sentences:  Bassishaw is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation.Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand for election.A History of Bassishaw Ward c.1200 - c.1600 (2014, Christine M. Fox, PhD) ebookpartnership.com