Guidance for the GLRO administering the GLA elections

Political parties can also register up to 3 emblems.

A Zip file of emblem images will be available on our website. However, while the Zip file is a tool that can be used by your printer to prepare ballot papers, it is the information on the Commission’s register of political parties that should be used for confirming which emblem to print on the ballot papers.

Party candidates at the Mayor of London election and party lists may request to have a registered emblem of the party they represent displayed on the ballot paper. The request must be made in writing and by the deadline for nominations.

If a party has more than one registered emblem, any request for an emblem should specify which one to use. If the emblem is not specified, or the registered party changes or removes the emblem from the register of political parties after the nomination papers have been submitted but before the close of nominations, you should try to contact the mayoral candidate or Nominating Officer for the party list and ask them to select one. You should also tell them that if they do not select a particular emblem before the close of nominations, you will not be able to print an emblem on the ballot paper. 

The candidate or Nominating Officer (or someone authorised to act on their behalf) may provide a high-resolution copy of the emblem for use in the printing of ballot papers, or may request that you download the emblem from the Commission’s website. You must ensure that whatever copy is used is in the same form as the registered emblem. 

The maximum size of an emblem on the ballot paper is set by the directions for printing. When adding a party emblem to a ballot paper, the shape of the emblem should not be altered. For example, do not stretch emblems into square shapes if they are not registered as square images on our website, as this would have the effect of altering their appearance.

Mayor of London candidates

If requested, the candidate of a registered party can choose to have a registered emblem of the party they are representing displayed on the ballot paper. To qualify, a candidate must have been authorised to use a party name or description.1

Candidates standing on behalf of more than one registered party who use a joint description may choose to use a registered emblem of one of the parties that have authorised the use of the description.2  There is no provision for joint emblems to be registered with the Commission.

The candidate, not the election agent or the Nominating Officer must make the request in writing to you.3

Party lists

If requested, the Nominating Officer of a registered party (or someone authorised to act on their behalf) can choose to have a registered emblem of the party displayed on the ballot paper.4  The Nominating Officer (or someone authorised to act on their behalf) must make the request in writing to you.5