Any candidate or election agent present when the counting of votes is completed will be given the opportunity to request a recount of the votes. However the Constituency Returning Officer may refuse this request if they feel it is unreasonable.
One counting agent per Mayoral candidate, Constituency candidate and individual London-wide Assembly Member candidate may also be authorised to request a recount. The election agent of a party list may also authorise one counting agent to request a recount. In each case, this must be specified when they are appointed as a counting agent.
For all three contests, recounts may only be requested at the constituency level. In respect of the Constituency Assembly Member contest, the request may only be made before the constituency result is announced.1
In respect of the Mayor of London and the London-wide Assembly Member contests, the request may only be made before the local totals have been announced.2