Londoners will head to the polls to choose their next mayor on May 2, so it’s time to start thinking about who will get your vote. With the Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan and Tory hopeful Susan Hall leading the polls, and with the introduction of the first-past-the-post electoral system, it’s set to be a dog-fight between bitter rivals.
This week a Savanta poll for the Centre for London put Mr Khan on 51 per cent and Ms Hall on 27 per cent, giving him a 24 point lead, similar to a series of previous polls. Liberal Democrat Rob Blackie is on 10 per cent capital-wide, the Green’s Zoe Garbett eight per cent, and Reform UK’s Howard Cox two per cent.
Mr Khan is running on a pledge to double his council homes target to 40,000 and put more police on the streets. But his campaign to improve air quality, through the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), has become a pressure point, put to use by Ms Hall who has promised to scrap the controversial scheme.
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How do I register to vote in the London Mayor elections?
You can register to vote through the government’s website. In order to vote in the next Mayor of London and London Assembly elections, you must:
- be registered to vote;
- live in London;
- be at least 18 years old on the day of the elections;
- be a British citizen, a European Union citizen or a Commonwealth citizen who has or does not require leave to remain in the UK.
Being registered with the council for services and paying council tax does not automatically include someone on the electoral register and British citizens living overseas are not allowed to vote in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections.
When are the deadlines for registering to vote?
Londoners have until midnight on Tuesday, April 16, to register to vote. If you want to apply for a postal vote you must do so by 5pm on Wednesday, April 17, and for a proxy vote the deadline is 5pm on Wednesday, April 24.
How to vote on election day
Polling stations will open on election day on May 2. You can get information here on your local polling station and where you can cast your vote. If you’d like to vote via postal vote, you can do so online. You can also download, print, and fill in the postal vote application form.
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