Should all people who work in London be allowed to vote for the London Mayor, even if they live outside London?
Voting in Mayor of London elections requires being at least 18, a British, Irish, qualifying Commonwealth or specific EU citizen, and resident in Greater London. The Mayor, currently Sadiq Khan who won a third term in 2024, oversees transport, policing, housing and environment policies affecting the wider south-east. Hundreds of thousands commute daily into London from surrounding areas but cannot vote.
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Why, they only wor here and spend their money and pay their taxes (mostly) somewhere else.
I can see why the Yes arguement exists but, I feel as though people from outside London won't be able to see the bigger picture of what the Mayoral election rests on. Realistically, commuters don't care about London’s social housing crisis, borough policing, or child poverty... Plus commuters don't pay GLA, and would ultimately dilute the voice of local communities in London