The following article defending the requirement for Mayoral candidates to pay a £10,000 deposit appears in Time Out as one side of their Face Off column. The full column contains an opposing view. Pop along to your news agent for a copy of this week’s edition. To run as Mayor the rules require each candidate […]
2012 London Election
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
Labour complain after Boris campaign takes control of Mayor’s twitter account
The Labour party have complained to City Hall’s monitoring officers after Boris Johnson converted the official Mayor of London twitter account into a personal account, complete with link to his campaign website. On Tuesday Johnson, or someone acting on his behalf, tweeted: “Day 1 of official election period! No City Hall resources in use, so […]
Boris pulls ahead in new YouGov poll
After three polls suggesting just 2% separated Mayoral candidates Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone, a new YouGov poll shows Johnson leading by 8%. In January 2 polls put Livingstone ahead by 2%, reversing Johnson’s 8% lead. Last month A YouGov poll reversed the position, putting Johnson ahead by the same margin. When asked to choose […]
Poll shows Londoners support fares cuts
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% […]
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, […]
