With less than a week to go until polling day for the London Mayoral race and the London Assembly elections, here is News Shopper’s guide to casting your vote.
On Thursday residents in south-east London with flock to their nearest polling station – click here to check yours – to have their say in the capital’s future leadership.
The Mayor of London has a responsibility for policing, environment, housing and much more in London, with the London Assembly elected to hold him or her to account.
London residents who are registered to vote will cast two choices on the pink ballot paper for London Mayor, their first and second preference.
Whilst voters have two ballot papers for the assembly member election.
The yellow ballot paper will be used for the person you want to represent your local area, and the orange ballot paper indicates your choice for a London-wide assembly member.
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The geographical breakdown for the London Assembly differs to constituencies for other elections, with only 14 members elected in total.
In south-east London, residents will vote for one member to represent Lewisham and Greenwich, and one member for the Bexley and Bromley area.
The candidates for Bexley and Bromley are:
Gareth Andrew Bacon - The Conservative Party Candidate
Frank Thomas Gould - UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Julie Ireland - London Liberal Democrats
Veronica Olabisi Obadara - All People's Party
Roisin Therese Siobhan Robertson - Green Party
Sam Russell - Labour Party
And for Lewisham and Greenwich:
Ajaratu Josephine Bangura - All People's Party
Len Duvall - Labour Party
Julia Fletcher- London Liberal Democrats
Paul James Oakley - UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Imogen Susan Frances Solly- Green Party
Adam Michael Thomas - The Conservative Party Candidate
In the race for London Mayor here are the 12 candidates you can vote for on Thursday:
Sian Rebecca Berry - Green Party
David Furness - British National Party
George Galloway - Respect (George Galloway)
Paul Golding - Britain First - Putting British people first
Zac Goldsmith - The Conservative Party Candidate
Lee Eli Harris - Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol
Sadiq Aman Khan - Labour Party
Ankit Love - One Love Party
Caroline Valerie Pidgeon - London Liberal Democrats
Sophie Walker - Women's Equality Party
Peter Robin Whittle - UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Prince Zylinski - Independent
The count
Once voting has concluded, the count will take place throughout the day on Friday before the results are announced.
Keep up to date with News Shopper’s live coverage of the election from the ExCel centre, where the votes for south-east London will be counted, as well as City Hall for the Mayoral race.
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