Twenty Candidates Aiming To Be London Mayor |
Largest field ever to contest the election on 6 May Some of the candidates - clockwise: Sian Berry (Green), Count Binface, Louisa Pollitt (Liberal Democrat), Sadiq Khan (Labour) and Shaun Bailey (Conservative) Londoners will head to the polls on Thursday 6 May to vote for the next Mayor of London, and we now know all the candidates who will be appearing on the ballot. A record-breaking 20 candidates have announced they will be standing in the mayoral election, which was postponed last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Standing alongside the candidates representing the traditional political parties are two popular Youtubers, several independents, and candidates representing smaller parties. This year’s election also sees the formation of several new political parties, including Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party and Brian Rose’s London Real Party. The full list of candidates standing to be Mayor of London, in the order they will appear on the ballot, is as follows: Shaun Bailey – Conservative Party Kam Balayev – Renew Sian Berry – Green Party Count Binface – Count Binface for Mayor of London Piers Corbyn – Let London Live Max Fosh – Independent Laurence Fox – The Reclaim Party Peter Gammons – UKIP Richard Hewison – Rejoin EU Vanessa Hudson – Animal Welfare Party – People, Animals, Environment Steve Kelleher – Social Democratic Party Sadiq Khan – Labour Party David Kurten – Heritage Party Farah London – Independent Valerie Brown – The Burning Pink Party Nims Obunge – Independent Niko Omilana – Independent Luisa Porritt – Liberal Democrats Mandu Reid – Women’s Equality Party Brian Rose – London Real Party In order to have been included on the ballot, candidates will have had to secure 66 signatures from registered voters in London, two in each borough and two from the City of London. Candidates will have also had to pay a deposit of £10,000 to have their manifesto included in a booklet sent to all voters, with the deposit only returned if they secure at least five per cent of the votes. According to the latest opinion polls, only four of the 20 candidates are expected to reach at least five per cent of the vote and have their deposits returned. More information on both the London Mayor and London Assembly elections can be found on the London Elects website.
Joe Talora - Local Democracy Reporter
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