Results tagged “Mayor”

FOR ISLAND voters, the first fruits of their labours trickled in at around noon with the election of a new Millwall councillor.

The Wharf chased the action from Royal Docks to Tower Bridge as Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign as Mayor came to an end.

Boris takes City Hall

By the time City and East had officially thrown its weight behind Labour at around 10pm, the capital's media were already confidently predicting victory for the Conservative candidate Boris Johnson.

Many betting firms started paying out on the blue challenger before 10am on Friday (May 2), suggesting a rout may be on the cards for two-term Mayor Ken Livingstone.

Labour's candidate actually finished with a far higher total number of votes than he managed in his comfortable 2004 victory. But the presence of a well-known contender not only denied him a third term in office, but attracted the highest voter turnout among Londoners since the mayoral post was created in 2000.

Fore more Wharf election analysis, follow our reports on the Millwall by-election, City and East assembly battle and the struggle for the post of Mayor via the links.

CONSERVATIVE torch-bearer Boris Johnson has won the battle for the title of Mayor of London.

The Tory hopeful ended incumbent Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign in City Hall in a two-horse race that inspired more than two million Londoners to the polling booths.

The clash of personalities attracted a turnout of 2.4million voters, amounting to 45 per cent of the 5.4million electorate. This represented a 20 per cent rise on 2004, in which a total of 1.9million voters made the trip to the polls.

Labour's John Biggs retained his City and East seat on the London Assembly earlier in the evening, with nearly twice as many votes as Conservative challenger Phil Briscoe.

GORDON Brown had reassuring words for Canary Wharf workers when he arrived at the financial centre.

The Prime Minister was at the East Wintergarden to promote Ken Livingstone’s mayoral election campaign.
His visit coincided with jobs uncertainty at Bear Stearns and the ongoing threat of global recession. But the Prime Minister told The Wharf that maintaining high employment in the area is at the top of his agenda.