2024 London Assembly election
The 2024 election to the London Assembly will take place on 2 May 2024, concurrently with the 2024 local elections and the London mayoral election. Background In the 2021 London Assembly elections, Labour won eleven seats, the Conservatives nine, the Green Party three and the Liberal Democrats two. In addition to this, the London 2022 local elections showed growth for the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats, with moderate growth for the Green Party and losses for the Conservatives. Electoral system Members of the London Assembly are elected through a combination of both first past the post as well as closed list proportional representation. This system is commonly referred to as the additional member system. Fourteen members are elected in single member constituencies with the candidate receiving the largest number of votes becoming the Assembly Member for that constituency. An additional 11 members are also elected from the whole of London — with parties creating lists of up to 25 candidates — for a party to be included it needs to attain at least 5% of the vote across London. This process divides the remaining seats proportionally to the vote share of the parties with the use of the modified D'Hondt method allocating the seats. This system ensures proportionality with the 11 additional members being allocated in a corrective manner. Constituency candidates need to submit a deposit of £1,000 which is returned if they get at least 5% of the vote. A London-wide list requires a deposit of £5,000 which is returned if the list gets 2.5% of the vote. Candidates Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats announced their London-wide list candidates in May 2023. 1. Hina Bokhari 2. Rob Blackie (also candidate for mayor) 3. Irina von Weise 4. Gareth Roberts 5. Chris Maines 6. John Sweeney 7. William Houngbo 8. Michael Bukola 9. Chris Annous 10. Sue Wixley Green Party The Green Party announced their London-wide list candidates in February 2023. 1. Sian Berry 2. Caroline Russell 3. Zack Polanski 4. Zoë Garbett (also candidate for mayor) 5. Benali Hamdache 6. Scott Ainslie 7. Ria Patel 8. Nate Higgins 9. Claire Sheppard 10. Shahrar Ali 11. Pete Elliot Reform UK Reform UK announces its candidates at different dates. Its candidates by list of date announced and by seat are Mark G. Simpson, candidate for Greenwich & Lewisham. Announced on 27 October (also general election candidate for Eltham and Chislehurst) and will be announced later in 2023 as a London-wide candidate References 2024 elections in the United Kingdom 2024 London Assembly election Assembly election