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London mayor election 2021 results: Who won?
THE London mayoral election had the city on a knife-edge awaiting the results after flocking to polling stations on Thursday, May 6.
And with twenty candidates battling it out to get control of carving up the capital’s eye-watering £19billion budget, this year's race proved a nail-biting finish.
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Who won the London Mayor elections 2021?
Incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan, 50, has been re-elected for a second term as the Mayor of London.
He earned 55.2% of the popular vote - despite early results indicating that his support has been lower than anticipated.
Khan beat his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey, 49, after the pair entered a run-off when neither managed to secure a majority in the first round of voting.
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The results, announced at 11pm on Saturday evening, saw Khan achieve 40% (1,013,721 votes) of first preference ballots, while Bailey won 35% (893,051 votes).
In the second round, Khan proved victorious with 55% (1,206,034 votes) of the vote, versus Bailey's 44% (977,601 votes).
The triumphant Labour leader pledged to build a "better and brighter future" for London following the coronavirus pandemic.
"I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart,"; he said.
"I am deeply humbled by the trust Londoners have placed in me to continue leading the greatest city on Earth.
"I promise to strain every sinew, help build a better and brighter future for London, after the dark days of the pandemic and to create a greener, fairer and safer city for all Londoners, to get the opportunities they need to fulfil their potential.
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"I am proud to have won an overwhelming mandate today."
During his first term as mayor, he introduced the hopper fare for unlimited bus and tram journeys for an hour.
He also increased the area and cost of the congestion zone, brought in new charges (the ULEZ and the T-Charge) for older and more polluting vehicles driving in the city and has also been a strong supporter of remaining in the European Union.
What were the London Mayor election results?
After a record-breaking 20 candidates decided to compete for the position of London mayor, Khan had quite a few competitors to be cautious of.
But the 50-year-old managed to beat the likes of Shaun Bailey, the Greens' co-leader Sian Berry, 45, and Luisa Porritt, 33, leader of the Camden to the punch.
Some pre-election polls projected Mr Khan to cruise to a first round victory with more than 50 per cent of ballots - but Bailey has done far better than his party did in 2016.
Bailey said his biggest challenge during the two years of campaigning was "the feeling of being written off - by pollsters, by journalists, by fellow politicians.
But after closely following Khan in the results, he confidently told the crowd: "it's no surprise to me that Londoners didn't write me off."
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- Sadiq Khan - Labour - 1,206,034 votes - 55.2%
- Shaun Bailey - Conservative - 84,550 votes - 44.8%
- Sian Berry - Green - 197,976 votes - 7%
- Luisa Porritt - Liberal Demcrat - 111,716 votes - 4%
- Niko Omilana - Independent - 49,628 votes - 1%
- Laurence Fox - Reclaim Party - 47,634 votes - 1%
- Brian Rose - London Real Party - 31,111 votes - 1%
- Richard Hewison - Rejoin EU - 28,012 votes - 1%
- Count Binface - Count Binface Party - 24,775 votes - 0%
- Mandu Reid - Women's Equality Party - 21,182 votes - 0%
- Piers Corbyn - Let London Live - 20,604 votes - 0%
- Vanessa Hudson - Animal Welfare Party - 16,826 votes - 0%
- Peter Gammons - UK Independence Party - 14,393 votes - 0%
- Farah London - Independent - 11,869 votes - 0%
- David Kurten - Heritage Party - 11,025 votes - 0%
- Nims Obunge - Independent - 9,682 votes - 0%
- Steve Kelleher - Social Democratic Party - 8,764 votes - 0%
- Kam Balayev - Renew UK - 7,774 votes - 0%
- Max Fosh - Independent - 6,309 votes - 0%
- Valerie Brown - The Burning Pink Party - 5,305 votes - 0%
When is the next London Mayoral elections?
The London mayoral election takes place every four years.
This years race was originally due to be held last year in 2020, but was delayed to the coronavirus pandemic.
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