Boris Johnson has a 6 point lead over rival Ken Livingstone according to a new YouGov poll for the Evening Standard. 53% of those polled said they would give Mr Johnson their first or second preference vote while 47% said they would back Mr Livingstone. Today’s poll mirrors the result of a Comres poll jointly […]
2012 London Election
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
Jones pledges action to revive empty homes
Jenny Jones, Green party candidate for Mayor, says she would work to bring empty homes back into use if elected next month. On Monday Ms Jones will visit Southwark to meet local residents and discuss local housing needs. Figures issued by the Green campaign suggest in 2010 there were 3,367 empty homes in the borough. […]
Livingstone vows to extend Croydon Tramlink
Labour’s candidate for Mayor Ken Livingstone has promises to extend the Croydon Tramlink if elected next month. The extension would run from Harrington through to Penge and then Anerley Roads and then link to either the Crystal palace bus or rail stations. Mr Livingstone’s campaign say the cost of the project would be “very modest” […]
Farage urges supporters to back Boris Johnson in Mayoral vote
UKIP supporters have been urged to give Boris Johnson their second preference votes in next month’s election for Mayor of London. 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 first preference […]
Video: How London’s City Hall votes are counted
Have you ever wondered how the (hopefully) millions of votes for City Hall’s 26 political occupants are counted, checked and verified? Election organisers London Elects and their IT contractor IntElect have kindly talked me through the process and demonstrated the scanning technology involved at a mocked up counting facility. It was election geek heaven! Extra […]
