A second opinion poll has given Labour’s Ken Livingstone a narrow lead over Mayor Boris Johnson. The former Mayor has a 2 point lead in a new Comres poll carried out for LBC, ITV London and the Evening Standard. According to the latest poll, Livingstone leads both on first preference votes (46% to 44%) and […]
2012 London Election
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
Mayoral rivals condemn ‘out of touch’ Boris
Boris Johnson’s rivals in May’s Mayoral contest have condemned remarks about young unemployed Londoners. Discussing the levels of non-British staff at high street chain Pret a Manger, Johnson said: “Let’s talk about the work ethic. I don’t want to stigmatise young people because many of them do have the aptitude. But we need to face […]
Why 7% of the Mayoral vote may not be too bad for the Lib Dems
Today’s YouGov poll gives LibDem Brian Paddick the support of just 7% of Londoners. If the polls don’t move considerably in his favour, he’s set to finish a long way short of the “best ever” result he promised party members in September. A modest improvement on 7% would see the party just about win 2 […]
Ken leads in latest YouGov poll
Labour’s Ken Livingstone could be on course for the narrowest of victories and a return to City Hall according to the latest YouGov poll. In June the polling firm showed an 8 point lead for Boris Johnson, this was repeated in a COMRES poll carried out in November. However today’s poll gives Livingstone a 2 […]
Jones: ‘Boris favours banks over normal Londoners’
Boris Johnson has been accused of favouring big business and banks “at the expense of normal Londoners”. Jenny Jones, Green party candidate for Mayor, made the remarks while joining supporters handing out “Bank of Boris notes” at London’s Tube stations. Ms Jones claims Johnson’s cycle sponsorship agreement with Barclays is “a perfect example of the […]
