My vote – Assembly
The London Assembly Election. Read more to see how the 14 Constituency Assembly Members and 11 London-wide Assembly Members are elected.
Step 1(a): How the vote works
There are 25 London Assembly members in total. 14 of them are Constituency Assembly members who represent the different areas of London. Your borough will fall within one of these constituencies.
Step 1(b): How the vote works
The remaining 11 are London–wide Assembly members who represent London as a whole.
Step 2: How the vote works: constituency seats
Your yellow ballot paper lists all the candidates standing in your area for London Assembly Constituency Member.
Step 3: How the results are decided: constituency seats
There is a straight race between the local candidates in each of the 14 constituencies. The candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins.
Step 4: How the results are decided: Assembly seats
Your peach–coloured ballot paper lists all the political parties and independent candidates standing in the London–wide Assembly contest. You vote for one party or one individual.
Step 5: How the results are decided: Assembly seats
The 11 London-wide seats are the allocated. Each party is given a number of seats proportional to how many votes they won across London.
Step 6: How the results are decided: Assembly seats
The 14 Constituency and 11 London-wide Assembly Members make up the complete London Assembly.
