Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Greater London Authority elections

Postal ballot packs

Postal ballot packs will be sent to electors from around two weeks before polling day. 

Electors who registered close to the registration deadline will be issued with their postal ballot packs once their names have been added to the final register update on the fifth working day. Electors who applied for their postal vote close to the application deadline will be issued with their postal ballot packs once their application has been determined. 

Electors will then mark their ballot papers, complete the postal voting statement by providing their signature and date of birth, and return them to the Returning Officer before the close of poll (i.e. 10pm on polling day).

While the Constituency Returning Officer (CRO) is ultimately responsible for the issue and opening of postal votes across their constituency, they can appoint deputies within their constituencies to administer these processes at London borough level. These deputies are known as Borough Returning Officers (BROs). In relation to postal voting we use Returning Officer (RO) for processes that will be administered by either BROs or CROs. 

Candidates, election agents and postal voting agents are not entitled to attend the issue of postal votes. 

Last updated: 1 February 2024