Mansion House
Welcome to the website for Walbrook Ward, one of the 25 Wards
which make up the City of London, otherwise known as the ‘Square
Mile’. Each Ward is represented on the Court of Common Council, the
decision making body for the City of London Corporation.
This website is hosted by the City Corporation for the benefit
of Ward voters specifically and generally for anyone who takes an
interest in the Ward, wishes to learn more about it, or be kept
informed of current developments by virtue of subscribing to the
website.
The City Corporation provides local authority and a wide range
of other services to the residents and workers it serves. It
(principally through the Lord Mayor and Chairman of Policy and
Resources) speaks up internationally for UK based financial and
professional services businesses. It manages thousands of acres of
open space within the City and beyond (eg Hampstead Heath, Epping
Forest, Burnham Beeches) as well as three markets (Smithfield for
meat, Billingsgate for fish and New Spitalfields for fruit and
vegetables). The City Corporation also manages the Heathrow Animal
Reception Centre, the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School of
Music & Drama, as well as running its own police force, the
leading national police force for dealing with economic crime.
Electoral reform
The City of London gave a
number of parliamentary undertakings to secure wider electoral
reform than was provided for in the City of London (Ward Elections)
Act, the legislation promoted by the City Corporation to change the
City’s electoral system. These included a commitment to review the
boundaries of the four residential Wards to preserve their
residential character, and a further pledge to review the
boundaries of the remaining Wards.
The first boundary review was undertaken in 2003 and as part of
that process, the City of London Corporation reduced the number of
its Members (Common Councilmen). The second review took place in
2010 and was completed in November that year with the new
boundaries coming into effect from 2013, the year the next full
Ward elections are to be held.
A number of other City Wards also have their own websites. To
access the existing sites, please go to
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/wards