Greater London Authority referendum
Are you in favour of the Government's proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly?
Results
Votes
Of total
Yes
1,230,759
7001720100000000000♠ 72.01%
No
478,413
7001279900000099999♠ 27.99%
Valid votes
1,709,172
7001984900000000000♠ 98.49%
Invalid or blank votes
26,178
7000151000000000000♠ 1.51%
Total votes
1,735,350
100.00%
Voter turnout
7001346000000000000♠ 34.6%
Electorate
5,016,064
Results by Borough
Yes
No
Referendum held: 7 May 1998
The Greater London Authority referendum of 1998 was a referendum held in Greater London on 7 May 1998 asking whether there was support for the creation of a Greater London Authority , composed of a directly elected Mayor of London , and a London Assembly to scrutinise the Mayor's actions. Voter turnout for the referendum was 34.1%.[ 1]
Results [ edit ]
The referendum asked voters the question:
Are you in favour of the Government's proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly?*
Agree :
1,230,759 (72.0%)
Disagree :
478,413 (28.0%)
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Results by Borough [ edit ]
Local authority
Yes
No
Yes %
No %
Turnout*
City of London
977
574
63.0
37.0
30.6
Barking & Dagenham
20,534
7,406
73.5
26.5
24.9
Barnet
55,487
24,210
69.6
26.5
30.4
Bexley
36,527
21,195
63.3
36.7
34.7
Brent
47,309
13,050
78.4
21.6
35.6
Bromley
51,410
38,662
57.1
42.9
40.2
Camden
36,007
8,348
81.2
18.8
32.8
Croydon
53,863
29,368
64.7
35.3
37.2
Ealing
52,348
16,092
76.5
23.5
37.8
Enfield
44,297
21,639
67.2
32.8
32.8
Greenwich
36,756
12,356
74.8
25.2
32.4
Hackney
31,956
7,195
81.6
18.4
33.8
Hammersmith & Fulham
29,171
8,255
77.9
22.1
33.6
Haringey
36,296
7,038
83.8
16.2
29.9
Harrow
38,412
17,407
68.8
31.2
36.0
Havering
36,390
23,788
60.5
39.5
33.8
Hillingdon
38,518
22,523
63.1
36.9
34.4
Hounslow
36,957
12,554
74.6
25.4
31.9
Islington
32,826
7,428
81.6
18.5
34.2
Kensington & Chelsea
20,064
8,469
70.3
29.7
27.9
Kingston upon Thames
28,621
13,043
68.7
31.3
41.1
Lambeth
47,391
10,544
81.8
18.2
31.7
Lewisham
40,188
11,060
78.4
21.6
29.3
Merton
35,418
13,635
72.2
27.8
37.6
Newham
33,084
7,575
81.4
18.6
27.9
Redbridge
42,547
18,098
70.2
29.8
34.9
Richmond-upon-Thames
39,115
16,135
70.8
29.2
44.5
Southwark
42,196
10,089
80.7
19.3
32.7
Sutton
29,653
16,091
64.8
35.2
34.9
Tower Hamlets
32,630
9,467
77.5
22.5
34.2
Waltham Forest
38,344
14,090
73.1
26.9
33.6
Wandsworth
57,010
19,695
74.3
25.7
38.7
Westminster
28,413
11,334
71.5
28.5
31.8
Totals
1,230,759
478,413
72.01
27.99
34.1%
Source: The Independent
The 'Yes' vote won in every London Borough . There was generally more support in the Inner London Boroughs than the Outer London ones. The lowest support figures were 60.5% in Havering and 57.1% in Bromley ; the greatest were 83.8% in Haringey and 81.8% in Lambeth .
Aftermath [ edit ]
The government passed the Greater London Authority Act 1999 , creating the Greater London Authority . Elections for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly were held in May 2000.
References [ edit ]
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