Talk:2022 City of London Corporation election

Postponed to 2022
It appears these elections have been postponed to 2022: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/voting-elections/elections/forthcoming-elections John Womble (talk) 10:41, 21 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks John for the update. I was going to change the article name but we'll wait till there is a independent source verifying it. Some Wikipedia's might revert it without one, also helps to develop the article. No rush Jonjonjohny (talk) 18:30, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Turnout?
Since one registered voter can vote for more than one candidate (for example, in Aldersgate a registered voter can vote for up to 6 of the 8 candidates), adding up the votes received for all candidates does not indicate turnout, in fact the sum is likely to be many times the actual turnout. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.141.90.242 (talk) 15:38, 29 March 2022 (UTC)


 * It's fairly common practice to fill that field with the total number of votes, including in multi-seat wards, but I do get your point. I might add a note at the top of the section to that effect to make it clearer to readers. I think the City have published turnout percentages since I filled in the tables last week, which I'll add soon. Ralbegen (talk) 15:44, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Possibly "Votes Cast" would be a better description? 81.141.90.242 (talk) 18:12, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid the election results are based on templates, I don't think it's possible to customise the text like that. Ralbegen (talk) 08:10, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Alderman
When do election of Alderman fall? Since they regularly stand for election every 6 years, I assume that there are years in which only aldermen are elected? Can this be made more clear on the various articles for City of London Corporation elections? Second, the accompanying map is a bit confusing. As an example, in Aldersgate, it shows Labour winning 2 of the 6 seats, yet it is colored red. I asume the colors show the top voter-getter in each ward, then. But, that's not how election maps are typically done. Criticalthinker (talk) 07:12, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * On the map point, block voting elections are typically illustrated with the largest party being the colour represented in the ward. If you see in the Aldersgate table, Labour topped the poll, but they only selected two candidates. Jonjonjohny (talk) 07:22, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid I still don't understand. Are you saying that the independents in a war are not considered in a group? I guess that would technically make sense, though it'd mean that in any ward where a political party group won more than two votes would "win" the ward. BTW, I guess my first question can be ignored. It'd seem that there isn't a particular set schedule for Alderman, that the elections are for all intents and purposes are held as by-elections as opposed to a regularly scheduled general election. --Criticalthinker (talk) 10:21, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Are Castle Baynard Independents not consideered a "party" despite them running as a virtual slate? --Criticalthinker (talk) 04:52, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes exactly, independents aren't a group, hence why the colour is grey. Some independents stand in joint slates, though that doesn't make them the same as political parties, they might have a joint colour. There is a similar example with the 2022 Jersey general election graphics, although the Better Way group doesn't have a colour in the graphics. Jonjonjohny (talk) 15:08, 23 September 2022 (UTC)