London Assembly election, 2016

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For other elections that took place on this day, see United Kingdom elections, 2016.
London Assembly election, 2016
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25 London Assembly Seats
13 seats needed for majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Jeremy Corbyn April 2016.jpg David Cameron Natalie Bennett
Leader Jeremy Corbyn David Cameron Natalie Bennett
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 12 9 2
Seats won 12 8 2
Seat change Steady Decrease1 Steady
Party list vote 1,054,801 764,230 207,959
Percentage 40.3% 29.2% 8.0%
Swing Decrease0.8% Decrease2.8% Decrease0.6%
Constituency Seats 9 5 0
Additional Member Seats 3 3 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Nigel Farage Tim Farron
Leader Nigel Farage Tim Farron
Party UKIP Liberal Democrat
Last election 0 2
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase2 Decrease1
Party list vote 171,069 165,580
Percentage 6.5% 6.3%
Swing Increase2.0% Decrease0.5%
Constituency Seats 0 0
Additional Member Seats 2 1
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The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows regional winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.

The 2016 London Assembly election was an election held on 5 May 2016[1] to elect the members of the London Assembly. It took place on the same day as the London mayoral election[2] and the United Kingdom local elections.

Overview

The election system to be used is called the Additional Member System. There are 14 constituencies that elect one member each to the Assembly. These seats have been won only by the Labour Party or the Conservative Party. The remaining 11 seats are distributed by a second vote, by a modified D'Hondt method of closed-list voting, with a 5% minimum threshold. These seats have been won by other parties too, namely the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP, and in the past the British National Party. The overall result is an attempted compromise between constituency representation and London-wide proportional representation.

Those who are eligible[3] must be registered to vote before 19 April 2016 in order to take part in this election.[4]

Labour received the largest ever number of votes for a party in a London Assembly election, becoming the first party to poll over 1 million votes. The Conservative Party won just 8 Assembly seats, its worst ever performance in a London Assembly election.

Candidates

Constituency candidates

Source:[5][6]

Constituency Conservative Party[7] Labour
Party[8]		 Green
Party		 UKIP Liberal Democrats[9] Others
Barnet & Camden Dan Thomas Andrew Dismore (inc.)[10] Stephen Taylor Joseph Langton[11] Zack Polanski[12]
Bexley & Bromley Gareth Bacon (inc.) Sam Russell Roisin Robertson Frank Gould Julie Ireland Veronica Obadara (APP)
Brent & Harrow Joel Davidson Navin Shah (inc.) Jafar Hassan Rathy Alagaratnam Anton Georgiou Akib Mahmood (Respect)
City & East Chris Chapman Unmesh Desai Rachel Collinson Peter Harris Elaine Bagshaw Mikail Rayne (Respect)
Aaron D'Souza (APP)
Amina Gichinga (Take Back the City)
Croydon & Sutton Steve O'Connell (inc.) Marina Ahmad Tracey Hague Peter Staveley Amna Ahmad Richard Edmonds (NF)
Madonna Lewis (APP)
Ealing & Hillingdon Dominic Gilham Onkar Sahota (inc.) Meena Hans[13] Alex Nieora Francesco Fruzza
Enfield & Haringey Linda Kelly Joanne McCartney (inc.) Ronald Stewart Neville Watson[14] Nicholas da Costa Godson Azu (APP)
Greenwich & Lewisham Adam Thomas Len Duvall (inc.) Imogen Solly Paul Oakley Julia Fletcher[15] Josephine Bangura (APP)
Havering & Redbridge Keith Prince Ivana Bartoletti[16] Lee Burkwood Lawrence Webb Ian Sanderson[9]
Lambeth & Southwark Robert Flint[17] Florence Eshalomi Rashid Nix Idham Ramadi Michael Bukola Kevin Parkin (SPGB)[18]
Amadu Kanumansa (APP)
Merton & Wandsworth David Dean Leonie Cooper Esther Obiri-Darko Elizabeth Jones Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett[19] Thamilini Kulendran (Independent)
North East Sam Malik Jennette Arnold (inc.) Samir Jeraj Freddy Vachha Terry Stacy Bill Martin (SPGB),[18]
Tim Allen (Respect)
Jonathan Silberman (Communist League)
South West Tony Arbour (inc.) Martin Whelton Andree Frieze Alan Craig Rosina Robson[20] Adam Buick (SPGB)[18]
West Central Tony Devenish Mandy Richards Jennifer Nadel Clive Egan Annabel Mullin

List candidates

London Assembly election, 2016[21][22][23]
List Candidates Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Twycross (105,480), Tom Copley (95,891), Nicky Gavron (87,900),
Murad Qureshi (81,139), Alison Moore, Preston Tabois, Feryal Demirci, Mike Katz, Emily Brothers, Bevan Powell, Sara Hyde		 1,054,801 40.3% –0.8%
Conservative Kemi Badenoch (127,372), Andrew Boff (109,176), Shaun Bailey (95,529),
Susan Hall (84,914), Amandeep Bhogal, Joanne Laban, Antonia Cox, Joy Morrissey, Timothy Barnes, Gregory Stafford, Kishan Devani, Jonathan Cope		 764,230 29.2% –2.8%
Green Siân Berry (207,959), Caroline Russell (103,980),
Shahrar Ali (69,320), Jonathan Bartley, Noel Lynch, Rashid Nix, Dee Searle, Benali Hamdache, Andrea Carey Fuller, Anne RoseMary Warrington, Peter Underwood		 207,959 8.0% –0.6%
UKIP Peter Whittle (171,069), David Kurten (85,535),
Lawrence Webb (57,023), Peter Harris, Neville Watson, Piers Wauchope, Afzal Akram, Elizabeth Jones, Tariq Saeed, Freddy Vachha, Peter Staveley		 171,069 6.5% +2.0%
Liberal Democrat Caroline Pidgeon (165,580),
Emily Davey (82,790), Merlene Emerson, Robert Blackie, Zack Polanski, Dawn Barnes, Annabel Mullin, Marisha Ray, Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett, Pauline Pearce, Benjamin Mathis		 165,580 6.3% –0.5%
Women's Equality Sophie Walker, Harini Iyengar, Jacquelyn Guderley, Alison Marshall, Rebecca Manson Jones, Anila Dhami, Isabelle Parasram, Chris Paouros, Joanna Shaw, Kate Massey-Chase, Melanie Howard 91,772[24] 3.5% N/A
Respect George Galloway, Akib Mahmood, Mikail Rayne, Clare McCaughey, Rehiana Ali, Terry Hoy, Simon Virgo, Saurav Dutt, Tehmeena Mahmood, Karina Lockhart 41,324 1.6% N/A
Britain First Jayda Fransen, Paul Golding, Christine Smith, Anne Elstone, Nancy Smith, Hollie Rouse, Peggy Saunders, Donna King, Kevan McMullen, Steven Connor 39,071 1.5% N/A
Christian Peoples Malcolm Martin, Maureen Martin, Yemi Awolola, Helen Spiby-Vann, Ray Towey, Damilola Adewuyi, Kathy Mils, Kayode Shedono, Des Coke, Ashley Dickenson, Stephen Hammond, Kevin Nichols 27,172 1.0% –0.8%
Animal Welfare Vanessa Hudson, Jonathan Homan, Alexander Bourke, Linda Seddon, Zsanett Csontos 25,810 1.0% N/A
BNP David Furness, Paul Sturdy, John Clarke, Michael Jones, Peter Finch, Nicola Finch, Denise Underwood, Stephen Dillon, Philip Dalton, Gareth Jones, Beb Smith 15,833 0.6% –1.5%
The House Party Terry McGrenera 11,055 0.4% +0.1%

Rejected Ballots 29,733 (1.1%)[25]

Total Votes 2,645,409

Note that party descriptions can be used as alternatives to the registered party name.[26] Descriptions used in this election are:[27]

  • Britain First – Putting British people first
  • Caroline Pidgeon's London Liberal Democrats
  • Green Party – "vote Green on orange"
  • Respect (George Galloway)
  • UK Independence Party (UKIP)
  • The House Party – Homes for Londoners

Footnotes

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/CouncilandDemocracy/LondonElections/Pages/Home.aspx
  2. ↑ https://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/gla/electing-mayor-assembly
  3. ↑ British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens
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  16. ↑ http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/seasonal/election/labour_party_selects_ivana_bartoletti_to_stand_in_havering_and_redbridge_1_4206568
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  24. ↑ While this is more votes than the last allocated list position, WEP were denied a seat because they failed to reach the 5% threshold https://www.londonelects.org.uk/sites/default/files/The%20voting%20systems_2.pdf
  25. ↑ https://www.londonelects.org.uk/sites/default/files/London-wide%20Assembly%20Member%20results%202016.pdf
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