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Elections on 2 May

Elections for the next Mayor of London and London Assembly members, as well as the by-election for Hillrise ward, will take place on Thursday 2 May.

You must now show photo ID when you vote at polling stations. See a full list of accepted forms of ID. You can also apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate in place of photo ID. The deadline to apply for this is 5pm, Wednesday 24 April.

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Electoral services

Find out how to contact us and get reports and reviews of Islington’s electoral service.

Contact the team

If you have any questions about elections, voting, registering to vote or standing at an election, contact us.

Responsibilities

We are responsible for:

  • producing the annual electoral register, the list of all Islington residents eligible to vote and for the monthly registration process that runs from 1 December to mid-August
  • managing and organising all local and Parliamentary (General) elections and referendums held in the borough
  • reviewing the constituency, ward and polling district boundaries in the borough
  • publishing a notice every February that shows the number of local electors who must sign a petition (5% of the electorate) to trigger a referendum on changing the council constitution, for example to an elected Mayor.

February Notice

Each February we publish a notice which gives the number of local government electors who must sign a petition (5% of electorate) to trigger a referendum on changing the governance of the council to, for example, a directly elected Mayor. 

Read our latest February notice.