2016 London mayoral election
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.
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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
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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 MP at 'A New Conversation with the Centre-Right about Climate Change'.jpg
Zac Goldsmith, Conservative candidate
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Sadiq Khan, Labour candidate
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Green Party candidate Siân Berry in 2005
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Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat candidate
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The BBC debate on 18 April between the five leading candidates was chaired by Andrew Neil
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Transport costs on London's Underground system (pictured) were a key early issue in the campaign
- 5 way polling for the 2016 London mayoral election.pngLondon opinion polling for the 2016 mayoral election (moving average is calculated from the last six polls)*Khan*Goldsmith*Whittle*Berry*Pidgeon*
- Goldsmith vs Khan 2016 London mayoral polling.pngLondon opinion polling for the 2016 mayoral election between Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan (moving average is calculated from the last six polls)*Khan*Goldsmith*
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Results by assembly constituency
References
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