A poster calling on black and ethnic minorities to vote in the upcoming General Election is set to appear in Hendon.

The campaign by Operation Black Vote (OBV) has posters featuring celebrities including singer Tinie Tempah and footballer Sol Campbell change their skin colour to white.

This aims to demonstrate that if black and ethnic minorities do not vote, they are removing the colour and diversity from Britain.

A poster will appear in Hendon featuring Homeland actor David Harewood, with the strapline “If you don’t vote, you’re taking the colour out of Hendon.”

Research by OBV found that there are 168 constituencies where BME voters outnumber the majority held by the sitting MP, demonstrating that the BME electorate has never been more powerful.

Simon Woolley, the director of OBV, said: “The goal is clear: to encourage black and minority ethnic communities to register to vote and vote in the 2015 General Election in the largest numbers ever.

“In Hendon, the BME electorate (40,866) is larger than the majority in which the seat was won (106). The BME electorate could influence an even greater number of seats if, as predicted, the election contest becomes ever tighter.

“The broader aim is to use that political leverage to demand from all the political parties that tackling race inequality must be a priority.”