2008 London mayoral election

The London mayoral election, 2008 was on 1 May 2008. It was the third London mayoral election, the first election was held in May 2000 and the second election in June 2004. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Boris Johnson. Boris Johnson became the second Mayor of London.

London mayoral election, 2008

1 May 2008
Turnout	45.3%
Candidate Boris Johnson Ken Livingstone Party Conservative Labour 1st Round vote 1,043,761 893,887 Percentage 43.2% 37.0% 2nd Round vote 1,168,738 1,028,966 Percentage 53.2% 46.8%
Template:London mayoral election, 2008/Image map First preference votes by London borough. Blue boroughs are those with most first preference votes for Boris Johnson and red those for Ken Livingstone
Mayor before election Ken Livingstone Labour Elected Mayor Boris Johnson Conservative

2008 London Mayoral Election Media

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  Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London 2000-08 and Leader of the GLC 1981-86.

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  Brian Leonard Paddick (born 24 April 1958), the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London Mayoral election in 2008. He was, u

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  Boris Johnson, the Conservative candidate, giving his victory speech

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  Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate, speaking in City Hall after the results of the London mayoral election had been announced, 3 May 2008

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  Siân Berry speaking at the London mayoral announcement

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  Ballot boxes at a count centre

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  London Elections 2008, Excel count centre. Ballot box bar code scanner.

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  London opinion polling for the 2008 mayoral election (moving average is calculated from the last six polls)

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  London opinion polling for the 2008 mayoral election between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone (moving average is calculated from the last six polls)

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