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The result was delete. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:15, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

John Griffiths (British local politician)[edit]

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This article was intially referenced by citations to sources directly connected to him or that did not even mention him. An internet search reveals him to be not-notable. BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 06:07, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and England. AllyD (talk) 08:23, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Common Councillors are not notable. Mccapra (talk) 08:46, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: The City of London Corporation is rather unusual, but we seem to have extraordinary detail on its current composition, 2022 City of London Corporation election, 2017 City of London Corporation election, Castle_Baynard#Politics, etc. I don't see the subject's membership there as sufficient for WP:NPOL. AllyD (talk) 11:18, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Common council is not an "inherently" notable role that would secure an instant free pass over WP:NPOL. I imagine that it might be possible for a person at that level of office to have sufficient WP:RS coverage to pass WP:GNG on their sourceability, but there's no evidence of that being shown here, and it's certainly not a role where just verifying his existence via the city's own self-published website about itself would be sufficient. Bearcat (talk) 16:09, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Being a councillor, even a common councillor on the City of London Corporation, does not make a subject automatically notable enough to have an article. As far as I can see there is nothing else in the article to suggest other reasons for notability. Dunarc (talk) 21:58, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - John Griffiths is not just a typical staid City Common Councilman, but a progressive social reformer. Primm1234 — Preceding undated comment added 23:34, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.