Competing proposals from Mayoral candidates to cut fares are attracting widespread support, a new BBC poll shows. Labour candidate Ken Livingstone has promised to use unspent money in the transport budgets to cut fares by 7%, a policy opponents say he cannot afford. The promised cut is supported by 82% of those polled, with 63% […]
2012 London Elections
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
Londoners urged to vote on May 3rd
More Londoners turned out to vote for the Mayor and London Assembly in 2008 than in either of the previous City Hall elections. However figures released by London Elects, the body which oversees the elections, show that turnout across London’s voting districts (wards) ranged from 26.3% in Cranford in Hounslow to 72.1% in Palace Riverside, […]
London’s elections get underway
London’s election for a new Mayor and Assembly officially gets underway today (20th March 2012). On May 3rd Londoners will have the chance to elect a Mayor and 25 members of the London Assembly. Any candidate wishing to stand for election must submit their nomination papers to London Elects, the non-party body which publicises and […]
Greens to decide whether to endorse Livingstone
London’s Green party are to vote on whether to recommend supporters give their second preference votes in May’s Mayoral election to Ken Livingstone. When voting for Mayor, Londoners are able to cast one vote for their first preference candidate and one vote for their second preference. If no candidate secures more than 50% of the […]
Councils call for next Mayor to join forces in tackling London’s problems
London’s boroughs are calling for next Mayor of London to work closely with them and to “make the most of local expertise” in tackling the capital’s problems. London Councils, the body which represents the capital’s 33 local authorities, has set out a number of issues local and City-wide government can co-operate on. Proposals include working […]
