2016 London mayoral election

The 2016 London mayoral election was  held on 5 May 2016 to elect the next Mayor of London. It was the fifth London mayoral election. The sitting  mayor of London Boris Johnson did not stand for re-election. The Conservative Party candidate was Zac Goldsmith  and the Labour Party candidate was Sadiq Khan. In the election, Khan was elected mayor.

Candidates
Conservative Party - Zac Goldsmith
Labour Party - Sadiq Khan
Liberal Democrats - Caroline Pidgeon
Green party - Siân Berry
UKIP - Peter Whittle
Respect Party - George Galloway

Results
Sadiq Khan - 1,310,143
Zack Goldsmith - 994,614
Siân Berry - 150,673
Caroline Pidgeon - 120,005
Peter Whittle - 94,373
George Galloway- 37,007

The election election used the supplementary vote system, which is where the voters choose a first and a second choice of candidates. After two rounds Khan was elected as Mayor.

References

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