Greater London Authority referendum, 1998

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?
Location	Greater London
Date	7 May 1998
Results Votes  % 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% Registered voters/turnout 5,016,064 7001346000000000000♠34.6%
Results by Borough   Yes —   No

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%.

The question that appeared on ballot papers in the referendum before the electorate was:

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?

permitting a simple YES / NO answer.

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.

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.

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