The London Assembly is a 25-member elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds super-majority, to amend the Mayor's annual budget and to reject the Mayor's draft statutory strategies.[1] The London Assembly was established in 2000. It is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners (most notably transport or environmental matters), publish its findings and recommendations, as well as make proposals to the Mayor.
The Assembly comprises 25 Assembly Members elected using the additional member system of proportional representation, with 13 seats needed for a majority. Elections take place every four years, at the same time as for the Mayor. There are 14 geographical super-constituencies each electing one Member, with a further 11 members elected from a party list to make the total Assembly Members from each party proportional to the votes cast for that party across the whole of London using a modified D'Hondt allocation.[2] A party must win at least 5% of the party list vote in order to win any seats. Members of the London Assembly have the post-nominal title "AM". The annual salary for a London Assembly Member is approximately £59,000.[3]
London Assembly elections have been held under the additional member system, with a set number of constituencies elected on a first-past-the-post system and a set number London-wide on a closed party list system. Terms are for four years, so despite the delayed 2020 election, which was held in 2021, the following election will be in 2024.
In December 2016, an Electoral Reform Bill was introduced which would have changed the election system to first-past-the-post.[4] At the 2017 general election, the Conservative Party manifesto proposed changing how the Assembly is elected to first-past-the-post.[5]
However, since the general election of 2017, which resulted in a hung Parliament with the Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party in a confidence and supply arrangement, no action has been taken with regard to the electoral arrangements of the London Assembly, and the 2020 election, delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held on the current electoral system of AMS (constituencies and regional list)
In March 2019, following the departure of Tom Copley and Fiona Twycross to take up full-time Deputy Mayor roles, Murad Qureshi and Alison Moore replaced them as Labour Assembly Members. The end of the term in office for AMs was extended from May 2020 to May 2021, as no elections were being held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Note that these maps only show constituency results and not list results.
2000 results
2004 results
2008 results
2012 results
2016 results
2021 results
References
^"Localism Act 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^"How the London election works". BBC. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
^"Salaries, expenses, benefits and workforce information". London City Hall. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^Stone, Jon (23 December 2016). "Tory and Labour MPs gang up in bid to strip London Assembly of PR voting system". The Independent.
^"Tories confirm London Assembly also faces election rules shake-up". Mayor Watch. 19 May 2017.
^"London Assembly – Membership of Committees/Panels and Terms of Reference 2023/24 | London Assembly" (PDF). london.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^"Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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The London Assembly is a 25 member elected body part of the Greater London Authority that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power with a two thirds super majority to amend the Mayor s annual budget and to reject the Mayor s draft statutory strategies 1 The London Assembly was established in 2000 It is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners most notably transport or environmental matters publish its findings and recommendations as well as make proposals to the Mayor London AssemblyTypeTypeUnicameral deliberative assembly of LondonHistoryFounded3 July 2000LeadershipChairAndrew Boff since 4 May 2023Deputy ChairOnkar Sahota since 4 May 2023Group leadersLen Duvall Labour Neil Garratt Conservative Caroline Russell Green Caroline Pidgeon Liberal DemocratStructureSeats25Political groups Labour 11 Conservative 9 Green 3 Liberal Democrats 2 CommitteesList AuditBudget and PerformanceBudget MonitoringConfirmation HearingsEconomyEducationEnvironmentGLA OversightHealthHousingPlanningPolice and CrimeRegenerationTransportElectionsVoting systemAdditional Member SystemLast election6 May 2021Next electionMay 2024Meeting placeCity Hall Newham LondonWebsitewww london gov uk Contents 1 Assembly Members 1 1 Former Assembly Members 1 2 Structure of the Assembly 1 3 List of current Assembly Members 2 List of chairs of the London Assembly 3 Committees 4 Result maps 5 References 6 External linksAssembly Members EditThe Assembly comprises 25 Assembly Members elected using the additional member system of proportional representation with 13 seats needed for a majority Elections take place every four years at the same time as for the Mayor There are 14 geographical super constituencies each electing one Member with a further 11 members elected from a party list to make the total Assembly Members from each party proportional to the votes cast for that party across the whole of London using a modified D Hondt allocation 2 A party must win at least 5 of the party list vote in order to win any seats Members of the London Assembly have the post nominal title AM The annual salary for a London Assembly Member is approximately 59 000 3 Former Assembly Members Edit Since its creation in 2000 fifteen Assembly Members have subsequently been elected to the House of Commons David Lammy Meg Hillier Diana Johnson and Florence Eshalomi for Labour Andrew Pelling Bob Neill Angie Bray Bob Blackman Eric Ollerenshaw Victoria Borwick James Cleverly Kit Malthouse Kemi Badenoch and Gareth Bacon for the Conservatives and Lynne Featherstone for the Liberal Democrats One Assembly Member Jenny Jones was appointed to the House of Lords as the first life peer for the Green Party and simultaneously sat in the Assembly until May 2016 Sally Hamwee Graham Tope and Toby Harris were life peers elected to the Assembly while Lynne Featherstone and Dee Doocey were appointed peers after leaving the Assembly In addition Val Shawcross Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark was selected but unsuccessful as the Labour parliamentary candidate for the constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark at the 2010 general election as was Navin Shah who stood for Labour in Harrow East in 2017 Andrew Dismore Graham Tope and the late Richard Tracey are all former MPs who were later elected to the Assembly One Assembly Member John Biggs former AM for City and East became the directly elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2015 until 2022 Structure of the Assembly Edit London Assembly elections have been held under the additional member system with a set number of constituencies elected on a first past the post system and a set number London wide on a closed party list system Terms are for four years so despite the delayed 2020 election which was held in 2021 the following election will be in 2024 In December 2016 an Electoral Reform Bill was introduced which would have changed the election system to first past the post 4 At the 2017 general election the Conservative Party manifesto proposed changing how the Assembly is elected to first past the post 5 However since the general election of 2017 which resulted in a hung Parliament with the Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party in a confidence and supply arrangement no action has been taken with regard to the electoral arrangements of the London Assembly and the 2020 election delayed to 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic was held on the current electoral system of AMS constituencies and regional list Political party Assembly members2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021Labour 9 7 8 12 12 11 11 25Conservative 9 9 11 9 8 9 9 25Green 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 25Liberal Democrat 4 5 3 2 1 2 2 25UKIP 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 25BNP 0 0 1 0 0 On 12 December 2018 following Peter Whittle s departure from UKIP he and David Kurten disbanded the UKIP grouping and formed the Brexit Alliance group In March 2019 following the departure of Tom Copley and Fiona Twycross to take up full time Deputy Mayor roles Murad Qureshi and Alison Moore replaced them as Labour Assembly Members The end of the term in office for AMs was extended from May 2020 to May 2021 as no elections were being held during the COVID 19 pandemic List of current Assembly Members Edit Further information London Assembly constituencies Constituency Member Political partyBarnet and Camden Anne Clarke Labour Co opBexley and Bromley Peter Fortune ConservativeBrent and Harrow Krupesh Hirani LabourCity and East Unmesh Desai LabourCroydon and Sutton Neil Garratt ConservativeEaling and Hillingdon Onkar Sahota LabourEnfield and Haringey Joanne McCartney Labour Co opGreenwich and Lewisham Len Duvall Labour Co opHavering and Redbridge Keith Prince ConservativeLambeth and Southwark Marina Ahmad LabourMerton and Wandsworth Leonie Cooper Labour Co opNorth East Sem Moema LabourSouth West Nicholas Rogers ConservativeWest Central Tony Devenish ConservativeAdditional MembersLondon wide Sian Berry GreenCaroline Pidgeon Liberal DemocratsCaroline Russell GreenShaun Bailey ConservativeAndrew Boff ConservativeZack Polanski GreenSusan Hall ConservativeElly Baker LabourHina Bokhari Liberal DemocratsSakina Sheikh LabourEmma Best Conservative Composition of London Assembly 2000 2021 Green Party Labour Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Party UKIP BNPList of chairs of the London Assembly EditChairs of the assembly Name Entered office Left office Political partyTrevor Phillips May 2000 May 2001 LabourSally Hamwee May 2001 May 2002 Liberal DemocratsTrevor Phillips May 2002 February 2003 LabourSally Hamwee February 2003 May 2004 Liberal DemocratsBrian Coleman May 2004 May 2005 ConservativeSally Hamwee May 2005 May 2006 Liberal DemocratsBrian Coleman May 2006 May 2007 ConservativeSally Hamwee May 2007 May 2008 Liberal DemocratsJennette Arnold May 2008 May 2009 LabourDarren Johnson May 2009 May 2010 GreenDee Doocey May 2010 May 2011 Liberal DemocratsJennette Arnold May 2011 May 2013 LabourDarren Johnson May 2013 May 2014 GreenRoger Evans May 2014 May 2015 ConservativeJennette Arnold May 2015 May 2016 LabourTony Arbour May 2016 May 2017 ConservativeJennette Arnold May 2017 May 2018 LabourTony Arbour May 2018 May 2019 ConservativeJennette Arnold May 2019 May 2020 LabourNavin Shah May 2020 May 2021 LabourAndrew Boff May 2021 May 2022 ConservativeOnkar Sahota May 2022 May 2023 LabourAndrew Boff May 2023 Incumbent ConservativeCommittees EditThe Assembly has formed the following committees 6 Audit Panel chaired by Neil Garratt Budget and Performance Committee chaired by Neil Garratt Confirmation Hearings Committee Economy Committee chaired by Marina Ahmad Environment Committee chaired by Leonie Cooper Fire Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee chaired by Anne Clarke GLA Oversight Committee chaired by Emma Best Health Committee chaired by Onkar Sahota Housing Committee chaired by Shaun Bailey Planning and Regeneration Committee chaired by Sakina Sheikh Police and Crime Committee chaired by Caroline Russell Transport Committee chaired by Nick RogersThe Police and Crime Committee was set up under the terms of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 in order to scrutinise the work of Mayor s Office for Policing and Crime which replaced the Metropolitan Police Authority 7 Result maps EditNote that these maps only show constituency results and not list results 2000 results 2004 results 2008 results 2012 results 2016 results 2021 resultsReferences Edit Localism Act 2011 Legislation gov uk 7 February 2012 Retrieved 3 April 2015 How the London election works BBC 25 April 2012 Retrieved 18 November 2012 Salaries expenses benefits and workforce information London City Hall 19 March 2015 Retrieved 21 June 2020 Stone Jon 23 December 2016 Tory and Labour MPs gang up in bid to strip London Assembly of PR voting system The Independent Tories confirm London Assembly also faces election rules shake up Mayor Watch 19 May 2017 London Assembly Membership of Committees Panels and Terms of Reference 2023 24 London Assembly PDF london gov uk Retrieved 5 May 2023 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 Legislation gov uk 26 October 2011 Retrieved 29 January 2015 External links EditLondon Assembly London Assembly publications City Hall Labour Conservatives in the London Assembly London Assembly Liberal Democrats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title London Assembly amp oldid 1153364195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
