London Mayoral Candidates announced

Official list of Mayor of London candidates for 2024 elections

13 candidates will stand for the office of Mayor of London for the next four years.

  • The full list of Mayoral candidates is below.
  • The Statement of Persons Nominated in the London-wide Assembly contest will be published by London Elects shortly.
  • The Statements of Persons Nominated for Constituency Assembly Members are being published by the Constituency Returning Officers.
  • The Statements of Persons Nominated in the Mayoral and London Assembly contests will be published together on the London Elects website.

The candidates standing for the Mayor of London (in the order they will appear on the ballot paper and with their chosen party or independent description) are:

AMIN Femy Animal Welfare Party – People, Animals, Environment
BINFACE Count Count Binface for Mayor of London
BLACKIE Rob Liberal Democrat
CAMPBELL Natalie Denise Independent
COX Howard ReformUK – London Deserves Better
GALLAGHER Amy Social Democratic Party
GARBETT Zoë Green Party
GHULATI Tarun Independent
HALL Susan Mary The Conservative Party Candidate
KHAN Sadiq Labour Party
MICHLI Andreas Christoffi Independent
ROSE Brian Benedict London Real Party – Transform London
SCANLON Nick Britain First – No To Immigration

Greater London Returning Officer, Mary Harpley, said: 
"The Mayor and the London Assembly hold important and powerful roles. The winning Mayoral candidate will be responsible for issues that affect every Londoner – from transport and policing to housing and the environment. 2021 saw a record number of 20 Mayoral candidates. In 2024, there will be 13 candidates for the capital’s voters to choose from.

"It is up to Londoners to decide who will run the capital for the next four years. Our website www.londonelects.org.uk tells you everything you need to know about these elections and what the Mayor and London Assembly Members are responsible for. Remember also to look out for the booklet coming through your letter box in April.”

Voters will receive three ballot papers when they go to vote: one for the Mayor, one for the London-wide Assembly Members and one for their Constituency Assembly Members.

A list of parties and independent candidates standing in the London-wide contest will follow.

Fourteen London Assembly Members are also elected to represent London’s 14 Assembly Constituencies.

Nominations for the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections closed at 4pm on 27 March. The Greater London Returning Officer is required by law to publish the list by 4pm on Tuesday April 2.

London Elects will send an information booklet to each of London’s over six million registered voters shortly, with a ‘mini manifesto’ from 11 of the Mayoral candidates, the full list of Assembly candidates and information about how to vote. To include a mini manifesto in the booklet, candidates were required to pay a £10,000 fee set in law. 

Important dates

Voting: Thursday 2 May 2024 (polling stations open from 7am to 
10pm)
Verification of ballot papers: Friday 3 May 2024 from 9am
Count commences: Saturday 4 May 2024 from 9am

The last day to register to vote in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections is 16 April 2024.

Second Media briefing at City Hall – Wednesday 3 April, 12.30pm-1.30pm. GLRO & Electoral Commission. ***PLEASE NOTE THE TIME & DATE CHANGE***

Third Media briefing at City Hall – Tuesday 23 April, 12.30am-2.30pm. Technical

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

London Elects Head of Media:
Alison Bell - 07887 832 918 – City Hall
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.londonelects.org.uk

Follow us:
Twitter/X: @londonElects
Facebook: @LondonElects
Instagram: @LondonElects
Threads: @LondonElects

Notes to editors

  1. The Statements of Persons Nominated in the Mayoral and London Assembly contests are available here: https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-candidate/statutory-notices-and-elections-timetable
  2. Candidate and party descriptions are given as on the nomination forms submitted by candidates. This is how they will appear on the ballot papers (along with party emblems). 
  3. The election itself will see 3,600+ polling stations set up across London on 2 May. The stations will be staffed by more than 12,000 people between 7am and 10pm. Thousands of staff will then be on hand to help with the verification and count. 
  4. London Elects is the body responsible – under the direction of the Greater London Returning Officer (GLRO) – for delivering and encouraging participation in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections. 
  5. Link to the forms of acceptable photo-ID
  6. How to complete the ballot papers
  7. To find out more, visit londonelects.org.uk
  8. Link to 2021 results