Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace have analysed the policies of four Mayoral candidates to determine which offers the greenest vision for London. The groups say Green Party candidate Jenny Jones emerged as the greenest candidate, followed by Labour’s Ken Livingstone. Liberal Democrat Brian Paddick is ranked third while Boris Johnson of the […]
2012 London Election
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
New poll gives Boris 8 point lead
A new opinion poll suggests Boris Johnson has an 8 point lead over rival Ken Livingstone with 54% of voters saying they’ll back him next Thursday. 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 […]
Former rival Oona King to join Ken at City Hall
Ken Livingstone says former Labour MP Oona King will join him at City Hall if he wins next week. King was Livingstone’s sole challenger in Labour’s contest to select a Mayoral candidate, securing just over 31% of vote. In her new role as as Young People’s Champion she would be responsible for delivering Livingstone’s manifesto […]
7 days till polling – what you need to know
Next Thursday (3rd May) Londoners will go to the polls and decide whether to elect Ken Livingstone or Boris Johnson as the next Mayor of London. We’ll also elect 25 Assembly members to hold that Mayor to account. You can find the Mayoral, London Assembly Constituency and List candidates on this site. Elsewhere London Elects […]
Mayoral front runners comment on UK’s return to recession
The UK economy has returned to recession, shrinking by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012 according to the Office for National Statistics. The decline follows a shrinkage of 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to the ONS production industries decreased by 0.4%, construction decreased by 3% while the service sector increased by […]
