The candidates
10 candidates to contest Mayor of London 1 May election
The list of nominated candidates for the Mayor of London has been announced.
Elections for the Mayor and the London Assembly will be held on 1 May.
Nominations for both elections closed at midday today (28 March), and London Elects – the Office of the Greater London Returning Officer – published the list of Mayoral candidates at 4pm.
The list of London Assembly candidates will follow shortly.
The candidates standing for the Mayor of London are:
Richard Barnbrook – British National Party
Gerard Batten – UK Independence Party
Siân Berry – Green Party
Alan Craig – Christian Peoples Alliance and Christian Party
Lindsey German – Left List
Boris Johnson – Conservative Party
Ken Livingstone – Labour Party
Winston McKenzie – Independent
Matt O’Connor – English Democrats
Brian Paddick – Liberal Democrats
The Mayor of London has the biggest personal mandate of any British politician, representing an electorate of 5.5 million. Across Europe, only the Presidents of Portugal, Poland–and France are directly elected by larger electorates.
Mayoral manifestos will be available online from Monday 1 April.
Mayoral and Assembly nominations can still be withdrawn by candidates or their parties before midday on Wednesday 2 April.