2016 London mayoral election

London mayoral election, 2016
Turnout	45.3% 7.2 pp
	Result of voting by London borough. Red boroughs are those with a plurality of (first-preference) votes for Sadiq Khan and blue are those with a plurality for Zac Goldsmith.
Mayor before election; Boris Johnson; Conservative	Elected Mayor ; Sadiq Khan; Labour

The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect the next Mayor of London. It was the fifth London mayoral election. The sitting mayor of London Boris Johnson did not stand for re-election. The Conservative Party candidate was Zac Goldsmith^[1] and the Labour Party candidate was Sadiq Khan.^[2] In the election, Khan was elected mayor.

Candidates

Results

Sadiq Khan - 1,310,143
Zack Goldsmith - 994,614
Siân Berry - 150,673
Caroline Pidgeon - 120,005
Peter Whittle - 94,373
George Galloway- 37,007

The election election used the supplementary vote system, which is where the voters choose a first and a second choice of candidates. After two rounds Khan was elected as Mayor.^[3]

2016 London Mayoral Election Media

Official portrait of Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park* * 3×4 portrait of Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Siân Berry, in 2018.
The outgoing mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The 2016 mayoral election was the first in which the incumbent mayor did not stand for re-election.
Zac Goldsmith, Conservative candidate
Sadiq Khan, Labour candidate
Green Party candidate Siân Berry in 2005
Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat candidate
The BBC debate on 18 April between the five leading candidates was chaired by Andrew Neil
Transport costs on London's Underground system (pictured) were a key early issue in the campaign