Boris Johnson was declared the first Conservative Mayor of London on 2nd May 2008 defeating Ken Livingstone. Ten candidates covering the entire political spectrum put themselves forward for election, the full results were as follows: Candidate First Round Result Second … [Read more...]
2008 London Assembly Results
May 3, 2008 By
It’s all change on the London Assembly as the Conservatives increased their number of seats to eleven (up 2), the Liberal Democrats lost two and the One London party lost both of their seats. Despite fears that they would loose their places on the Assembly the Greens kept both … [Read more...]
It’s Mayor Boris
May 3, 2008 By
He started the election widely viewed as a clown with no chance of winning but almost 2 days after voting begun in the third Greater London Authority elections Boris Johnson was confirmed as the new Mayor of London. Throughout the election several polls predicted a comfortable double … [Read more...]
Ken Livingstone’s Polling Day
May 1, 2008 By
Win or loose, today marked an important day for Ken Livingstone. When the results are announced tomorrow he'll either confound his critics by securing a third term or he'll be at the end of a remarkable political career. As Londoners voted on his future Livingstone criss-crossed … [Read more...]
Craig Calls on Londoners to Give Assembly a Christian Voice
April 30, 2008 By
Alan Craig, Leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance, has called on voters to back his party by voting for the on the peach-coloured London Assembly list ballot paper. To win a seat a party needs to secure around 100,000 votes. Speaking earlier today Mr Craig said "The word has got … [Read more...]
Boris Urges Vote For Change
April 30, 2008 By
Boris Johnson has said Londoners have "the opportunity to bring about a change for the better" by voting for him on Thursday. This week Johnson's campaign have distributed a million 'pledge cards' and half a million leaflets to Liberal Democrat voters as it seeks to hoover up every … [Read more...]
Livingstone Urges Londoners ‘Don’t Vote For a Joke’
April 30, 2008 By
On the final day of campaigning Ken Livingstone will urge Londoners 'Don't Vote For a Joke – Vote For London' as a million postcards are delivered to households across London. Livingstone's campaign have also taken out newspaper advertisements and will target passengers at dozens … [Read more...]
Sian and the Giant Peach
April 30, 2008 By
Green Party Mayoral Candidate Sian Berry has been visiting London communities to explain the voting system for the London Assembly. Assembly List candidates are elected by voting on the peach-coloured London Assembly list ballot paper and to highlight how to vote Ms berry has been … [Read more...]
