2016 London mayoral election

London mayoral election, 2016
5 May 2016
Turnout45.3% 7.2 pp
 
Candidate Sadiq Khan Zac Goldsmith
Party Labour Conservative
1st Round vote 1,148,716 909,755
Percentage 44.2% 35.0%
2nd Round vote 1,310,143 994,614
Percentage 56.8% 43.2%
Result of voting by London borough. Red boroughs are those with a plurality of (first-preference) votes for Sadiq Khan and blue are those with a plurality for Zac Goldsmith.
Mayor before election

Boris Johnson
Conservative

Elected Mayor

Sadiq Khan
Labour

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[1] and the Labour Party candidate was Sadiq Khan.[2] In the election, Khan was elected mayor.

Candidates

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Donovan, Tim (17 September 2015). "Tory London mayoral selection process 'chaotic compared to Labour'". BBC News. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Wintour, Patrick. "Sadiq Khan elected as Labour's candidate for mayor of Londo". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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