2024 London Assembly election

2024 London Assembly election
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All 25 seats in the London Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.5% Decrease 2.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Len Duvall Neil Garratt Caroline Russell
Party Labour Conservative Green
Leader's seat Greenwich and Lewisham Croydon and Sutton Londonwide
Last election 11 seats 9 seats 3 seats
Seats won 11 8 3
Seat change Steady Decrease1 Steady
Constituency Vote 983,216 673,036 319,869
% and swing 39.7%
Decrease2.0pp
27.2%
Decrease4.8pp
12.9%
Decrease0.1pp
Regional Vote 951,056 648,269 286,746
% and swing 38.4%
Increase0.3pp
26.2%
Decrease4.5pp
11.6%
Decrease0.2pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Hina Bokhari Alex Wilson
Party Liberal Democrats Reform UK
Leader's seat Londonwide Londonwide
Last election 2 seats 0 seats
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Steady Increase1
Constituency Vote 271,049 183,361
% and swing 11.0%
Increase0.7pp
7.4%
Increase5.0pp
Regional Vote 215,682 145,409
% and swing 8.7%
Increase1.4pp
5.9%
Increase4.9pp

Results by constituencies and Londonwide (bottom)

The 2024 election to the London Assembly was held on 2 May concurrently with the London mayoral election and local elections across England and Wales.

Background

In the 2021 London Assembly elections, Labour won eleven seats, the Conservatives nine, the Green Party three, and the Liberal Democrats two.[1]

The 2024 election was one of several local elections (and one parliamentary by-election) that took place on the same day, across England and Wales.[2]

Electoral system

Members of the London Assembly are elected through a combination of both first past the post and 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 submitting 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 overall proportionality with the 11 additional members being allocated in a corrective manner.[3][4]

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.[5]

London-wide list candidates

2024 London Assembly election (London-wide)[6][7]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Labour Elly Baker (86,460), Sakina Sheikh (79,255), John Howard, James Beckles, Bora Kwon, Jasbir Anand, Martin Whelton, Omid Miri, Devina Paul, Sian Eiles, Patrick Lilley 951,056 38.4% Increase 0.3
Conservative Susan Hall[a] (162,067), Shaun Bailey (129,654), Emma Best (108,045), Andrew Boff (92,610), Alessandro Georgiou (81,034), Nicholas Martin McLean (72,030), Nicholas Donald Anthony Vandyke, Laila Cunningham, Richard James Mills, Katherine Louis Lymer, Will Jackson 648,269 26.2% Decrease 4.5
Green Siân Berry[b] (286,746), Caroline Russell (143,373), Zack Polanski (95,582), Zoë Garbett[a][c] (71,687), Benali Hamdache, Scott Ainslie, Ria Patel, Nate Higgins, Claire Sheppard, Shahrar Ali, Pete Elliott 286,746 11.6% Decrease 0.2
Liberal Democrats Hina Bokhari (107,891), Rob Blackie[a] (71,894), Irina von Wiese, Gareth Roberts, Chris Maines, John Sweeney, William Houngbo, Michael Bukola, Chris Annous, Sue Wixley, Sarah Hoyle 215,682 8.7% Increase 1.4
Reform UK Alex Wilson (145,409), Howard Cox[a] (72,705), Mark George Simpson, Ian Price, Steve Chilcott, Roger Gravett, Tony Glover, Alan Cook, Raj Forhad, Nicola Pateman, Anthony Michael Goodwin, Tania Marszalek, David Kenton Sandground, Marian Lynn Newton, Tony Sharp 145,409 5.9% Increase 4.9
Rejoin EU Richard Hewison, Alex Kerr, Charlotte Blake, Brendan Donnelly, Alessandro Gallo, Briony Kapoor, Marianne Mandujano, Drew Miles, Ben Rend, Laurence Williams, Jaki Airey, Simon Bezer, Jas Alduk 62,528 2.5% Increase 0.6
Animal Welfare Vanessa Hudson, Saffron Arezo Gloyne, Alex Bourke, Femy Amin[a], Bel Jacobs, Mark Scott, Julian Weisman 41,303 1.7% Steady
Britain First Nick Scanlon[a] 32,085 1.3% New
CPA Maureen Martin, Simeon Ademolake, Helen Spiby-Vann, Amelia Allao, Ashley Dickenson, Eunice Odesanmi, Des Coke, Katherine Hortense, Zion Amodu, Lucy Baiye-Gaman 26,798 1.1% Steady
SDP Amy Gallagher[a], Huge de Burgh, Stephen Balogh, Jon Mabbutt, Manny Lawal, Jane Gibson, Steve Kelleher, Alastair Mellon, Laurenzo Mefsut, Daniel Woodruffe, Jake Painter, David Hargreaves, Les Beaumont 23,021 0.9 Increase 0.6
No description[d] Laurence Fox 13,795 0.6% New
Independent Farah London 13,048 0.5% New
Communist Ross Crawford, William James Dry, Nigel Andrew Bernard Green, Anita Halpin, Arnes Ramic, Ross Leonard, Laura Billie Miller, Michael John Squires, Robin Talbot, Paul Whitehouse, Ruth Styles Wilson, Benjamin Eric Woodward 10,915 0.4% Increase 0.1
Heritage Maria Elena Candilo, David Peter Poulden, Michael Gerad Watson, Dafydd Huw Morriss, Henryk Mackiewicz 4,431 0.2% Decrease 0.3
Independent Gabe Romualdo 1,601 0.1% New

Constituency candidates

Constituency Labour Conservative Green Lib Dems Reform UK Others
Barnet & Camden Anne Clarke[e]
(70,749, 1st)
Julie Redmond
(51,606, 2nd)
Kate Tokley
(18,405, 3rd)
Scott Emery
(12,335, 4th)
Raj Forhad[f]
(7,703, 5th)
Bill Martin (SPGB)
(1,639, 6th)
Bexley & Bromley Kevin McKenna
(50,174, 2nd)
Thomas Frederick Turrell[g]
(90,103, 1st)
Marley Cornelia King
(15,813, 5th)
Gita Bapat
(18,730, 4th)
Alan Cook[f]
(27,603, 3rd)
Brent & Harrow Krupesh Hirani[e]
(63,867, 1st)
Stefan Bucovineanul-Voloseniuc
(55,039, 2nd)
Nida Al-Fulaij
(15,167, 3rd)
Jonny Singh
(12,068, 4th)
Ian Price[f]
(11,243, 5th)
City & East Unmesh Desai[e]
(99,570, 1st)
Freddie Downing
(29,083, 2nd)
Joe Hudson-Small
(29,073, 3rd)
Patrick Thomas Stillman
(11,416, 5th)
David Kenton Sandground[f]
(14,535, 4th)
Lois Austin (TUSC)
(4,710, 7th)
Ak Goodman (Ind)
(5,310, 6th)
Croydon & Sutton Maddie Henson
(54,380, 2nd)
Neil Garratt[e]
(64,674, 1st)
Peter Underwood
(19,434, 4th)
Trish Fivey
(29,160, 3rd)
Marian Lynn Newton[f]
(14,375, 5th)
April Jacqueline Ashley (TUSC)
(2,766, 6th)
Ealing & Hillingdon Bassam Mahfouz[g]
(72,356, 1st)
Henry Higgins
(67,495, 2nd)
Jess Lee
(22,984, 3rd)
Kuldev Singh Sehra
(15,293, 4th)
Anthony Michael Goodwin[f]
(15,247, 5th)
Enfield & Haringey Joanne McCartney[e]
(78,880, 1st)
Calum McGillivray
(32,778, 2nd)
Katie Knight
(26,956, 3rd)
Guy Russo
(14,284, 4th)
Roger Gravett[f]
(10,973, 5th)
Greenwich & Lewisham Len Duvall[e]
(80,101, 1st)
Kieran Terry
(25,960, 3rd)
Karin Tearle
(28,294, 2nd)
Josh Matthews
(11,975, 5th)
Mark George Simpson[f]
(13,405, 4th)
Havering & Redbridge Guy Owen Williams
(49,561, 2nd)
Keith Prince[e]
(65,037, 1st)
Kim Arrowsmith
(15,010, 4th)
Fraser Kingsley Coppin
(8,240, 6th)
Alex Wilson[f]
(19,696, 3rd)
Mohammed Asif (Ind)
(11,768, 5th)
Andy Walker (TUSC)
(2,145, 7th)
Lambeth & Southwark Marina Ahmad[e]
(84,768, 1st)
Christine Ann Wallace
(21,121, 4th)
Claire Frances Sheppard[f]
(35,144, 2nd)
Chris French
(22,030 3rd)
Tony Sharp[f]
(8,942, 5th)
Adam John Lewis Buick (SPGB)
(2,082, 6th)
Merton & Wandsworth Leonie Cooper[e]
(77,235, 1st)
Ellie Cox
(49,812, 2nd)
Pippa Maslin
(19,124, 4th)
Sue Wixley[f]
(21,418, 3rd)
Tania Marszalek[f]
(8,063, 5th)
North East Sem Moema[e]
(104,088, 1st)
Pearce Branigan
(27,769, 3rd)
Antoinette Fernandez
(44,342, 2nd)
Rebecca Jones
(12,920, 4th)
Tony Glover[f]
(9,086, 5th)
Tan Bui (Ind)
(1,804, 7th)
Nancy Taaffe (TUSC)
(5,595, 6th)
South West Marcela Benedetti
(50,656, 2nd)
Ron Mushiso[g]
(49,981, 3rd)
Chas Warlow
(17,696, 4th)
Gareth Roberts[f]
(66,675, 1st)
Steve Chilcott[f]
(14,450, 5th)
Abigail Dawn Hardy (Ind)
(5,205, 6th)
West Central James Tacuma Small-Edwards
(46,831, 1st)
Tony Devenish[e]
(42,578, 2nd)
Rajiv Rahul Sinha
(12,427, 4th)
Christophe Noblet
(14,505, 3rd)
Nicola Pateman[f]
(8,040, 5th)
Source: London Elects
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Stood as a mayoral candidate
  2. ^ Berry resigned from the Assembly three days after the election so that Garbett would be co-opted to replace her[8]
  3. ^ Garbett was co-opted into the Assembly after Berry resigned three days after the election
  4. ^ Fox is leader of the Reclaim Party, but is not declared as such.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Incumbent seeking re-election
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Also a candidate for the London-wide list
  7. ^ a b c New candidate for incumbent party

Assembly members not standing for re-election

Opinion polls

Constituency

Date(s)
conducted
Pollster Client Sample
size
Lab Con Green Lib Dem Reform Others Lead
24-30 Apr 2024 YouGov N/A 1,192 46% 21% 12% 11% 8% 2% 25%
6 May 2021 2021 Assembly election 41.2% 32.0% 13.0% 10.3% 2.4% 1.1% 9.2%

Party list

Date(s)
conducted
Pollster Client Sample
size
Lab Con Green Lib Dem Reform Others Lead
24-30 Apr 2024 YouGov N/A 1,192 43% 21% 12% 11% 8% 4% 22%
6 May 2021 2021 Assembly election 38.1% 30.7% 11.8% 7.3% 1.0% 11.1% 7.4%

Results

PartyConstituencyRegionalTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Labour983,21639.7510951,05638.401110
Conservative673,03627.213648,26926.1758−1
Green319,86912.930286,74611.58330
Liberal Democrats271,04910.961215,6828.71120
Reform UK183,3617.410145,4095.8711+1
Rejoin EU62,5282.52000
Animal Welfare41,3031.67000
Britain First32,0851.3000New
Christian Peoples Alliance26,7981.08000
Social Democratic23,0210.93000
Laurence Fox13,7950.5600New
Farah London13,0480.5300New
Communist Party of Britain10,9150.44000
Heritage4,4310.18000
Gabe Romualdo1,6010.0600New
TUSC15,2160.62000
Socialist3,7210.1500New
Independent24,0870.97000
Total2,473,555100.00142,476,687100.0011250
Valid votes2,473,55599.202,476,68799.31
Invalid/blank votes19,8780.8017,2260.69
Total votes2,493,433100.002,493,913100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,162,42840.466,162,42840.47
Source: [1]

Aftermath

Three days after the election, Siân Berry resigned from the Assembly so that Zoe Garbett could take her place instead.[13]

References

  1. ^ https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/election-results/results-2021
  2. ^ "Tory rebels back off Sunak coup despite election losses". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ "London Mayor and Assembly". Your Vote Matters. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "The Voting Systems". London Elects. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Nominations". London Elects.
  6. ^ Harpley, Mary. "Election of London Members of the London Assembly – STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES NOMINATED | London Elects" (PDF). www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ "London-wide Member of the London Assembly results via London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/sian-berry-zoe-garbett-green-party-london-assembly-member-brighton-b1156055.html
  9. ^ "London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon to stand down at next election". South London News. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ^ Vickers, Noah (21 November 2023). "Sadiq Khan's ally told he cannot fight next year's City Hall election". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  11. ^ Vickers, Noah (8 June 2023). "Tory politician and former mayoral hopeful to leave City Hall at next election". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  12. ^ Vickers, Noah (15 March 2024). "Evening Standard".
  13. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-london-assembly-sian-berry-b2540945.html