Results tagged “Mayoral elections”

LAST-PLACED candidate Winston McKenzie has pledged to bounce off the ropes and eventually take City Hall.

The Croydon-born former boxer battled Boris and Ken without the aid of a political party, marshaling his own campaign from an office in South Quay.

But despite bringing up the rear in this year’s bout with 5,389 first-choice votes, he is confident he will play a part in mayoral politics in the future.

He said: “I’m certain I will be Mayor of London someday. I’m a man that came from nothing, with little or no media exposure, who still got the ear of around 40,000 first and second choice voters. I’m still smiling about that.
“But right now I’m waiting with baited breath for a phone call from Boris Johnson. I believe I’m the type of man he needs around.�

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.

KEN’S hot stuff, Boris is a bit cheesy and Brian is a chicken.

Not our views on the mayoral election candidates – but those of Gourmet Burger Kitchen at Canary Wharf, which has held an alternative poll.

The company had a burger for each of the favourites in today’s vote, allowing Londoners to judge with their stomachs.