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| foundation        = 3 July 2000
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| house_type        = [[Unicameral]] [[deliberative assembly]] of [[London]]
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| leader1_type      = [[Speaker (politics)|Chair]]
| leader1          = [[Andrew Boff]]
| leader1          = [[Len Duvall]]
| election1        = 4 May 2023
| party1            = <br/>[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| election1        = 6 May 2025<ref name="AssemblyChair">{{cite web |title=
Assembly starts 25th Anniversary year with longest serving Member as Chair
|url=https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/london-assembly-press-releases/assembly-starts-25th-anniversary-year-longest-serving-member-chair |website=London Assembly |access-date=22 May 2025 |date=6 May 2024}}</ref>
| leader2_type      = Deputy Chair
| leader2_type      = Deputy Chair
| leader2          = [[Onkar Sahota]]
| leader2          = [[Andrew Boff]]
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| party2            = <br/>[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| election2        = 6 May 2025<ref name="AssemblyChair"/>
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*[[Len Duvall]], [[London Labour|Labour]]
*[[Len Duvall]], [[London Labour|Labour]]
*[[Neil Garratt]], [[London Conservatives|Conservative]]
*[[Susan Hall]], [[London Conservatives|Conservative]]
*[[Caroline Russell]], [[London Green Party|Green]]
*[[Caroline Russell]], [[London Green Party|Green]]
*[[Caroline Pidgeon]], [[London Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]]
*[[Hina Bokhari]], [[London Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]]
*[[Alex Wilson (British politician)|Alex Wilson]], [[Reform UK]]
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  | {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|border=darkgray}} [[London Green Party|Green]] (3)}}
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| last_election1    = [[2021 London Assembly election|6 May 2021]]
| last_election1    = [[2024 London Assembly election|2 May 2024]]
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| next_election1    = 4 May 2028
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| meeting_place    = [[City Hall, London (2021-present)|City Hall]], [[Newham]], [[London]]
| meeting_place    = [[City Hall, London (2021-present)|City Hall]], [[Newham]], [[London]]
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{{Politics of London}}
{{Politics of London}}
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 supermajority, to amend the Mayor's annual budget and to reject the Mayor's draft statutory strategies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/section/229 |title=Localism Act 2011 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |date=2012-02-07 |access-date=2015-04-03}}</ref> The London Assembly was established in 2000. It is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners (most notably [[Transport for London|transport]] or [[Natural environment|environmental matters]]), publish its findings and recommendations, and make proposals to the Mayor.
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 supermajority, to amend the mayor's annual budget and to reject the mayor's draft statutory strategies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/section/229 |title=Localism Act 2011 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |date=2012-02-07 |access-date=2015-04-03}}</ref> The London Assembly was established in 2000. It is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners, publish its findings and recommendations, and make proposals to the mayor.
 
==Assembly members==
The Assembly comprises 25 members elected using the [[additional-member system]] or [[mixed-member proportional representation]] system. A majority in the chamber (usually 13) is needed to pass measures. Elections take place every four years, at the same time as those for the [[mayor of London]]. London is divided into 14 geographical constituencies, each electing one member. Each voter casts two votes - one for election of the local member; the other as a party vote. A further 11 members are elected from party lists in such as way as to give each substantial party a share of seats that approximates the party's share of the party votes cast across the whole of London. The 11 seats are allocated using a modified [[D'Hondt method|D'Hondt]] allocation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17769428 |title=How the London election works |publisher=BBC |date=25 April 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref> 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 £60,416.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-19|title=Salaries, expenses, benefits and workforce information|url=https://www.london.gov.uk//about-us/governance-and-spending/spending-money-wisely/salaries-expenses-benefits-and-workforce-information|access-date=2023-07-05|website=London City Hall|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
===Former Assembly members===
Since its creation in 2000, sixteen Assembly members subsequently were elected to the [[British House of Commons|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]], [[Gareth Bacon]] and [[Peter Fortune]] for the Conservatives; [[Lynne Featherstone]] for the Liberal Democrats and [[Siân Berry]] for the Green Party.


==Assembly Members==
One Assembly member, [[Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb|Jenny Jones]], was elevated to the [[House of Lords]] as the Green Party's first [[life peer]] in 2013, continuing to sit in the Assembly until May 2016. [[Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee|Sally Hamwee]], [[Graham Tope, Baron Tope|Graham Tope]], and [[Toby Harris, Baron Harris of Haringey|Toby Harris]] were already peers when elected to the assembly, while [[Lynne Featherstone]] and [[Dee Doocey]] were created life peers after standing down from the Assembly.
The Assembly comprises 25 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 those for the [[Mayor of London|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 number of Assembly Members from each party proportional to the votes cast for that party across the whole of London using a modified [[D'Hondt method|D'Hondt]] allocation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17769428 |title=How the London election works |publisher=BBC |date=25 April 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref> 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 £60,416.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-19|title=Salaries, expenses, benefits and workforce information|url=https://www.london.gov.uk//about-us/governance-and-spending/spending-money-wisely/salaries-expenses-benefits-and-workforce-information|access-date=2023-07-05|website=London City Hall|language=en-GB}}</ref>


===Former Assembly Members===
[[Val Shawcross]], AM for [[Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)|Lambeth and Southwark]], unsuccessfully contested [[Bermondsey and Old Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)|Bermondsey and Old Southwark]] as the Labour parliamentary candidate at the 2010 general election, and [[Navin Shah]] stood unsuccessfully as the Labour candidate for [[Harrow East]] in 2017. [[Andrew Dismore]], [[Graham Tope]], and the late [[Richard Tracey]] are all former [[Member of Parliament|MP]]s later elected to the assembly. [[John Biggs (London politician)|John Biggs]], formerly AM for [[City and East (London Assembly constituency)|City and East]], served as the directly elected [[mayor of Tower Hamlets]] from 2015 until 2022.
Since its creation in 2000, fifteen Assembly Members have subsequently been elected to the [[British House of Commons|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, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb|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, Baroness Hamwee|Sally Hamwee]], [[Graham Tope, Baron Tope|Graham Tope]], and [[Toby Harris, Baron Harris of Haringey|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 (London Assembly constituency)|Lambeth and Southwark]], was selected, but unsuccessfully, as the Labour parliamentary candidate for the constituency of [[Bermondsey and Old Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)|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 (London politician)|John Biggs]], former AM for [[City and East (London Assembly constituency)|City and East]], became the directly elected [[Mayor of Tower Hamlets]] in 2015 until 2022.


===Structure of the Assembly===
===Structure of the assembly===
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.
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 was held in 2024.


In December 2016, an Electoral Reform Bill was introduced which would have changed the election system to [[first-past-the-post]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/electoral-reform-proportional-representation-pr-system-london-assembly-electoral-reform-bill-a7492531.html|title=Tory and Labour MPs gang up in bid to strip London Assembly of PR voting system|last=Stone|first=Jon|date=23 December 2016|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> At the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] manifesto proposed changing how the Assembly is elected to first-past-the-post.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tories-confirm-london-assembly-also-faces-election-rules-shake-up/|title=Tories confirm London Assembly also faces election rules shake-up|date=19 May 2017|publisher=Mayor Watch}}</ref>
In December 2016, an Electoral Reform Bill was introduced which would have changed the election system to [[first-past-the-post]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/electoral-reform-proportional-representation-pr-system-london-assembly-electoral-reform-bill-a7492531.html|title=Tory and Labour MPs gang up in bid to strip London Assembly of PR voting system|last=Stone|first=Jon|date=23 December 2016|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> At the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] manifesto proposed changing how the Assembly is elected to first-past-the-post.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tories-confirm-london-assembly-also-faces-election-rules-shake-up/|title=Tories confirm London Assembly also faces election rules shake-up|date=19 May 2017|publisher=Mayor Watch|access-date=5 Mar 2026|website=Mayor Watch|last=Hoscik|first=Martin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519102830/https://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tories-confirm-london-assembly-also-faces-election-rules-shake-up/|archive-date=19 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


However, since the general election of 2017, which resulted in a hung Parliament with the Conservatives and the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] in a [[Conservative–DUP agreement|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 in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], was held on the current electoral system of AMS (constituencies and regional lists).
However, after the general election of 2017, which resulted in a hung Parliament with the Conservatives and the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] in a [[Conservative–DUP agreement|confidence and supply arrangement]], no action was taken with regard to the electoral arrangements of the London Assembly, and the 2020 election, delayed to 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], was held on the current electoral system of AMS (constituencies and regional lists).


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On 12 December 2018, following [[Peter Whittle (politician)|Peter Whittle]]'s departure from UKIP, he and [[David Kurten]] disbanded the UKIP grouping and formed the [[Brexit Alliance]] group.
On 12 December 2018, following [[Peter Whittle (politician)|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 (politician)|Alison Moore]] replaced them as [[Labour Party (UK)|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]].
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 (politician)|Alison Moore]] replaced them as [[Labour Party (UK)|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===
===List of current Assembly members===
{{further|London Assembly constituencies}}
{{further|List of London Assembly constituencies}}
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| [[Bexley and Bromley (London Assembly constituency)|Bexley and Bromley]]
| [[Bexley and Bromley (London Assembly constituency)|Bexley and Bromley]]
| {{sortname|Peter|Fortune|Peter Fortune}}
| {{sortname|Thomas|Turrell|Thomas Turrell}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|-
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| [[Brent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency)|Brent and Harrow]]
| [[Brent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency)|Brent and Harrow]]
| {{sortname|Krupesh|Hirani|Krupesh Hirani}}
| {{sortname|Krupesh|Hirani|Krupesh Hirani}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Co-operative}}
|-
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| [[City and East (London Assembly constituency)|City and East]]
| [[City and East (London Assembly constituency)|City and East]]
| {{sortname|Unmesh|Desai|Unmesh Desai}}
| {{sortname|Unmesh|Desai|Unmesh Desai}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Co-operative}}
|-
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| [[Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)|Croydon and Sutton]]
| [[Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)|Croydon and Sutton]]
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| [[Ealing and Hillingdon (London Assembly constituency)|Ealing and Hillingdon]]
| [[Ealing and Hillingdon (London Assembly constituency)|Ealing and Hillingdon]]
| {{sortname|Onkar|Sahota|Onkar Sahota}}
| {{sortname|Bassam|Mahfouz|Bassam Mahfouz}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
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| [[Havering and Redbridge (London Assembly constituency)|Havering and Redbridge]]
| [[Havering and Redbridge (London Assembly constituency)|Havering and Redbridge]]
| {{sortname|Keith|Prince|Keith Prince}}
| {{sortname|Keith|Prince|Keith Prince}}{{efn|Keith Prince was elected as a Conservative and defected to Reform UK in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grew |first1=Tony |title=Tory London Assembly member Keith Prince defects to Reform UK |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjexze7444o |access-date=6 October 2025 |work=BBC News |date=4 October 2025}}</ref>}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}
|-
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| [[Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)|Lambeth and Southwark]]
| [[Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)|Lambeth and Southwark]]
| {{sortname|Marina|Ahmad|Marina Ahmad}}
| {{sortname|Marina|Ahmad|Marina Ahmad}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Co-operative}}
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| [[Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)|Merton and Wandsworth]]
| [[Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)|Merton and Wandsworth]]
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| [[North East (London Assembly constituency)|North East]]
| [[North East (London Assembly constituency)|North East]]
| {{sortname|Sem|Moema|Sem  Moema}}
| {{sortname|Sem|Moema|Sem  Moema}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Co-operative}}
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| [[South West (London Assembly constituency)|South West]]
| [[South West (London Assembly constituency)|South West]]
| {{sortname|Nicholas|Rogers|Nicholas Rogers (politician)}}
| {{sortname|Gareth|Roberts|Gareth Roberts (politician)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|-
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| [[West Central (London Assembly constituency)|West Central]]
| [[West Central (London Assembly constituency)|West Central]]
| {{sortname|Tony|Devenish|Tony Devenish}}
| {{sortname|James|Small-Edwards|James Small-Edwards}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Co-operative}}
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| rowspan="11"  {{n/a|Additional Members<br />London-wide }}
| rowspan="11"  {{n/a|Additional members<br />London-wide }}
| {{sortname|Siân|Berry|Siân Berry}}
| {{sortname|Zoë|Garbett|Zoë Garbett}}
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|-
|-
| {{sortname|Caroline|Pidgeon|Caroline Pidgeon}}
| {{sortname|Susan|Hall|Susan Hall}}
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|-
| {{sortname|Alex|Wilson|Alex Wilson (British politician)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}
|-
|-
| {{sortname|Caroline|Russell|Caroline Russell}}
| {{sortname|Caroline|Russell|Caroline Russell}}
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|-
|-
| {{sortname|Shaun|Bailey, Baron Bailey of Paddington|Shaun Bailey (London politician)}}
| [[Shaun Bailey, Baron Bailey of Paddington|Shaun Bailey]]
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|-
|-
| {{sortname|Andrew|Boff|Andrew Boff}}
| {{sortname|Emma|Best|Emma Best (politician)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|-
| {{sortname|Hina|Bokhari|Hina Bokhari}}
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|-
|-
| {{sortname|Zack|Polanski|Zack Polanski}}
| {{sortname|Zack|Polanski|Zack Polanski}}
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|-
|-
| {{sortname|Susan|Hall|Susan Hall}}
| {{sortname|Andrew|Boff|Andrew Boff}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|-
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| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|-
|-
| {{sortname|Hina|Bokhari|Hina Bokhari}}
| {{sortname|Alessandro|Georgiou}}
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|-
| {{sortname|Sakina|Sheikh|Sakina Sheikh}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|-
| {{sortname|Emma|Best|Emma Best (politician)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|}
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| Andrew Boff
| Andrew Boff
| May 2023
| May 2023
| May 2025
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|-
| Len Duvall
| May 2025
| Incumbent
| Incumbent
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|}
|}


==Committees==
==Committees==
The Assembly has formed the following committees:<ref name="Assembly Committee Membership">{{cite web|url=https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/londonassembly/meetings/documents/s105093/Committee%20and%20Panel%20Membership%20and%20Terms%20of%20Reference%202023-24_DRAFT.pdf|title=London Assembly – Membership of Committees/Panels and Terms of Reference 2023/24 {{pipe}} London Assembly|publisher=london.gov.uk|access-date=2023-05-05}}</ref>
The Assembly has formed the following committees:<ref name="AssemblyChair"/>


* Audit Panel, chaired by [[Neil Garratt]]
* Audit Panel, chaired by [[Neil Garratt]]
* Budget and Performance Committee, chaired by [[Neil Garratt]]
* Budget and Performance Committee, chaired by [[Neil Garratt]]
* Confirmation Hearings Committee  
* Confirmation Hearings Committee  
* Economy Committee, chaired by [[Marina Ahmad]]
* Economy, Culture, and Skills Committee, chaired by [[Hina Bokhari]]
* Environment Committee, chaired by [[Leonie Cooper]]
* Environment Committee, chaired by [[Leonie Cooper]]
* Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee, chaired by [[Anne Clarke (politician)|Anne Clarke]]
* Fire Committee, chaired by [[Zack Polanski]]
* GLA Oversight Committee, chaired by [[Emma Best (politician)|Emma Best]]
* GLA Oversight Committee, chaired by [[Bassam Mahfouz]]
* Health Committee, chaired by [[Onkar Sahota]]
* Health Committee, chaired by [[Emma Best (politician)|Emma Best]]
* Housing Committee, chaired by [[Shaun Bailey (London politician)|Shaun Bailey]]
* Housing Committee, chaired by [[Zoë Garbett]]
* Planning and Regeneration Committee, chaired by [[Sakina Sheikh]]
* Planning and Regeneration Committee, chaired by [[James Small-Edwards]]
* Police and Crime Committee, chaired by [[Caroline Russell]]
* Police and Crime Committee, chaired by [[Marina Ahmad]]
* Transport Committee, chaired by [[Nicholas Rogers (politician)|Nick Rogers]]
* Transport Committee, chaired by [[Elly Baker]]


The 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/section/32/enacted |title=Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |date=2011-10-26 |access-date=2015-01-29}}</ref>
The 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/section/32/enacted |title=Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |date=2011-10-26 |access-date=2015-01-29}}</ref>


== Result maps ==
== Result maps ==
Note that these maps only show constituency results and not list results.
These maps only show constituency results and not list results.
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2000 map.svg|2000 results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2000 map.svg|[[2000 London Assembly election|2000]] results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2004 map.svg|2004 results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2004 map.svg|[[2004 London Assembly election|2004]] results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2000 map.svg|2008 results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2008 map.svg|[[2008 London Assembly election|2008]] results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2012 map.svg|2012 results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2012 map.svg|[[2012 London Assembly election|2012]] results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2016 map.svg|2016 results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2016 map.svg|[[2016 London Assembly election|2016]] results
File:Greater London UK assembly map 2021.svg|2021 results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2021 map.svg|[[2021 London Assembly election|2021]] results
File:Greater London UK assembly election 2024 map.svg|[[2024 London Assembly election|2024]] results
</gallery>
</gallery>
== London Youth Assembly ==
The London Assembly also operates a London Youth Assembly (LYA), which is made up of young people from across London. Each London borough elects or selects a representative and deputy representative to serve on the assembly.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=14 November 2018 |title=The London Youth Assembly |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/london-assembly-publications/london-youth-assembly |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=London Assembly}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=How the London Assembly Works for You: An Easy Read Guide |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-08/London-Assembly-Easy-Read-Guide-2024.pdf |website=www.london.gov.uk |access-date=26 January 2025 |page=17}}</ref> The procedure for choosing a representative is different in each borough, with some boroughs electing representatives while other representatives are selected by their local [[Youth council|youth forum]] or council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The London Youth Assembly |url=https://gla.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s73752/02b%20-%20London%20Youth%20Assembly%20Standards%20V1%202018.pdf |access-date=26 January 2025 |publisher=Greater London Authority}}</ref> Representatives are aged 11 to 19, or 11 to 25 if they have a disability or special needs.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> A representative may be known as a London Youth Assembly Member (LYAM) and a deputy representative may be known as a Deputy London Youth Assembly Member (DLYAM).<ref name=":1" />
Ashan Khehra served as Chair of the London Youth Assembly (LYA) between 2024-25. He was elected unanimously in April 2024. He previously served as the LYA Member for Hounslow. Khehra has oversaw efforts to re-establish the Assembly following a period of inactivity. During his tenure, the LYA introduced several new initiatives, including the London Youth Achievement Awards, developed in partnership with the London Assembly to mark its 25th anniversary. He also implemented a shadow cabinet within the Assembly, intended to provide a structured way for young people to engage with and contribute to discussions on city-level policy.
The current Chair is Hugo Maxwell who is the LYAM for Bromley.
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/london-assembly London Assembly]
* [http://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/london-assembly London Assembly]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090210045243/http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/reports/index.jsp London Assembly publications]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090210045243/http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/reports/index.jsp London Assembly publications]
* [http://www.cityhalllabour.org/ City Hall Labour]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130222031855/http://cityhalllabour.org/ City Hall Labour]}}
* [http://glaconservatives.co.uk/ Conservatives in the London Assembly]
* [http://glaconservatives.co.uk/ Conservatives in the London Assembly]
* [http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/ London Assembly Liberal Democrats]
* [http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/ London Assembly Liberal Democrats]

Latest revision as of 08:48, 6 March 2026


London Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of arms of the Greater London Authority
Logo
Wordmark
Type
Type
History
Founded3 July 2000
Leadership
Len Duvall,
Labour
since 6 May 2025[1]
Deputy Chair
Andrew Boff,
Conservative
since 6 May 2025[1]
Group leaders
Structure
Seats25
Political groups
  •   Labour (11)[lower-alpha 1]
  •   Conservative (7)
  •   Green (3)
  •   Liberal Democrats (2)
  •   Reform UK (2)
Committees
Elections
Additional-member system (Mixed-member proportional representation)
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
4 May 2028
Meeting place
City Hall, Newham, London
Website
london.gov.uk

Template:Politics of London 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 supermajority, to amend the mayor's annual budget and to reject the mayor's draft statutory strategies.[2] The London Assembly was established in 2000. It is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners, publish its findings and recommendations, and make proposals to the mayor.

Assembly members[edit | edit source]

The Assembly comprises 25 members elected using the additional-member system or mixed-member proportional representation system. A majority in the chamber (usually 13) is needed to pass measures. Elections take place every four years, at the same time as those for the mayor of London. London is divided into 14 geographical constituencies, each electing one member. Each voter casts two votes - one for election of the local member; the other as a party vote. A further 11 members are elected from party lists in such as way as to give each substantial party a share of seats that approximates the party's share of the party votes cast across the whole of London. The 11 seats are allocated using a modified D'Hondt allocation.[3] 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 £60,416.[4]

Former Assembly members[edit | edit source]

Since its creation in 2000, sixteen Assembly members subsequently were 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, Gareth Bacon and Peter Fortune for the Conservatives; Lynne Featherstone for the Liberal Democrats and Siân Berry for the Green Party.

One Assembly member, Jenny Jones, was elevated to the House of Lords as the Green Party's first life peer in 2013, continuing to sit in the Assembly until May 2016. Sally Hamwee, Graham Tope, and Toby Harris were already peers when elected to the assembly, while Lynne Featherstone and Dee Doocey were created life peers after standing down from the Assembly.

Val Shawcross, AM for Lambeth and Southwark, unsuccessfully contested Bermondsey and Old Southwark as the Labour parliamentary candidate at the 2010 general election, and Navin Shah stood unsuccessfully as the Labour candidate for Harrow East in 2017. Andrew Dismore, Graham Tope, and the late Richard Tracey are all former MPs later elected to the assembly. John Biggs, formerly AM for City and East, served as the directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets from 2015 until 2022.

Structure of the assembly[edit | edit source]

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 was held in 2024.

In December 2016, an Electoral Reform Bill was introduced which would have changed the election system to first-past-the-post.[5] At the 2017 general election, the Conservative Party manifesto proposed changing how the Assembly is elected to first-past-the-post.[6]

However, after 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 was 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 lists).

Political party Assembly members elected
Template:Vert header Template:Vert header Template:Vert header Template:Vert header Template:Vert header Template:Vert header 2024
Labour 9 7 8 12 12 11 11
11 / 25
Conservative 9 9 11 9 8 9 8
8 / 25
Green 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
3 / 25
Liberal Democrat 4 5 3 2 1 2 2
2 / 25
Reform UK 0 1
1 / 25
UKIP 0 2 0 0 2 0
BNP 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 | edit source]

Further information: List of London Assembly constituencies
Constituency Member Political party
Barnet and Camden Anne Clarke Labour Co-operative
Bexley and Bromley Thomas Turrell Conservative Party
Brent and Harrow Krupesh Hirani Labour Co-operative
City and East Unmesh Desai Labour Co-operative
Croydon and Sutton Neil Garratt Conservative Party
Ealing and Hillingdon Bassam Mahfouz Labour Party
Enfield and Haringey Joanne McCartney Labour Co-operative
Greenwich and Lewisham Len Duvall Labour Co-operative
Havering and Redbridge Keith Prince[lower-alpha 2] Reform UK
Lambeth and Southwark Marina Ahmad Labour Co-operative
Merton and Wandsworth Leonie Cooper Labour Co-operative
North East Sem Moema Labour Co-operative
South West Gareth Roberts Liberal Democrats
West Central James Small-Edwards Labour Co-operative
Additional members
London-wide 		Zoë Garbett Green Party of England and Wales
Susan Hall Conservative Party
Alex Wilson Reform UK
Caroline Russell Green Party of England and Wales
Shaun Bailey Conservative Party
Emma Best Conservative Party
Hina Bokhari Liberal Democrats
Zack Polanski Green Party of England and Wales
Andrew Boff Conservative Party
Elly Baker Labour Party
Alessandro Georgiou Conservative Party
Composition of London Assembly, 2000 – 2021Template:Paragraph   Green Party   Labour Party   Liberal Democrats   Conservative Party   UKIP   BNP

List of chairs of the London Assembly[edit | edit source]

Chairs of the assembly
Name Entered office Left office Political party
Trevor Phillips May 2000 May 2001 Labour Party
Sally Hamwee May 2001 May 2002 Liberal Democrats
Trevor Phillips May 2002 February 2003 Labour Party
Sally Hamwee February 2003 May 2004 Liberal Democrats
Brian Coleman May 2004 May 2005 Conservative Party
Sally Hamwee May 2005 May 2006 Liberal Democrats
Brian Coleman May 2006 May 2007 Conservative Party
Sally Hamwee May 2007 May 2008 Liberal Democrats
Jennette Arnold May 2008 May 2009 Labour Party
Darren Johnson May 2009 May 2010 Green Party of England and Wales
Dee Doocey May 2010 May 2011 Liberal Democrats
Jennette Arnold May 2011 May 2013 Labour Party
Darren Johnson May 2013 May 2014 Green Party of England and Wales
Roger Evans May 2014 May 2015 Conservative Party
Jennette Arnold May 2015 May 2016 Labour Party
Tony Arbour May 2016 May 2017 Conservative Party
Jennette Arnold May 2017 May 2018 Labour Party
Tony Arbour May 2018 May 2019 Conservative Party
Jennette Arnold May 2019 May 2020 Labour Party
Navin Shah May 2020 May 2021 Labour Party
Andrew Boff May 2021 May 2022 Conservative Party
Onkar Sahota May 2022 May 2023 Labour Party
Andrew Boff May 2023 May 2025 Conservative Party
Len Duvall May 2025 Incumbent Labour Party

Committees[edit | edit source]

The Assembly has formed the following committees:[1]

The 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.[8]

Result maps[edit | edit source]

These maps only show constituency results and not list results.

London Youth Assembly[edit | edit source]

The London Assembly also operates a London Youth Assembly (LYA), which is made up of young people from across London. Each London borough elects or selects a representative and deputy representative to serve on the assembly.[9][10] The procedure for choosing a representative is different in each borough, with some boroughs electing representatives while other representatives are selected by their local youth forum or council.[11] Representatives are aged 11 to 19, or 11 to 25 if they have a disability or special needs.[10][9] A representative may be known as a London Youth Assembly Member (LYAM) and a deputy representative may be known as a Deputy London Youth Assembly Member (DLYAM).[10]

Ashan Khehra served as Chair of the London Youth Assembly (LYA) between 2024-25. He was elected unanimously in April 2024. He previously served as the LYA Member for Hounslow. Khehra has oversaw efforts to re-establish the Assembly following a period of inactivity. During his tenure, the LYA introduced several new initiatives, including the London Youth Achievement Awards, developed in partnership with the London Assembly to mark its 25th anniversary. He also implemented a shadow cabinet within the Assembly, intended to provide a structured way for young people to engage with and contribute to discussions on city-level policy. The current Chair is Hugo Maxwell who is the LYAM for Bromley.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Includes 6 Labour Co-op AMs.
  2. ↑ Keith Prince was elected as a Conservative and defected to Reform UK in 2025.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Assembly starts 25th Anniversary year with longest serving Member as Chair". London Assembly. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Localism Act 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "How the London election works". BBC. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Salaries, expenses, benefits and workforce information". London City Hall. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Stone, Jon (23 December 2016). "Tory and Labour MPs gang up in bid to strip London Assembly of PR voting system". The Independent.
  6. ↑ Hoscik, Martin (19 May 2017). "Tories confirm London Assembly also faces election rules shake-up". Mayor Watch. Mayor Watch. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Grew, Tony (4 October 2025). "Tory London Assembly member Keith Prince defects to Reform UK". BBC News. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The London Youth Assembly". London Assembly. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "How the London Assembly Works for You: An Easy Read Guide" (PDF). www.london.gov.uk. p. 17. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "The London Youth Assembly" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

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