Today’s the day!

Exercise your democratic right - and vote

Today is the day Londoners can vote at polling stations across the capital for the Mayor of London and London Assembly. [1]

The next opportunity is in four years.  

Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm and if you’re in the queue at 10pm, you will be able to vote.

The vast job of verifying and counting the votes starts on Friday at 9am. The 14 Constituency counts are taking place at venues across the capital.

Updates on the count can be followed on www.londonelects.org.uk

  • Declarations of Constituency Assembly Members will take place during Saturday 4 May at the count venues.
  • Declaration of Mayoral and London-wide Assembly Member results will take place at City Hall on the evening of Saturday 4 May.
  • Vote progress on www.londonelects.org.uk

How to vote

  • In this election, there are three ballot papers and three votes.
  • Two votes for the Assembly elections and one vote for the Mayoral election.
  • Voters will need to produce photographic ID to vote.

Deadlines and voting options

  • The deadline to apply for a proxy vote as a result of an emergency is 5pm, Thursday 2 May 2024.
  • You should have received your polling card by now. This will include details of your named polling station. However, you do not need your poll card to vote. 
  • Find your polling station at Find my polling station | London Elects

For more information, please contact the London Elects media office.

London Elects Head of Media:
Alison Bell - 07887 832 918 – City Hall
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Notes to editors

  1. This unique form of local government represents the interests of London and Londoners. London has one Mayor and 25 Assembly Members. The Mayor of London is responsible for running the city, from policing and housing to environment and transport. The Assembly keeps a check on the Mayor’s work and investigates issues that matter to Londoners.
  2. As of 26 April 2024, there were 6,205,497 registered voters in Greater London.
  3. The Polling Station Finder is available at: Find my polling station | London Elects
  4. Link to the forms of acceptable photo-ID
  5. How to complete the ballot papers
  6. To find out more, visit londonelects.org.uk
  7. Link to 2021 results