Mayor of London and London Assembly Elections 2024

The Mayor of London and London Assembly elections will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. 

Voters in Southwark will vote for:

• the Mayor of London
• the Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark
• London-wide Assembly Members

You can find more information about the Mayor and London Assembly on the London Elects website.

Election notices

• Notice of election for the Mayor of London and London-Wide Members of the London Assembly
• Notice of election for the Member of the London Assembly for the Lambeth and Southwark constituency member
• Statements of persons nominated for Mayor of London
• Statements of persons nominated for the London Assembly (London-wide)
• Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll for the Member of the London Assembly for the Lambeth and Southwark constituency member
• Notice of election agents’ names and offices for the Member of the London Assembly for the Lambeth and Southwark constituency member
• Notice of situation of polling stations for the Member of the London Assembly for the Lambeth and Southwark constituency member

Who can vote

All British citizens, qualifying Commonwealth and European Union citizens, who are aged 18 or over and registered to vote by Tuesday 16 April 2024, can vote in these elections.

Register to vote

To vote in these elections, you must register to vote by midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024.

Visit GOV.UK to register to vote.

If you are already registered to vote, you do not need to register again unless you move your address or change your name.

Poll cards

Poll card letters will be sent from Tuesday 19 March 2024.

If you're registered to vote, you do not need your poll card to vote in person. When you visit your polling station, simply provide your name and address to the polling station staff, who will find your details on the register.

Polling stations

Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on Thursday 2 May 2024. 

Your polling station may have changed since the last election. Please check the map and address shown on your poll card letter.

You can also use the online polling station finder to check the location of your polling station.

If you need help finding your polling station, please call 020 7525 7373.

Voter ID

Voters will be required to show approved photographic identification when voting at their polling station. If you do not show a valid photo ID, you will not be allowed to vote on polling day.

Approved forms of photo ID

• passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
• driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state
• biometric immigration document
• identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
• Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
• Blue Badge
• national identity card issued by an EEA state
• older person’s bus pass
• disabled person’s bus pass
• Oyster 60+ card
• Freedom Pass
• Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland
• 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
• Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
• Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• War Disablement SmartPass or War Disabled SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
• Voter Authority Certificate or a temporary Voter Authority Certificate

Expired photographic identification documents can be used as accepted photographic ID at the polling station if the photograph is still a good likeness of you.

If your name on your photo ID is different from your name on the electoral register, you should take evidence to support your change of name to your polling station, such as a marriage certificate or Deed Poll.

Voter Authority Certificate

If you do not have any of the above forms of ID, you can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate. This is an A4 document with your name and photograph. This document can only be used for voting purposes.

Visit GOV.UK to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate. The deadline is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.

Find out more about voter ID on the Elections Act 2022 and voter ID page.

How to vote

There are three ways that you can vote in these elections:

• in person at a polling station (you must show photo ID)
• sending your vote by post
• nominating someone to vote on your behalf (proxy voting)

Find out more on our Ways to vote page.

Voting by post

The deadline to apply to vote by post is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.

You can cancel or make changes to an existing postal vote up to 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024. To do so, email postal.votes@southwark.gov.uk with your name, address and the relevant details.

When will you get your postal vote?

If you apply before the 1 April, your postal vote will be sent to you around Friday 12 April 2024.

If you apply between Tuesday 2 April and Monday 8 April, you postal vote will be sent around Tuesday 16 April 2024.

If you apply between Tuesday 9 April and 17 April, you postal vote will be send around Monday 22 April 2024.

Replacement postal votes

If you have spoilt, lost or not received your postal ballot pack, you can apply for a replacement from Friday 26 April 2024 until 5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024.

Replacements for lost or spoilt postal ballots can only be issued in person at Southwark Council Offices, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. You must bring photo ID and proof of address with you.

If you cannot collect your replacement postal vote in person, or if you have any other questions, email us at postal.votes@southwark.gov.uk or contact 020 7525 7373 for more information. 

Returning your completed postal vote

Completed postal ballots packs must reach The Constituency Returning Officer by 10pm on Thursday 2 May 2024 in order to be counted.

If you miss the post, you can either take your postal vote to a polling station in Southwark or hand it to a member of the Electoral Services team at Southwark Council Offices, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH before 10pm on 2 May. You will be required to complete a form to go with any postal votes that you hand deliver.

You can hand in a maximum of five postal votes for other people, plus your own postal vote.

Voting by proxy

The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.

If you have registered for a postal vote, but would prefer to vote by proxy, you must cancel your postal vote by 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.

If the person you appoint to vote on your behalf does not live locally and cannot get to your polling station, your proxy can apply to receive your vote by post. This is called a postal proxy. If your proxy wishes to vote by post, both the proxy vote application and the postal vote application for the proxy voter must be received by 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024

For further information about voting by postal proxy, email us at postal.votes@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 7373.

Emergency proxy

You can apply for an emergency proxy vote on the grounds of:

• a medical emergency that occurred after 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024
• work, employment or service reasons that you found out about after 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
• the form of accepted photographic identification that you were intending to use to vote has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, or has not yet been received if applied for recently

The deadline to apply for an emergency proxy vote is 5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024. To apply, please download the relevant proxy voting application form and email a clear copy of your completed form to emergency.proxy@southwark.gov.uk.

Working at these elections

To find out more information about working on polling day, go to our Working at elections page.

If you have any questions or need more information about these elections, email us at electoral.enquiries@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 7373.

Electorate figures

Postal Vote Opening Sessions at Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street

• 10am on Monday 22 April
• 10am on Tuesday 23 April
• 10am on Wednesday 24 April
• 10am on Thursday 25 April
• 10am on Friday 26 April
• 10am on Monday 29 April
• 10am on Tuesday 30 April
• 10am on Wednesday 1 May
• 10am on Thursday 2 May
• 2pm on Thursday 2 May

Page last updated: 18 April 2024