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Encyclopedia > London Assembly election, 2004
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An election to the Assembly of London took place on June 10, 2004, along with the London mayoral election, 2004. The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The latest election to the post of Mayor of London took place on June 10, 2004. ...


The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, nine of which were won by the Conservatives and five by the Labour Party. An additional eleven members were allocated by a London wide top-up vote, with the proviso that parties must win at least 5% of the vote to qualify for list seats. This latter rule prevented both the British National Party and the RESPECT Unity Coalition from winning a seat each. The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a British political party founded on 25 January 2004 in London. ...

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Constitutency (First Past the Post) results

Party Votes Share of Vote (%) Seats Loss/Gain
Conservative Party 562,047 31.2 9 +1
Labour Party 444,808 24.7 5 -1
Liberal Democrats 332,237 18.4 0 0
UKIP 180,516 10.0 0 0
Green Party 138,242 7.7 0 0
Respect 82,301 4.6 0 —
CPA 43,322 2.4 0 0
BNP Did not contest 0.0 0 0
Others 19,064 1.1 0 0

Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article reads like an advertisement. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Top-up (Additional Member System) results

Party Votes Share of Vote (%) Seats Loss/Gain
Conservative Party 533,696 28.5 0 -1
Labour Party 468,247 25.0 2 -1
Liberal Democrats 316,218 16.9 5 +1
Green Party 160,445 8.6 2 -1
UKIP 156,780 8.4 2 +2
Respect 87,488 4.7 0 0
BNP 86,365 4.6 0 0
CPA 56,914 3.0 0 0
Others 4,968 0.3 0 0

Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article reads like an advertisement. ...

London Assembly Representation

  • Conservative - 9 AMs (no change)
  • Labour - 7 AMs (-2)
  • Liberal Democrat - 5 AMs (+1)
  • UKIP (then Veritas, later One London) - 2 AMs (+2)
  • Green Party - 2 AMs (-1)

Jump to: navigation, search Veritas is a United Kingdom political party, formed in 2005 as a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). ... One London is a British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. ...

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Encyclopedia: Elections in the United Kingdom (10951 words)
It is relatively easy to stand for election as an independent candidate, although wins are very rare and usually involve special circumstances (for example Martin Bell's 1997 victory against the discredited Conservative MP Neil Hamilton was aided by the major parties standing aside and not contesting the election).
United Kingdom general elections are the elections held when the Members of Parliament (MPs) forming the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are elected.
The British local elections of 2004 were held on the tenth of June, as part of the 2004 set of elections along with the European elections and the London mayoral and Assembly elections.
London Assembly election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (141 words)
An election to the Assembly of London took place on June 10, 2004, along with the London mayoral election, 2004.
The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System.
An additional eleven members were allocated by a London wide top-up vote, with the proviso that parties must win at least 5% of the vote to qualify for list seats.
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