people for Freedom of the City and approving the formation of new livery companies, appointing the Recorder of London and acting as the Verderers of Epping Forest.

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.

List of current Aldermen

WardAldermanNotes
AldersgateNicholas AnsteeSheriff 2003/04; Lord Mayor 2009/10
AldgateSusan Langley OBE
BassishawTimothy HailesSheriff 2017/18
BillingsgateBronek Masojada
BishopsgateThe Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC
Bread StreetWilliam RussellSheriff 2016/17; Lord Mayor 2019/20
Bridge and Bridge WithoutSir Alan YarrowSheriff 2011/12; Lord Mayor 2014/15
Broad StreetMichael MainelliSheriff 2019/20
CandlewickEmma Edhem
Castle BaynardIan Luder CBESheriff 2007/08; Lord Mayor 2008/09
CheapRobert Hughes-Penney
Coleman StreetPeter EstlinSheriff 2016/17; Lord Mayor 2018/19
CordwainerSir Roger GiffordSheriff 2008/09; Lord Mayor 2012/13
CornhillRobert Howard
CripplegateDavid Graves
DowgateAlison GowmanSheriff 2020/21
Farringdon WithinVincent KeavenySheriff 2018/19; Lord Mayor 2020/21
Farringdon WithoutGregory Jones QC
LangbournSir David WoottonSheriff 2009/10; Lord Mayor 2011/12
Lime StreetSir Charles BowmanSheriff 2015/16; Lord Mayor 2017/18
PortsokenPrem Goyal OBE
QueenhitheAlastair King
TowerNicholas LyonsSheriff 2020/21
VintrySir Andrew ParmleySheriff 2014/15; Lord Mayor 2016/17
WalbrookJohn Garbutt