Guidance for the GLRO administering the GLA elections

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: 10 November 2023