2.4million voters turn out at the polls

 

Early indications show turnout in this year's London elections is 45%. This is equivalent to approximately 2.4 million voters.

 

The accurate figure will not be known until the whole count is complete later this evening.

 

This is the first time more than 2 million people have turned out to vote in the London elections.

 

Turnout in 2004 was 37% (1.9 million voters). This means the number of people voting increased by 20% this year compared to 2004.

 

Early turnout figures
Constituency Electorate Turnout (%) 
Barnet & Camden 376,818 47.98
Bexley & Bromley 407,003 49.92
Brent & Harrow 367,337 43.20
City & East 470,863 39.86
Croydon & Sutton 360,221 49.06
Ealing & Hillingdon 401,671 44.08
Enfield & Haringey 351,536  46.03
Greenwich & Lewisham 347,252 42.95
Havering & Redbridge 369,407  45.50
Lambeth & Southwark 395,202  42.17
Merton & Wandsworth 362,542 47.16
North East 451,787 43.95
South West 415,092 46.21
West Central 343,182 48.65
TOTAL 5,419,913 45.48
London Election on 1 May 2008