To vote for the Mayor of London you will receive a pink ballot
paper. The ballot paper has a list of all the candidates that are
standing in the election and two columns.
In the election for the Mayor you have two votes - for a
first and a second choice. Vote for your first choice candidate by
marking one cross (X) in column one. Vote for your second
choice candidate by marking one cross (X) in column two. If you
only mark a first choice, your vote will be counted - you do not
have to cast your second choice vote. But not making a second
choice will not improve the chances of your first choice
candidate.
If you only mark a second choice vote
and not a first choice vote, your second choice vote will not be
counted.
If you vote for the same candidate for both your first
choice and your second choice, only one vote will be
counted.
To vote for a London Assembly Constituency
Member you will receive a yellow ballot paper. The ballot paper has
a list of all the candidates that are standing in the election and
one column.
In the election for your London Assembly Constituency Member you
have one vote. Vote for your choice of candidate by marking one
cross (X) in the box next to the candidate's name.
To vote for
a London-wide Assembly Member you will receive a
peach-coloured ballot paper. The ballot paper has a list of
all the political parties and independent candidates that are
standing in the election and one column.
In the election for the London-wide Assembly Member you
have one vote. Vote for your choice of political party or
independent candidate by marking one cross (X) in the box next to
the party or candidate's name.
If you make a mistake on any ballot
paper, you can give it back to the staff in the polling station and
receive a new one. However, if you have already put your ballot
paper into the ballot box, you cannot get a new one.