Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Greater London Authority elections

What happens after the close of nominations (Mayor of London)

Will the election be contested or uncontested?

The election is uncontested if either:1

  • only one valid nomination is received
  • all valid nominations are properly withdrawn by the deadline except one, the election is uncontested. 

If the election is uncontested, the Greater London Returning Officer (GLRO) must:2

  • declare the remaining validly nominated candidate electedas soon as possible after the deadline for withdrawals
  • give public notice of the name and description (if any) of the elected candidate. 

Even if the election is uncontested, elected candidates must still make a declaration as to their election spending. You can find more information about submitting spending returns and taking up office in our guidance.

Publication of the statement of persons nominated

The GLRO will publish a statement of persons nominated for the Mayor of London election by 4pm, 22 working days before the poll.3 The statement will be published on London Elects’ website.

The statement must include:4

  • the full or commonly used names, as the case may be, of all candidates validly nominated
  • the names of candidates who no longer stand nominated, if any (i.e. invalid and withdrawn candidates), with the reason why they are no longer standing
  • the address of each candidate, or if they have requested not to make their home address public, the name of the relevant area in which their home address is situated (or the country if their home address is situated outside the UK)
  • each candidate's description (if any)
Last updated: 1 February 2024