London Mayoral Election 2024: Who are the candidates running for mayor?

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On 2 May Londoners will head to the polls to elect a mayor and 25 London Assembly members.

Around six million registered voters will select who shall be in control of the capital for the subsequent 4 years.

This yr there shall be a brand new voting system first previous the put up (FPTP), comparable to what’s used usually elections.

In earlier mayoral elections voters may make a primary and second alternative for mayor, nonetheless this time they may solely get one vote.

All main political events have introduced their candidates.

Here are all the candidates running for London mayor.

Sadiq Khan – Labour Party

Sadiq Khan is running for his third time period as London mayor after first being elected in 2016.

The Labour incumbent launched his re-election marketing campaign on Monday 18 March and accused the Conservatives of an “abject failure” on housing.

He pledged to construct 40,000 new council properties by the finish of the decade to unleash the “greatest council housebuilding drive in a generation” if voted again in.

He stated the capital would go “much further, much faster” with Labour running each Downing Street and City Hall and with out the Tories “holding us back”.

The mayor vowed to ship a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to make real inroads into solving London’s housing crisis” and “end the scandal of rough sleeping”.

Susan Hall – Conservative Party

Susan Hall is a London Assembly member and former council chief. 

If she defeats Mr Khan, she’s going to turn out to be the first girl to steer London as mayor.

Ms Hall has a five-point plan for London. She vows to scale back crime, scrap Ulez, construct “family homes”, and make London a “cleaner and greener city”.

The Tory candidate has been a controversial alternative since her choice final yr.

She beforehand apologised for liking a string of tweets together with Islamophobic abuse of Mr Khan and pictures of former Conservative politician Enoch Powell, greatest recognized for his notorious “rivers of blood” immigration speech that was extensively blamed for heightening racial tensions in the Nineteen Sixties.

Ms Hall additionally admitted she doesn’t know the value of bus fares in London.

Rob Blackie – Liberal Democrats

Rob Blackie is an anti-Brexit campaigner and digital marketer who advises start-up tech firms.

The Lib Dem candidate launched his election marketing campaign on Tuesday 18 March, saying his prime precedence is crime and policing.

“Sadiq Khan’s failure on those issues is the main reason I am standing against him,” he stated.

“Violent crime has risen by 30 per cent in London since Mr Khan has been in office. Sexual offence clear-up rates have halved in the last eight years…

“Sadiq Khan blames everyone else for this but himself. The buck stops with him and we will call him out in this campaign.”

Mr Blackie additionally described Conservative candidate Ms Hall as “beyond the pale”. 

Zoe Garbett – Green Party

Zoe Garbett is a councillor for Dalston and Hackney.

She tweeted in February: “I’m overjoyed to have been chosen to be the Green Party candidate for London Mayor. Huge thank you to London Green Party for your support and can’t wait to start the campaign.”

Ms Garbett has referred to as for a two-year lease freeze as certainly one of her most important priorities.

Vying to turn out to be London’s first Green mayor, she stated: “If people want to vote Green, they can – and should! The Green Party has consistently come third in London and we are a growing force nationally.

“Green Assembly members have a track record of delivering for Londoners. A Green mayor would be much more ambitious tackling the issues that really matter to voters: dealing with the housing crisis, making our city more affordable and a more accountable police service.”

Howard Cox – Reform UK

Howard Cox is the founding father of Fair Fuel UK marketing campaign and Reform UK’s candidate for mayor.

Mr Cox has pledged to scrap Ulez in addition to low-traffic neighbourhoods.

At an anti-Ulez protest earlier this yr, the Reform candidate stated: “Good, decent, honest, taxpaying, hardworking people are being impacted by Ulez.

“It’s such a sad thing because we do not need Ulez. Science proves we don’t need it.

“Stop picking on the motorists, they’re the commercial heartbeat of the economy.”

Amy Gallagher – Social Democrat Party

Amy Gallagher is an NHS nurse and psychotherapist.

Ms Gallagher instructed the BBC she was standing in the election to “push back on woke ideology”.

Ms Gallagher stated London had turn out to be “more divided” and that Sadiq Khan was “spending too much money on campaigns that are all about virtue signalling”. If elected, her prime precedence could be to “defund divisive diversity and inclusive spending”.

She added: “Poor living conditions, lack of community, division, increases in crime, unreliable public transport: many people feel like politicians have let them down and they never get the change they were promised.”

Ms Gallagher garnered media consideration after bringing authorized motion towards the NHS, accusing it of forcing essential race idea on folks.

Count Binface – Independent

Count Binface describes himself as an intergalactic area warrior.

He beforehand ran in the 2021 London election and got here ninth.

He pledges to implement a value cap on croissants, rename London Bridge to Phoebe Waller-Bridge and convey again Ceefax.

He additionally vows to ban loud snacks from theatres and provides royal palaces to the homeless.

Other candidates

Brian Rose – London Real Party

Natalie Campbell – Former Conservative hopeful

Shyam Batra – Finance and property dealer

Tarun Ghulati – Investment banker

Andreas Michli – Health and health entrepreneur

When and the way can voters go to the polls?

Anyone who lives in London and is over the age of 18 on the day of the election is eligible to vote. You have to be registered to vote.

The deadline to register to vote is Tuesday 16 April. It could be executed right here.

Voters can forged their poll in particular person on 2 May, by put up or by proxy. Find your nearest polling station right here.

Everyone might want to present picture ID at polling stations earlier than they vote.

People may have three votes – one for mayor and two for the London Assembly.

The outcomes shall be introduced at City Hall on Saturday 4 May.