Greater London Authority elections 2024

The London Mayor and Greater London Assembly elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2024. Once the count is complete, you can find results for these elections on our website.

A council by-election in the Shortlands and Park Langley ward also took place on this day.

Who can vote in this election?

So long as they are registered to vote, people who can vote (the franchise) in this election are:

• British (or British Overseas Territory) Citizens residing in the United Kingdom
• Qualifying Commonwealth citizens
• Citizens of the Republic of Ireland
• European Union citizens

Please note: British citizens living overseas (who are not Members of the Armed Forces, Crown Servants, British Council employees or their spouse or civil partner) are not entitled to vote in this election.

Voting

There will be three ballot papers issued to you

• Voting for the London Mayor (pink ballot paper) - you have one vote (X) for the candidate you wish to the Mayor of London. They are elected using the ‘first past the post system’.
• Voting for the Constituency London Assembly Member (yellow ballot paper) - you have one vote (X) for the candidate you wish to represent the Bexley and Bromley constituency. The Constituency Members are elected using the ‘first past the post system’.
• Voting for the London-wide Assembly Members (orange ballot paper) - you have one vote for the candidate you wish to represent the whole of London on the London Assembly. London-wide Assembly Members are elected using a form of proportional representation called the ‘Modified D’Hondt Formula’.

Voter ID

Following the introduction of the Elections Act 2022 electors must show one of the valid forms of ID to be able to vote a polling station at this election.

If electors do not have any of the accepted forms of ID they can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC).

More information on Voter ID and how to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.

Voting arrangements

Polling stations

There are three polling stations that are unavailable for these elections, so changes have been made to the following:

You can find your Polling Station on your Poll Card.

Find your Polling Station

If you would prefer not to go to the polling station you can apply to vote by post or proxy.

Postal voting

You can apply to vote by post. To ensure that you receive your postal vote at the earliest opportunity, please apply as soon as you can.

Due to the statutory timetable, postal vote packs cannot be printed until nominations close in the middle of April, which means these may not be dispatched until 7 to 10 days before the day of poll. Please see the key dates below for details. If this is not suitable you may wish to apply for a proxy vote instead.

Proxy voting

You can apply to vote by proxy. This is a person who you choose to vote on your behalf at your polling station.

Please note the deadlines to apply for a Postal Vote, a Proxy Vote or to cancel or amend an existing arrangement are listed in the ‘Key dates’.

Key dates table

Standing for Election

If you are interested in standing in the election and to download nomination packs for the Mayor of London and London-wide Assembly Members please visit the London Elects website.