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2008 Mayor of London Results

May 3, 2008 - Staff


Boris Johnson
was declared the first Conservative Mayor of London on 2nd May 2008 defeating Ken Livingstone.

Ten candidates covering the entire political spectrum put themselves forward for election, the full results were as follows:

Candidate First Round Result Second Round Result Total Votes Counted
Boris Johnson – Conservative 1,043,761 124,977 1,168,738
Ken Livingstone – Labour 893,877 135,089 1,028,966
Brian Paddick – LibDem 236,685 Eliminated 236,685
Siân Berry – Green Party 77,374 Eliminated 77,374
Richard Barnbrook – BNP 69,710 Eliminated 69,710
Alan Craig – Christian Peoples Alliance and Christian Party 39,249 Eliminated 39,249
Gerard Batten – UKIP 22,422 Eliminated 22,422
Lindsey German – Left List 16,796 Eliminated 16,796
Matt O’Connor – English Democrats 10,695 Eliminated 10,695
Winston McKenzie – Independent 5,389 Eliminated 5,389

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Tagged With: 2008 GLA Election, GLA Election Results

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