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2012 London Assembly election

The London Assembly election of 2012 was an election of members to the London Assembly which took place on Thursday, 3 May 2012, the same day as the 2012 London mayoral election, and the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Although Conservative candidate Boris Johnson won the Mayoral election, the Assembly election produced the Labour Party's best result since the inception of the London Assembly; this was subsequently surpassed by the party's performance in the 2016 election.

Overview

The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, all of which have, to date, only ever been won by the Conservative Party or the Labour Party. An additional eleven members are allocated by a London wide top-up vote with the proviso that parties must win at least five percent of the vote to qualify for the list seats.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 3 May 2012 were entitled to vote in the Assembly election. Those who were temporarily away from London (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the Assembly election.[2] The deadline to register to vote in the election was midnight on Wednesday 18 April 2012,[3] though anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on Thursday 26 April 2012 to register.[4]

Candidates

Constituency candidates

London-wide List Candidates

Opinion Polls

Constituency

Regional

Results

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c UKIP candidates appeared on the ballot paper under their alternative registered description "Fresh Choice for London" rather than as "UKIP".[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "London Assembly Member James Cleverly". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Who can register to vote?". Harrow Council. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ^ The deadline for the receipt of electoral registration applications is the eleventh working day before election day.[citation needed]
  4. ^ The deadline for the receipt and determination of anonymous electoral registration applications was the same as the publication date of the notice of alteration to the Electoral Register (i.e. the fifth working day before election day).[citation needed]
  5. ^ "Who to vote for". London Elects. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Oops! Why UKIP Wasn't On The Ballot Paper In London". huffingtonpost.co.uk. 4 May 2012.
  7. ^ Watt, Chris (13 July 2011). "Labour announces London Assembly candidates". LabourList. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  8. ^ Watt, Chris (1 February 2012). "Christine Quigley announced as latest london assembly Labour candidate". LabourList. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  9. ^ "2012 GLA list". Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

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