Guidance for Returning Officers administering a Greater London Authority (GLA) election

Postal, Polling and Counting Agents

Polling and counting agents 

Mayoral candidates, constituency Assembly Member candidates, individual London-wide Assembly Member candidates, and the election agent of each party list at the London-wide Assembly Member election can appoint agents to observe the poll and the verification and count.1

Postal vote agents

Mayoral candidates, constituency Assembly Member candidates, individual London-wide Assembly Member candidates, and candidates on each party list at the London-wide Assembly Member election can appoint agents to observe the postal vote opening.2

Requirement of secrecy

You are responsible for receiving the notifications of appointment of these agents and you must ensure that all appointed agents are given a copy of the relevant secrecy requirements for opening of postal votes, the poll and the count.3

You should ensure that candidates and agents are reminded of the procedure for appointing such agents and the deadline that applies for the notification of such appointments.

Last updated: 10 November 2023