Londoners will vote for new constituency and London-wide Assembly members on May 6 as well as the Mayor of London. Credit: PA/Newsquest A record number of political parties are standing to win the London-wide seats in the upcoming London Assembly elections. In total, 171 candidates representing 18 different political parties will compete to win the 11 seats that represent the whole of London and are decided using a form of proportional representation. The remaining 14 seats are constituency seats that will be contested by 78 candidates, with the winners determined by a simple majority in each constituency. In addition to candidates representing the main political parties for the London-wide seats will be candidates representing single-issue parties such as Rejoin EU and the Animal Welfare Party as well as smaller parties such as UKIP and ReformUK (formerly the Brexit Party).
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