London Assembly
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Jennette Arnold OBE AM, Labour
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Leader of the Largest Group
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| Seats | 25 Assembly Members |
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| Additional Member System | |
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Last election
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3 May 2012 |
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Next election
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5 May 2016 |
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| City Hall Southwark, Greater London United Kingdom |
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| www.london.gov.uk | |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The London Assembly is an 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 majority, to amend the Mayor's annual budget and to reject the Mayor's draft statutory strategies.[1] The Assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames, close to Tower Bridge. The Assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners (transport, environmental matters, etc.), publish its findings and recommendations, and make proposals to the Mayor.
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Assembly Members
The Assembly comprises 25 members elected using the Additional Member System of proportional representation. Elections take place every four years – at the same time as for the Mayor. There are 14 constituencies each electing one member, with a further 11 members elected from a party list to make the total members from each party proportional to the votes cast for that party across the whole of London using modified D'Hondt.[2] A party must win at least 5% of the party list vote in order to win any seats. Members of the Assembly have the post-nominal title 'AM'. The annual salary for a London Assembly member is approximately £55,000.[3]
Since its creation in 2000, twelve assembly members have subsequently been elected to the House of Commons: David Lammy, Meg Hillier and Diana Johnson for Labour; Andrew Pelling, Bob Neill, Angie Bray, Bob Blackman, Eric Ollerenshaw, Victoria Borwick, James Cleverly and Kit Malthouse for the Conservatives; and Lynne Featherstone for the Liberal Democrats. 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. Andrew Dismore and Richard Tracey are both former MPs who were later elected to the assembly. One assembly member – John Biggs, AM for City and East – became the directly-elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2015. He is currently serving as both Mayor and AM.
Structure of the Assembly
| Political party | Assembly Members | Current members | |||||||||||||||
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| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Labour | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Conservative | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Green | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| UKIP | - | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BNP | - | - | 1 | - | |||||||||||||
List of Assembly Members
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Chairs of the Assembly
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
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| Trevor Phillips | May 2000 | May 2001 | Labour | |
| Sally Hamwee | May 2001 | May 2002 | Liberal Democrat | |
| Trevor Phillips | May 2002 | February 2003 | Labour | |
| Sally Hamwee | February 2003 | May 2004 | Liberal Democrat | |
| Brian Coleman | May 2004 | May 2005 | Conservative | |
| Sally Hamwee | May 2005 | May 2006 | Liberal Democrat | |
| Brian Coleman | May 2006 | May 2007 | Conservative | |
| Sally Hamwee | May 2007 | May 2008 | Liberal Democrat | |
| Jennette Arnold | May 2008 | May 2009 | Labour | |
| Darren Johnson | May 2009 | May 2010 | Green | |
| Dee Doocey | May 2010 | May 2011 | Liberal Democrat | |
| Jennette Arnold | May 2011 | May 2013 | Labour | |
| Darren Johnson | May 2013 | May 2014 | Green | |
| Roger Evans | May 2014 | May 2015 | Conservative | |
| Jennette Arnold | May 2015 | Incumbent | Labour | |
Committees
The Assembly has formed the following committees:[4]
- Audit Panel
- Budget and Performance Committee
- Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee
- Confirmation Hearings Committee
- Devolution Working Group
- Economy Committee
- Education Panel
- Environment Committee
- GLA Oversight Committee
- Health Committee
- Housing Committee
- Online Crime Working Group
- Planning Committee
- Police and Crime Committee
- Regeneration Committee
- Transport Committee
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.[5] The chair of the Police and Crime Committee is Joanne McCartney, deputy chairs are Caroline Pidgeon and Jenny Jones, and other members are Tony Arbour, Jeanette Arnold, John Biggs, Victoria Borwick, Len Duvall and Roger Evans.
Result maps
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2000 results
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2004 results
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2008 results
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2012 results
See also
- London Assembly election, 2000
- London Assembly election, 2004
- London Assembly election, 2008
- London Assembly election, 2012
- London Assembly election, 2016
References
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