Mayor of London and London Assembly elections 2024
The next Mayor of London and London Assembly elections will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Who is being elected
Voters will choose who they want to represent them as:
- Mayor of London
- the South West Constituency* Assembly Member on the London Assembly, and
- London-wide Assembly Members
*The South West Constituency covers the area of London Borough of Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Read more about these elections on the London Elects website.
Who can vote
To vote in these elections you must:
- Be registered to vote
- Live in London
- Be at least 18 years old on the day of the elections
- Be a British citizen, a European Union citizen or a Commonwealth citizen who has or does not require leave to remain in the UK
If you aren't yet registered, you can register to vote online. To participate in these elections you must submit your registration by midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024.
How to vote
You can choose whether to vote in person, by post or by proxy. See video guidance from London Elects on how to complete your ballot papers.
In person
To vote in person, you will need to attend your polling station between the hours of 7am and 10pm on polling day, 2 May 2024. You will be required to present an accepted form of photo ID in order to be issued with a ballot paper. Read more about the requirement to bring photo ID.
If you do not have an accepted form of photo ID you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate until 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
By post
The deadline to register to vote by post in these elections was Wednesday 17 April 2024, at 5pm.
If you are registered to vote by post, your postal vote pack for these elections should arrive in the next few days.
You will have three ballot papers to complete and return (Mayor of London, South West Constituency Assembly Member and London-wide Assembly Member), together with your postal voting statement which must contain your date of birth and usual signature (unless you have been granted a waiver). There is a reply paid envelope (with an enlarged ‘B’ on the front) for you to return it all in.
Due to changes to the rules introduced by the Election Act 2022, postal votes can now only be accepted by the Returning Officer if they are returned via the postal service or handed in with a completed postal vote return form.
Any postal votes handed in on polling day at a polling station will require a postal vote return form to be completed with an election official. Any postal vote handed in without the accompanying form being completed will now have to be rejected. Please therefore allow the staff to assist you with this if you do intend to take your postal vote to the polling station rather than return it via post. Note that you can only hand in your own postal vote and those of up to five other electors for these elections.
We strongly recommend you put your postal vote in a Royal Mail post box in good time for it to be delivered to us. We must receive your completed postal pack by 10pm on Thursday 2 May for it to count.
Find out more about applying to vote by post.
By proxy
The deadline to register to vote by proxy in these elections was Wednesday 24 April 2024, at 5pm.
Find out more about applying to vote by proxy.
Voter ID
You will be required to present an accepted form of photo ID in order to vote at a polling station. Read more about the requirement to bring photo ID.
If you do not have an accepted form of photo ID you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate until 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
Information for candidates and election agents
A meeting for prospective candidates and agents took place on 6 November 2023. View slides from this briefing
If you are interested in standing as a candidate for Mayor of London or as a London-wide Assembly member, more information is available through the London Elects website.
For queries about the Mayor of London and London-wide Assembly elections, contact Lea Goddard, Senior Elections Programme Manager. Email lea.goddard@london.gov.uk or call 07749 436135.
If you are interested in standing as a candidate in the South West Constituency, contact Kully Tumber, Head of Electoral Services at London Borough of Hounslow. Email kully.tumber@hounslow.gov.uk or call 020 8583 2095.
Read further details about standing as a South West Constituency candidate, and how to arrange an informal check of paperwork in advance.
Submitting your application
The Notice of Election was published on 19 March 2024.
Candidates can formally submit their papers to stand from Wednesday 20 March until 4pm on Wednesday 27 March. This must be done by appointment only.
Election timetable
| Event | Date |
| Publication of notice of election | Tuesday 19 March 2024 |
| Delivery of nomination papers | On any working day during the hours stated on the notice of election until 4pm on Wednesday 27 March 2024 |
| Deadline for delivery of nomination papers | 4pm on Wednesday 27 March 2024 |
| Deadline for withdrawals of nomination | 4pm on Wednesday 27 March 2024 |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of election agents | 4pm on Wednesday 27 March 2024 |
| Publication of first interim notice | Wednesday 27 March 2024 |
| Publication of statement of persons (and parties) nominated | Not later than 4pm on Tuesday 2 April 2024 |
| Deadline for receiving applications for registration | Tuesday 16 April 2024 |
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote applications and changes to existing postal or proxy votes | 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024 |
| Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) | 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024 |
| Deadline for receiving applications for a Voter Authority Certificate | 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024 |
| Publication of second interim election notice or alteration | Between Thursday 28 March and Wednesday 24 April 2024 (inclusive) |
| Publication of notice of poll | Not later than Wednesday 24 April 2024 |
| Publication of final election notice of alteration | Thursday 25 April 2024 |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents | Thursday 25 April 2024 |
| First date that electors can apply for replacements for lost postal votes | Friday 26 April 2024 |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of sub-agents | Tuesday 30 April 2024 |
| Polling day | 7am to 10pm on Thursday 2 May 2024 |
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Last time that electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes |
5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024 |
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Deadline for emergency proxy applications |
5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024 |
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Last time to alter the register due to clerical errors or court appeal |
9pm on Thursday 2 May 2024 |
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Deadline for return of election expenses |
Not later than 35 days after the date the election result is declared |
Election notices
All official notices for the elections will be published on this page.
Up to: Elections and referendums
Updated: 25 April 2024
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