Great question. The answer is as boring as a traffic jam on the North Circular: the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and local election schedules. London Mayor elections happen every four years, always on the first Thursday of May.
The last one was 2026. Four years later is 2028. Math, people. It’s not rocket science—though sometimes City Hall might as well be mission control.
So, no, we don’t get one in 2027. Unless the world explodes, or the Prime Minister decides to play democracy roulette. But let’s not give them ideas, okay?
The Current Calendar: A Quick Peek
Right now (2026), we’re in the calm before the storm. Candidates are quietly licking their wounds from 2026 or sharpening their attack ads. By early 2028, you won’t be able to scroll Twitter without seeing a whopper of a manifesto promise.
Expect the official campaign to kick off around February 2028. That’s when things get messy—leaflets, street stalls, and candidates pretending they love your dog. It’s a circus, and we’re the audience.
By April, polling stations will pop up in the most random places: libraries, community centers, maybe even a Tube station. London never sleeps, and neither does democracy.
When is the next Mayor of London election?
