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.

Advertising and giving of notice

How to advertise or give notice of applications for new premises licences or changes to an existing premises licence.

Applications must be advertised on the premises by means of a notice for not less than a period of 28 consecutive days, starting the day after the application is submitted.

The notice shall be:

at least A4 size
of a pale blue colour
printed in black ink in a font size of point 16 or above.

The notice must be displayed prominently where it can be read conveniently from outside the premises.

For premises larger than 50 square metres, notices must be displayed every 50 metres along the exterior perimeter of the premises along the highway.

You can download the application notice from 'Useful documents' below.

Local newspapers

You must also arrange to publish the notice in a newspaper circulating in the vicinity of the premises on at least one occasion in the period of 10 days starting on the day after the day the application was given.