Mayoral Election 2012

Results from London are expected on Friday 4 May.

Conservative Boris Johnson is declared Mayor of London

Election results overview Name Party Final total % Johnson CON 51.53% 1,054,811 51.53 Livingstone LAB 48.47% 992,273 48.47

Voting Details Name Party 1st Pref % 2nd Pref % Final Total Boris Johnson CON 971,931 44.01 82,880 44.74 1,054,811 Ken Livingstone LAB 889,918 40.30 102,355 55.26 992,273 Jenny Jones GRN 98,913 4.48 Brian Paddick LD 91,774 4.16 Siobhan Benita IND 83,914 3.80 Lawrence Webb UKIP 43,274 1.96 Carlos Cortiglia BNP 28,751 1.30 Counting Complete

Second preference votes are only used to elect the mayor if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. The top two candidates then receive the second preference votes from their eliminated opponents.

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