The 2028 London mayoral election is scheduled to be held in May 2028 to elect the Mayor of London. The election will take place the same day alongside the elections to the London Assembly, as well as local elections across England and Wales. The incumbent Labour Party mayor, Sadiq Khan, won the previous three mayoral elections.
Electoral system.
As the law currently stands, the election will use the first past the post system, which was introduced for the 2024 election. 2024 also saw the ballots counted by hand for the first time, after previous mayoral elections had used a technological solution where ballots were scanned. The Greater London Authority are considering returning to a scanning system for 2028.
Candidates.
Labour Party.
Incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan could run for his fourth term. He has not announced whether he will stand, and is considering running again. However, he is expected to stand down, and in June 2025, the "New Statesman" reported that Khan had privately indicated he did not wish to stand.
Dawn Butler, the MP for Brent East, said in an interview with "The Guardian" in 2023 that she would put her name forwards if Khan were not to stand.
Other potential candidates include:
Conservative Party.
Potential candidates include:
Reform UK.
TV presenter and former soldier Ant Middleton has said he wants to run as the Reform UK candidate.
Derek Chisora, a boxer, is also considered a possible candidate for the party.
Other potential candidates.
It has been reported that actor James Corden is considering running for mayor. He is thought to be a Labour supporter.
Thomas Skinner, a businessman and TV personality, is a potential candidate and was approached by three political parties, according to "the Daily Telegraph".