London-wide Assembly Member list announced

Official list of London-wide Assembly parties/candidates for 2024 elections

A total of 12 political parties and 3 independent candidates are standing to win the 11 London-wide London Assembly seats for the next four years. 
In 2021, 18 political parties stood.

  • A list of parties and independent candidates standing for the 11 London-wide Members of the London Assembly contest is below.
  • The Statements of Persons Nominated for Constituency Assembly Members are being published by the Constituency Returning Officers
  • The Statements of Persons Nominated in the Mayoral and London Assembly contests will be published together on the London Elects website.

The full list of parties and independent candidates standing in the London-wide contest are as follows:

  • Animal Welfare Party - People, Animals, Environment
  • Britain First
  • Christian Peoples Alliance
  • Communist Party of Britain
  • Conservatives
  • Heritage Party
  • Labour Party
  • Liberal Democrats
  • ReformUK – London Deserves Better
  • Rejoin EU
  • Social Democratic Party
  • The Green Party
  • FOX Laurence
  • LONDON Farah - Independent
  • ROMUALDO Gabe - Independent

Voters will receive three ballot papers when they go to their polling station: one for the Mayor, one for the London-wide Assembly Members and one for their Constituency Assembly Members.

Nominations for the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections closed at 4pm on Wednesday 27 March. The Greater London Returning Officer is required by law to publish the list by 4pm on Tuesday 2 April.

London Elects will send an information booklet to each of London’s over six million registered voters. This will begin arriving in letterboxes from next week and includes a ‘mini manifesto’ from 11 of the Mayoral candidates, the full list of Assembly candidates and information about how to vote. 

Important dates

Voting: Thursday 2 May 2024 (polling stations open from 7am to 
10pm)
Verification of ballot papers: Friday 3 May 2024 from 9am
Count commences: Saturday 4 May 2024 from 9am

The last day to register to vote in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections is 16 April 2024.

Second Media briefing at City Hall – Wednesday 3 April, 12.30pm-1.30pm. GLRO & Electoral Commission. ***PLEASE NOTE THE TIME & DATE CHANGE***

Third Media briefing at City Hall – Tuesday 23 April, 12.30am-2.30pm. Technical

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. The Statements of Persons Nominated in the Mayoral and London Assembly contests are available here:https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-candidate/statutory-notices-and-elections-timetable
  2. Candidate and party descriptions are given as on the nomination forms submitted by candidates. This is how they will appear on the ballot papers (along with party emblems).
  3. The election itself will see 3,600+ polling stations set up across London on 2 May. The stations will be staffed by more than 12,000 people between 7am and 10pm. Thousands of staff will then be on hand to help with the verification and count. 
  4. London Elects is the body responsible – under the direction of the Greater London Returning Officer (GLRO) – for delivering and encouraging participation in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections. 
  5. Link to the forms of acceptable photo-ID
  6. How to complete the ballot papers
  7. To find out more, visit londonelects.org.uk
  8. Link to 2021 results