• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

MayorWatch

London News and Comment

  • NEWS

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.

Counting underway to decide London’s next mayor and Assembly

May 6, 2016 by Martin Hoscik

After a consistent run of strong poll leads throughout the contest, Labour’s Sadiq Khan is expected to defeat Tory rival Zac Goldsmith and succeed Boris Johnson. Victory for Mr Khan would make him not only London’s most senior politician but also Labour’s most important officeholder.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, News Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

Cameron and Boris join forces to urge party supporters and London voters to “Back Zac”

May 3, 2016 by Martin Hoscik

Zac Goldsmith today embarked on a 24-hour tour which will see him meet workers and business owners whose prosperity depends on London’s night-time economy.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, News Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

Khan urges London voters “to choose hope over fear” as Mayoral draws to a close

May 3, 2016 by Martin Hoscik

The final days of the campaign have seen renewed efforts by Khan’s Tory rival, Zac Goldsmith, to draw attention to the “radical” and “extremist” views held by people who have attended events at which the Labour mayoral hopeful also appeared.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, News Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

Why London’s next mayor should scrap the Silvertown Tunnel

May 1, 2016 by Darryl Chamberlain

The Silvertown Tunnel is sold as instant congestion relief but new roads have an irritating habit of generating new traffic and the tunnel would worsen jams at other bottlenecks on both sides of the Thames.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, Comment Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

Turnout may yet deny Labour its prize but Sadiq looks on course for a very personal triumph

April 29, 2016 by Martin Hoscik

Sensible people offer notes of caution on why the polls’ predictions may not come true and Team Sadiq are wisely taking nothing for granted, but the most probable outcome does seem to be a Khan victory.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, Comment Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

« Previous Page
Next Page »

RECENT UPDATES

Tube and rail users to benefit from Oyster weekly fares cap

Mayor and TfL call on ministers to help plug funding gap

Tube to get full mobile phone coverage from 2024

TfL says Direct Vision Standard is already making HGVs safer for London road users




POPULAR

City Hall to move to Docklands as Mayor seeks to raise £55m for frontline services

‘Concern’ over TfL’s ability to deliver major projects in wake of Crossrail cost overruns

City Hall halts London Overground ticket office closures but many will still see opening hours reduced

Transport for London confirms bus cuts will go ahead despite passenger opposition

Copyright © 2025 · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy