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Parents > United Kingdom > England > London > Mayor
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 03, 2012 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 03, 2012 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start July 03, 2012 - 12:00pm
Term End May 08, 2016 - 12:00am
ContributorRalphie
Last Modifiedmg2685a October 22, 2023 07:25pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/01/2008
NameBoris Johnson Votes1,168,738 (53.20%)
Term05/04/2008 - 07/03/2012 Margin140,762 (+6.41%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/05/2016
NameSadiq Khan Votes1,310,143 (56.85%)
Term05/08/2016 - 07/03/2021 Margin315,529 (+13.69%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 24, 2010 London Mayor - LAB Selection
Ken Livingstone
LAB 1,000
Mar 20, 2011 London Mayor - GRN Selection
Jenny Jones
GPEW 681
Sep 02, 2011 London Mayor - UKIP Selection
Lawrence Webb
UKIP 85
Sep 02, 2011 London Mayor - Lib Dem Selection
Brian Paddick
LD 3,043
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
05/22/2009 05/03/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Boris Johnson 14 2 ----
Ken Livingstone 1 ------
Leaning Call: Boris Johnson (94.74%)
Weighted Call: Boris Johnson (97.67%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/27/2010 04/05/2012

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Mayor Boris Johnson Mayor Ken Livingstone Jenny Jones Brian Paddick Siobhan Benita Lawrence Webb Carlos Cortiglia
PartyConservative Labour Green Liberal Democrats Independent UK Independence British National
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Uncertified Votes 1,054,811 (51.53%) 992,273 (48.47%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -62,538 (-3.05%) -1,054,811 (-51.53%) -1,054,811 (-51.53%) -1,054,811 (-51.53%) -1,054,811 (-51.53%) -1,054,811 (-51.53%)
Predict Avg.42.00% 43.00% 0.00% 5.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 0 971,931 (44.01%) 889,918 (40.30%) 98,913 (4.48%) 91,774 (4.16%) 83,914 (3.80%) 43,274 (1.96%) 28,751 (1.30%)  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 09/10/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2011 00/00/2011 00/00/2012 00/00/2011 00/00/2011
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MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.45%-- 38.27%-- 0.78%-- 3.83%-- -0.05%-- 0.37%-- 1.40%--
Savanta ComRes 
04/02/12-04/05/12
41.27% 4.0 35.85% 2.5 3.30% 0.9 5.54% 1.0 0.35% -- 1.18% 0.5 0.71% 0.1
YouGov 
03/12/12-03/15/12
49.00% 5.0 41.00% 5.0 1.00% -- 5.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% --
Savanta ComRes 
01/19/12-01/21/12
37.27% 6.7 38.40% 3.4 2.36% -- 4.50% -- 0.00% -- 0.68% -- 0.56% --
YouGov 
01/10/12-01/16/12
44.00% 4.0 46.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 7.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
06/07/11-06/09/11
48.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Savanta ComRes 
09/27/10-09/29/10
44.00% -- 35.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
REFS Servo
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IND Monsieur
Laf-W Craverguy
IndP 6921

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Crucial Chris Dowling (OMRLP)
Mar 14, 2012 -  00, 0001
Wolfgang Moneypenny (I)
 00, 2012 -  00, 0001
Femi Solola (I)
 00, 2011 -  00, 0001
Robin Tilbrook (ED)
Mar 04, 2012 -  00, 0001

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 19, 2012 06:30pm News Lord Sugar breaks Labour ranks to tweet 'don't vote for Ken Livingstone'  Article New Jerusalem 
Apr 18, 2012 08:00pm Online Tool Unlock Democracy / VoteMatch UK - London Mayoral Election Match Quiz  Article Ralphie 
Apr 14, 2012 01:40pm News London mayoral candidates compete for ‘the gay vote’  Article Craverguy 
Mar 04, 2012 10:00pm Hyperbole Boris Johnson Launches Plan For London, Calls Ken A Trotskyist  Article 411 Name Removed 
Aug 18, 2011 10:00pm Hyperbole Boris Johnson is Hitler, says Ken Livingstone   Article 411 Name Removed 

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