Election process /
timetable
More information about the process
for electing Newham's Young Mayor
Nominations open on Wednesday 7 September and close on
Wednesday 28 September.
Mandatory nominee training: Saturday 1 October (all day, Newham
Dockside, Beckton)
All nominees must attend this training day. Nominees will be
given advice on perfecting their manifesto and communicating their
ideas to other young people during the election period.
Mandatory nominee training: Saturday 8 October (all day, Newham
Dockside, Beckton)
All nominees must attend this training day. Nominees will be
producing video manifests and receive training on delivering
speeches - along with a campaign toolkit to help make the final
weeks of their campaign a success.
Mandatory nominee training: Saturday 15 October (all day,
Newham Dockside, Beckton)
All nominees must attend this training day. This is a final
opportunity to brush up on skills learnt and have any questions
answered before the campaign period starts.
Campaigning period: Monday 17 October - Tuesday 1 November
This is when you will be communicating your vision, ideas and
concerns to the young people of Newham to try and convince them
that you will make the best decisions on their behalf.
Voting: Wednesday 2 November
Voting takes place in local schools and colleges, as well as
Newham Town Hall and Stratford Town Hall. This is the exciting
final stage of the election process with young people completing
ballot papers just like they would in a municipal election.
Count and result: Thursday 3 November (from 7pm, Newham East
Ham Town Hall)
Counting all of the votes will take place on the evening of
Thursday 3 November. Find out the results the same evening on this
website. There is limited space at this event, so if you want to
attend the count itself you must have been involved in the election
process as a nominee, candidate, election agent, or have helped a
friend on their campaign. Nominees and candidates will be able to
reserve places for guests to bring along to the count.