Interactive Polling Station Finder now available online

With 10 days to go, an online tool has been launched to help Londoners locate their polling stations for the upcoming Mayor of London and London Assembly elections on 2 May.

The interactive Polling Station Finder, produced in conjunction with the Democracy Club and available at LondonElects.org.uk, uses electoral register information to identify the specific polling station each voter should visit to cast their votes.

To use the tool, Londoners can go to the ‘Voter’ section of the website, select ‘Ways of voting’ and input their postcodes into the Polling Station Finder search box.  The Polling Station Finder will then produce the address of their allocated polling station and show its proximity to their home on an interactive map.

On 2 May, Londoners can only vote at the polling station which has been assigned to them[1]. The location of the polling station is also available on the polling card registered voters should have received through the post.

Greater London Returning Officer, Mary Harpley, said: 
“In just 10 days, the people of London will go to the polls to determine a new Mayor and Assembly - but Londoners will only be able to vote at the specific polling station to which they have been allocated.

This map will be an invaluable tool for voters wanting to find their allocated polling stations. So, go online, put in your postcode and see where you can have your say on 2 May.”

The Polling Station Finder is available at: https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/find-my-polling-station

On 2 May, more than six million registered Londoners will be able to vote for the Mayor of London and the 25 London Assembly members.  

The election itself will see polling stations set up across London on 2 May. The stations will have 12,000+ staff between 7am and 10pm. Thousands more will then be on hand to help with the count on 3 and 4 of May.

How to vote

• In this election, there are three ballot papers and three votes.
• Two votes for the Assembly elections and one vote for the Mayoral election.
• Your polling station will be open from 7am until 10pm on election day.
• Before 2 May, you will receive your polling card through your door. This will include details of your named polling station.
• You can also vote by proxy. This is when a person you trust votes for your chosen candidates on your behalf if you are unable to make it to the polling station. If you want a proxy vote, your council must receive your application by 5pm on 24 April 2024. The deadline to apply for a proxy vote as a result of an emergency is 5pm, Thursday 2 May 2024.

For more information, please contact the London Elects media office.

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Notes to editors

1. Voters casting their votes on 2 May in person or by proxy must vote at the polling station they have been assigned.  This may not be the closest polling station to a home address.
2. Over a million Londoners have applied to vote by post, so will not be assigned a polling station. However, electors can hand in their postal vote at a polling station.
3. London Elects is responsible – under the direction of the Greater London Returning Officer (GLRO) – for overseeing and encouraging participation in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections.
4. As of 1 March 2024, there were 6,048,710 registered voters in Greater London.
5. To find out more, visit londonelects.org.uk
6. Link to 2021 results