2016 Mayor of London and London Assembly election results
About the elections
The Mayor of London and London Assembly elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2016.
There were three separate elections:
- the London Mayor, for which voters had a first and second choice vote (counted via the whole of London)
- Greater London Assembly London-wide members (counted via the whole of London)
- Greater London Assembly constituency members (counted via the London assembly constituency of Merton and Wandsworth)
Election of a member of the London Assembly a constituency member for the Merton and Wandsworth constituency
I, Paul Martin, being the Constituency Returning Officer for this election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate is as follows:
Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of votes |
---|---|---|
COOPER, Leonie Alison | Labour Party | 77,340 |
DEAN, David | The Conservative Party Candidate | 73,039 |
HYYRYLAINEN-TRETT, Adrian James | London Liberal Democrats | 10,732 |
JONES, Elizabeth Eirwen | UK Independence Party | 8,478 |
KULENDRAN, Vallipuram | Independent | 1,142 |
OBIRI-DARKO, Esther | Green Party | 14,682 |
The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: | Number: |
---|---|
(a) want of official mark | 0 |
(b) voting for more Candidates than voter is entitled to | 262 |
(c) writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 2 |
(d) unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | 1,778 |
Total number of rejected papers: | 2,042 |
Vacant Seats: 1 | Electorate: 374113 | Ballot Papers Issued: 187460 | Turnout: 50.11% |
And I do hereby declare that the name of the candidate elected is: Leonie Alison, COOPER.
Paul Martin, Returning Officer