Guidance for the GLRO administering the GLA elections

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Providing notice of the result

Mayor of London Election 

In addition to declaring the result, you must give public notice of:1  

  • the name of the candidate elected (and authorised description if any) 
  • the total number of votes given for each candidate
  • the number of rejected ballot papers under each of the heads shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers. 

London-wide Assembly Member election 

In addition to declaring the result, you must give public notice of:2  

  • the registered political parties to which seats have been allocated and the names of the candidates on the party list who are to fill those seats
  • the names of the successful individual London-wide Assembly Member Candidates
  • the total number of votes given to each party and individual candidate
  • the total number of candidates of registered parties returned as constituency assembly members
  • the number of rejected ballot papers under each of the heads shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers
  • the name of every person who has been removed from a party list together with the reason for their removal

Publication of the notice of result

You should ensure that a copy of the notice of result is made available to all interested parties as soon as possible, and you must publish it in a conspicuous place or places in the constituency.3  This should include local authority offices, notices boards, libraries and on your local authority website. 

You should also send a copy of the notices to each CRO for them to give public notice of the result within their constituency. 

Last updated: 9 July 2026