Editing 2000 London Assembly election (section)

{{Short description|Inaugural elections to the London Assembly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2000 London Assembly election
| country =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election =
| previous_year =
| next_election = 2004 London Assembly election
| next_year = 2004
| seats_for_election = 25 London Assembly Seats <br />13 seats needed for majority
| election_date = 4 May 2000
| 1blank = FPTP&nbsp;Vote
| 2blank = Percentage
| 3blank = List&nbsp;Vote
| 4blank = Percentage

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| leader1 = [[Eric Ollerenshaw]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/ollerenshawb.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030314000600/http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/ollerenshawb.jsp|title=London Assembly Member Eric Ollerenshaw|archive-date=14 March 2003|access-date=7 October 2019|website=london.gov.uk|url-status=unfit}}</ref>
| leaders_seat1 = [[List of London Assembly constituencies#Additional Members|Londonwide]]
| party1 = [[London Conservatives|Conservative]]
| colour1 = 0087DC
| last_election1 = 
| seats1 = '''9'''
| seat_change1 = 
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = 
| swing1 =
| 1data1         = '''526,422'''
| 2data1         = '''33.2%'''
| 3data1         = 481,053
| 4data1         = 29.0%

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| leader2 = [[Toby Harris, Baron Harris of Haringey|Toby Harris]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/harrist.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030314144841/http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/harrist.jsp|title=London Assembly Member Toby Harris|archive-date=14 March 2003|access-date=7 October 2019|website=london.gov.uk|url-status=unfit}}</ref>
| leaders_seat2 = [[Brent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency)|Brent and Harrow]]
| party2 = [[London Labour Party|Labour]]
| colour2 = DC241f
| last_election2 = 
| seats2 = '''9'''
| seat_change2 =
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 = 
| swing2 =
| 1data2         = 501,296
| 2data2         = 31.6%
| 3data2        = '''502,874'''
| 4data2         = '''30.3%'''

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| leader4 = [[Graham Tope, Baron Tope|Graham Tope]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/topeg.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030314150510/http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/topeg.jsp|title=London Assembly Member Graham Tope|archive-date=14 March 2003|access-date=7 October 2019|website=london.gov.uk|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| leaders_seat4 = [[List of London Assembly constituencies#Additional Members|Londonwide]]
| party4 = [[London Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
| color4 = FAA61A
| last_election4 = 
| seats4 = 4
| seat_change4 =
| popular_vote4 =
| percentage4 = 
| swing4 =
| 1data4         = 299,998
| 2data4         = 18.9%
| 3data4         = 245,555
| 4data4         = 14.8%

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| leader5 = [[Darren Johnson]]
| leaders_seat5 = [[List of London Assembly constituencies#Additional Members|Londonwide]]
| party5 = [[London Green Party|Green]]
| color5 = 6AB023
| last_election5 = 
| seats5 = 3
| seat_change5 =
| popular_vote5 =
| percentage5 = 
| swing5 =
| 1data5         = 162,457
| 2data5         = 10.2%
| 3data5         = 183,910
| 4data5         = 11.1%

| map = {{switcher
| [[File:London Assembly election, 2000.svg|350px]]
| Vote plurality
| [[File: Map of the 2000 London Assembly election.svg|350px]]
| Margins of victory}}
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The '''first elections for members of the [[London Assembly]]''' were held on 4 May 2000, alongside the first [[2000 London mayoral election|mayoral election]].

The assembly elections used the [[additional member system]], a form of [[mixed member proportional representation]], with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up seats.