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The London mayoral election for the office of mayor of London takes place every four years. The first election was held in May 2000, and six subsequent elections have taken place. The latest mayoral election took place in 2024.

## Electoral system

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The electoral system used for London mayor elections is first-past-the-post, where voters cast their vote for a candidate of their choice and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

Prior to the Elections Act 2022, elections were held using the supplementary vote system, where voters express a first and second choice of candidate. If no candidate received an absolute majority of first choice votes, all but the two leading candidates were eliminated, and the votes of those eliminated were redistributed according to their second choice votes to determine the winner.

As with most elected posts in the United Kingdom, a candidate must pay a deposit to run in the election. The current deposit a candidate must pay is £10,000, which is returned if the candidate wins at least 5% of the votes cast (first preference votes before 2022). The winner is elected for a fixed term of four years; there are no restrictions on the number of terms a mayor may serve. Elections are held in May.

## Results

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### Elections in the 2020s

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#### 2024

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Main article: 2024 London mayoral election

2024 London mayoral election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | Of total (%)  | ± (pp), party

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| Labour | Sadiq Khan | 1,088,225  | 43.8  | +3.8
| Conservative | Susan Hall | 812,397  | 32.7  | −2.6
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Blackie  | 145,184  | 5.8  | +1.4
| Green | Zoë Garbett | 145,114  | 5.8  | −2.0
| Reform UK | Howard Cox | 78,865  | 3.1  | New
| Independent | Natalie Campbell | 47,815  | 1.9  | New
| SDP | Amy Gallagher | 34,449  | 1.4  | +1.1
| Animal Welfare | Femy Amin  | 29,280  | 1.2  | New
| Independent | Andreas Michli  | 26,121  | 1.1  | New
| Independent | Tarun Ghulati  | 24,702  | 1.0  | New
| Count Binface | Count Binface | 24,260  | 1.0  | 0.0
| Britain First | Nick Scanlon  | 20,519  | 0.8  | New
| London Real | Brian Rose | 7,501  | 0.3  | −0.9
Majority | 276,008  | 11.1  |
Rejected ballots  | 11,127  | 0.4  |
Turnout | 2,495,559  | 40.5  | −1.5
Registered electors | 6,162,428  |  |
| Labour hold

#### 2021

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Main article: 2021 London mayoral election

Incumbent Labour mayor Sadiq Khan won re-election against Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey.

Mayor of London election 6 May 2021

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Labour | Sadiq Khan | 1,013,721  | 40.0%  | 192,313  | 1,206,034  | 55.2%  |

| Conservative | Shaun Bailey | 893,051  | 35.3%  | 84,550  | 977,601  | 44.8%  |

| Green | Siân Berry | 197,976  | 7.8%  |  |  |  |

| Liberal Democrats | Luisa Porritt | 111,716  | 4.4%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Niko Omilana | 49,628  | 2.0%  |  |  |  |

| Reclaim | Laurence Fox | 47,634  | 1.9%  |  |  |  |

| London Real  | Brian Rose | 31,111  | 1.2%  |  |  |  |

| Rejoin EU  | Richard Hewison  | 28,012  | 1.1%  |  |  |  |

| Count Binface  | Count Binface | 24,775  | 1.0%  |  |  |  |

| Women's Equality | Mandu Reid | 21,182  | 0.8%  |  |  |  |

| Let London Live  | Piers Corbyn | 20,604  | 0.8%  |  |  |  |

| Animal Welfare | Vanessa Hudson  | 16,826  | 0.7%  |  |  |  |

| UKIP | Peter Gammons  | 14,393  | 0.6%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Farah London  | 11,869  | 0.5%  |  |  |  |

| Heritage | David Kurten | 11,025  | 0.4%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Nims Obunge  | 9,682  | 0.4%  |  |  |  |

| SDP | Steve Kelleher  | 8,764  | 0.3%  |  |  |  |

| Renew | Kam Balayev  | 7,774  | 0.3%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Max Fosh | 6,309  | 0.2%  |  |  |  |

| Burning Pink | Valerie Brown  | 5,305  | 0.2%  |  |  |  |

| Labour hold

### Elections in the 2010s

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#### 2016

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Main article: 2016 London mayoral election

The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016.[2] The incumbent mayor, Boris Johnson, did not run for re-election for a third term in office, as he was elected the member of parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2015 general election.

Mayor of London election 5 May 2016[3]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Labour | Sadiq Khan | 1,148,716  | 44.2%  | 161,427  | 1,310,143  | 56.8%  |

| Conservative | Zac Goldsmith | 909,755  | 35.0%  | 84,859  | 994,614  | 43.2%  |

| Green | Siân Berry | 150,673  | 5.8%  |  |  |  |

| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Pidgeon | 120,005  | 4.6%  |  |  |  |

| UKIP | Peter Whittle | 94,373  | 3.6%  |  |  |  |

| Women's Equality | Sophie Walker | 53,055  | 2.0%  |  |  |  |

| Respect | George Galloway | 37,007  | 1.4%  |  |  |  |

| Britain First | Paul Golding | 31,372  | 1.2%  |  |  |  |

| CISTA | Lee Harris | 20,537  | 0.8%  |  |  |  |

| BNP | David Furness  | 13,325  | 0.5%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Prince Zylinski  | 13,202  | 0.5%  |  |  |  |

| One Love | Ankit Love  | 4,941  | 0.2%  |  |  |  |

| Labour gain from Conservative

#### 2012

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Main article: 2012 London mayoral election

The Conservative mayor Boris Johnson was elected to a second term in office, defeating former Labour mayor Ken Livingstone. Livingstone announced his retirement from politics in his concession speech.

Mayor of London election 3 May 2012[4]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Conservative | Boris Johnson | 971,931  | 44.0%  | 82,880  | 1,054,811  | 51.5%  |

| Labour | Ken Livingstone | 889,918  | 40.3%  | 102,355  | 992,273  | 48.5%  |

| Green | Jenny Jones | 98,913  | 4.5%  |  |  |  |

| Liberal Democrats | Brian Paddick | 91,774  | 4.2%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Siobhan Benita | 83,914  | 3.8%  |  |  |  |

| UKIP | Lawrence Webb  | 43,274  | 2.0%  |  |  |  |

| BNP | Carlos Cortiglia | 28,751  | 1.3%  |  |  |  |

| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 2000s

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#### 2008

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Main article: 2008 London mayoral election

The incumbent Labour mayor, Ken Livingstone was defeated by Conservative candidate Boris Johnson, who became London's second mayor.

Mayor of London election 1 May 2008[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Conservative | Boris Johnson | 1,043,761  | 43.2%  | 124,977  | 1,168,738  | 53.2%  |

| Labour | Ken Livingstone | 893,887  | 37.0%  | 134,089  | 1,027,976  | 46.8%  |

| Liberal Democrats | Brian Paddick | 235,585  | 9.8%  |  |  |  |

| Green | Siân Berry | 77,347  | 3.2%  |  |  |  |

| BNP | Richard Barnbrook | 69,710  | 3.2%  |  |  |  |

| CPA | Alan Craig | 39,249  | 1.6%  |  |  |  |

| UKIP | Gerard Batten | 22,422  | 1.2%  |  |  |  |

| Respect | Lindsey German | 16,796  | 0.7%  |  |  |  |

| English Democrat | Matt O'Connor | 10,695  | 0.4%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Winston McKenzie | 5,389  | 0.2%  |  |  |  |

| Conservative gain from Labour

#### 2004

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Main article: 2004 London mayoral election

In June 2004, the second election was held. After being re-admitted to the Labour Party, Ken Livingstone was their official candidate. He won re-election after second preference votes were counted, with Steven Norris again coming second.

Mayor of London election 10 June 2004[6]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Labour | Ken Livingstone | 685,548  | 36.8%  | 142,842  | 828,390  | 55.4%  |

| Conservative | Steven Norris | 542,423  | 29.1%  | 124,757  | 667,180  | 44.6%  |

| Liberal Democrats | Simon Hughes | 284,647  | 15.3%  |  |  |  |

| UKIP | Kellie Maloney | 115,666  | 6.2%  |  |  |  |

| Respect | Lindsey German | 61,731  | 3.3%  |  |  |  |

| BNP | Julian Leppert  | 58,407  | 3.1%  |  |  |  |

| Green | Darren Johnson | 57,332  | 3.1%  |  |  |  |

| CPA | Ram Gidoomal  | 31,698  | 2.2%  |  |  |  |

| Ind. Working Class | Lorna Reid  | 9,452  | 0.5%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Tammy Nagalingam  | 6,692  | 0.4%  |  |  |  |

| Labour gain from Independent

#### 2000

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Main article: 2000 London mayoral election

The 2000 campaign was incident filled. The eventual winner, Ken Livingstone, reneged on an earlier pledge not to run as an independent, after losing the Labour nomination to Frank Dobson. The Conservative Party candidate, Jeffrey Archer, was replaced by Steven Norris after Archer was charged with perjury.

Mayor of London election 4 May 2000[7]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Independent | Ken Livingstone | 667,877  | 39.0%  | 108,540  | 776,417  | 57.9%  |

| Conservative | Steven Norris | 464,434  | 27.1%  | 99,703  | 564,137  | 42.1%  |

| Labour | Frank Dobson | 223,884  | 13.1%  |  |  |  |

| Liberal Democrats | Susan Kramer | 203,452  | 11.9%  |  |  |  |

| CPA | Ram Gidoomal  | 43,060  | 2.4%  |  |  |  |

| Green | Darren Johnson | 38,121  | 2.2%  |  |  |  |

| BNP | Michael Newland  | 33,569  | 2.0%  |  |  |  |

| UKIP | Damian Hockney | 16,324  | 1.0%  |  |  |  |

| Pro-Motorist Small Shop  | Geoffrey Ben-Nathan  | 9,956  | 0.6%  |  |  |  |

| Independent  | Ashwin Tanna  | 9,015  | 0.5%  |  |  |  |

| Natural Law | Geoffrey Clements  | 5,470  | 0.3%  |  |  |  |

| Independent win

## See also

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* Elections in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ "London Mayoral Election 2024: Results in full" at The Independent (retrieved 5 May 2024)
2. ^ "About London Elects". londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
3. ^ "Official election result declaration, London Elects" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
4. ^ "London Elects - Declared Results". Greater London Authority. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
5. ^ "2008 election results for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly". London Elects. 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
6. ^ "2004 election results for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly". London Elects. 10 June 2004. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
7. ^ "2000 election results for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly". London Elects. 5 May 2000. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

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