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2016 London Elections

All the latest news and opinion from the Mayoral and London Assembly elections in which Zac Goldsmith, Sadiq Khan, Caroline Pidgeon and Sian Berry will fight it out for London's top political job.

Database glitch delayed London mayoral election results

June 16, 2016 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

Delays in declaring Sadiq Khan’s victory in last month’s mayoral election were caused by an incorrect setting on the database servers used to count Londoners’ votes.

London Assembly to investigate City Hall election “blunders” and delays

May 13, 2016 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

The London Assembly is to conduct a wide-ranging review into voting “blunders” which saw voters in Barnet wrongly turned away from polling stations and delayed the results of the Mayoral and Assembly list results.

Tories call for investigation into Mayor and Assembly election “blunders”

May 9, 2016 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

Conservatives on the London Assembly are calling for a “full and urgent inquiry” into the “catastrophic blunders” which saw thousand of voters in Barnet turned wrongly away from polling stations.

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Sadiq’s truly impressive win gives him a mandate no Tory minister should try to ignore

May 7, 2016 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

Sadiq Khan has overtaken two serious, credible rivals to secure one of the most spectacular personal political victories in British politics. It’s a shame more people weren’t up to see it.

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Sadiq Khan bags Labour its long-desired second term at City Hall

May 7, 2016 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

The clear win is a personal triumph for the Tooting MP who last summer defeated pollsters’ favourite Dame Tessa Jowell to be chosen as Labour’s candidate.

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