4 minutes agoLondon Mayor elections/ Sadiq Khan wins third historical mandate
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(2 years ago)Labusian Sadiq Khan has secured a third historic mandate as mayor of London, removing conservative rival Susan Hall. It received slightly more than 1,088,000 votes to be re-elected -- a majority of about 275,000 to Hall, which secured slightly less than 83,000 votes. Sir Keir Starmer said he was safe [...]
Sir Keir Starmer said he was sure of Khan's first choice of victory in this role in 2016.
The result comes after Rishi Sunak's conservative party received a blow in local elections.
Meanwhile, labists have made profit across the country, winning the early Blackpool South elections with a 26% swing, taking control of councils in major battlefield areas and winning three inaugural mayoral races in East Midlands, eastern North and North Yorkshire, a region that includes the Richmond Election Zone of Sunak.
