The full results for all candidates for London Mayor were: The minor party and independent candidates were as follows: The Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey now makes his speech. He also said he would make beauty an important planning criterion and build 100,000 shared ownership homes which people could buy a share in for 5,000. ", "London mayoral debate: Shaun Bailey savages Sadiq Khan over crime", "London mayor election 2021: Shaun Bailey pledges to cut crime 'in 100 days', "Nick Candy leads 1m drive to oust London mayor Sadiq Khan", "Green Party's Sian Berry unveils plan to make London the 'most trans-inclusive city in the world', "Green London mayor hopeful wants to see living wage raised to 14", "Sian Berry for Mayor 2021? BIG UP EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED AND BIG UP THE NDL #NikoForMayor. The results of the list-member elections and the mayoral election are expected later tonight. [14][15] His re-selection followed speculation that a figure from the left wing of his party could challenge him for the candidacy. On 13 March 2020, the government announced the election would be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [96] In April, Fox proposed six months of free bus and London Underground travel, saying that the increase in economic activity would pay for the cost of lost fares, which he said would be 500 million. In the clip, which he uploaded to Twitter and has been viewed more than 1.7 million times, he urges viewers to register to vote. Sadiq Khan: 1/50. www.shopndl.com. She also pledged to reduce violent crime in general and reopen closed police stations. Laying out his manifesto he said: "There is no greater leader in the country than me vote Niko for Mayor or London on May 6 or your breath stinks." The surge in support for Mr Omilana is the most unexpected development in a mayoral race and if were to secure five per cent of the first preference votes, he would see his 10,000 deposit . Niko Omilana, a YouTube star who makes prank videos and other comedy content, has hit 5% in a new London mayoral election poll - placing him just one point behind the Green Party and three points behind the Liberal Democrats. In April 2021, Niko announced that he would be running for London Mayor. London mayor election results 2021: When we'll know who won the mayoral vote - and who the candidates were Sadiq Khan is facing an anxious wait to discover whether he has been re-elected as . [126][127] The Guardian reported that more than twenty prospective candidates applied, mostly from local government. [99] His campaign was funded by the businessman Jeremy Hosking. "We must use this moment of national recovery to heal those divisions. [171][198] Drillminister, Mullins and McKenzie were all absent from the list of candidates nominated.[169]. Prior to the Elections Act 2022, elections were held using the supplementary vote system, where voters express a first and second choice of candidate, if no candidate receives an absolute majority of first choice votes, all but the two leading candidates are eliminated, and the votes of those eliminated redistributed according to their second choice votes to determine the winner. The BBC's polling expert Prof Sir John Curtice projects that Labour will remain the largest party on the London Assembly, with 11 seats once - gaining two from the list system. Meet the YouTubers who stood for mayor of London, The YouTubers who stood for mayor of London. "Vote Niko for mayor of London on May . First round of London Mayoral Election results so far. The Conservative mayor Boris Johnson was elected to a second term in office, defeating former Labour mayor Ken Livingstone. -Niko Omilana, 2021 The poll question included Sin Berry as the Green Party candidate, even though she had not been selected at that time. Once the bet is settled, get a 10 free fixed odds bet plus a 5 free Total Goals football spread bet and a 5 racing Winning Favourites spread bet. He is a member of the group Beta Squad. [63] He also promised to expand the availability of 4G on the London Underground. In the 2019 European Parliament elections, the Liberal Democrats came first in London. [79], In February 2021, Berry said she would focus on LGBT rights. In a field of 20 candidates they used their campaigns to create a series of YouTube videos, which they monetised using adverts. He says the city and the country are divided - "the scars of Brexit remain, a crude culture war is pushing us further apart," he adds. Running against Conservative candidate and main rival, Shaun Bailey, the results were closer than Labour had expected. [113] He has been fined and arrested during the campaign for breaches of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, including an arrest on suspicion of malicious communications and public nuisance over his distributing a leaflet comparing COVID-19 vaccination programme with the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. Serena Williams stepmom's debts continue to spiral amid crumbling home battle, 'Glaring error' left 'habitual liar' Alex Murdaugh 'boxed in' during trial, Alex Murdaugh jailed for life after disgraced lawyer guilty of murder, Murdaugh sentenced to LIFE in prison after being found guilty of double murder, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP. The Labour Party has won 11 seats on the assembly, one fewer than in 2016. [70][71] During a debate on 20 April, he said he would ban Quds Day marches in London. But the 50-year-old managed to beat the likes of Shaun Bailey, the Greens' co-leaderSian Berry, 45, and LuisaPorritt, 33, leader of the CamdenLib Dems to the punch. [123], Shaun Bailey was selected as the candidate of the Conservative Party in September 2018. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Incumbent Labour mayor Sadiq Khan won re-election . There has been a lively mood outside London's City Hall as the mayoral candidates gathered ahead of the results announcement. Two prominent YouTubers stood as candidates, both claiming that they successfully engaged young people in the election. London, UK. But after closely following Khan in the results, he confidently told the crowd: "it's no surprise to me that Londoners didn't write me off.". And with twenty candidates battling it out to get control of carving up the capitals eye-watering 19billion budget, this year's race proved a nail-biting finish. [120], The incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan, who announced in June 2018 that he would run for re-election,[121] became Labour's candidate after more than half of local parties and party affiliates in London voted to automatically reselect him. Omilana: 'The system is broken for young people' Video, 00:00:57Omilana: 'The system is broken for young people', At least 17 dead in Jakarta fuel storage depot fire. [110], Piers Corbyn, the candidate for the Let London Live party, told the BBC that he would "end lockdown on day one" if he were elected. [4] The incumbent mayor, Sadiq Khan, a member of the Labour Party, was elected in the 2016 election, when he defeated the Conservative candidate, Zac Goldsmith. . Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). [3] The change in election date will be ignored when calculating the four-yearly election cycle. [1] Mayors are typically elected for a period of four years, with no limit to the number of terms served. If any candidate had received more than 50% of the first preferences they would have won the election outright. Second-preference votes for both candidates will now be counted. For other inquiries, Contact Us. He amassed over 50,000 votes in the election, ranking as the highest independent candidate. The final result is expected this evening at the earliest (May 8) but could be delayed until tomorrow morning. Reid is the party's leader and has worked for all three previous mayors as a project worker in, If a candidate receives more than 50% of the first preference vote, that candidate wins, If no candidate receives more than 50% of first preference votes, the top two candidates proceed to a second round and all other candidates are eliminated, The first preference votes for the remaining two candidates stand in the final count, Voters' ballots whose first and second preference candidates have both been eliminated are discarded, Voters whose first preference candidates have been eliminated and whose second preference candidate is one of the top two have their second preference votes added to that candidate's count, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 09:22. [36] Stewart withdrew from the campaign in May 2020, saying the delay in the election meant it was impractical to sustain a campaign as an independent. 24 Year Olds. London mayor election LIVE: Latest results and scoreboard for Sadiq Khan and Shaun Bailey (Image: GETTY Images) . Actor and London mayoral candidate Laurence Fox was beaten in this week's election by YouTube prankster Niko Omilana, and the internet is now reminding him of other things which did better than his campaign to replace Sadiq Khan.. Fox, who founded the Reclaim Party, received just short of 2 percent of first preference votes with 47,634 cast in his favour, but Omilana - self-proclaimed . Green Party co-leader quits over trans rights row, The YouTubers who stood for mayor of London, Video caption: Why YouTubers stood for Mayor of London, The six key election takeaways in maps and charts, As it happened: Final results as election counting ends, Sadiq Khan wins second term as London mayor, Labour remains biggest party on London Assembly, Sadiq Khan 'humbled' by re-election as mayor. [109] Omilana was endorsed by fellow YouTubers Keemstar and KSI. The polls below were taken when the election was expected in May 2020. They do something similar in Bali called Nyepi or "Day of silence". We're still waiting for the London mayor result which BBC London's Political Editor Tim Donovan says will not arrive before 10pm now. [158][159], However, on 27 July 2020, Benita announced her withdrawal from the candidacy, saying she was unable to commit to another year of campaigning following the election's postponement to 2021 given the unpaid nature of the role. [163][39], Environmental campaigner Rosalind Readhead intended to stand,[193] but withdrew from the race 30 March 2021 to help stop the environmental vote being split. Video, 00:01:38, At least 17 dead in Jakarta fuel storage depot fire, Thanks, but no big speech, in Ken Bruce's sign off. [76] She promised to "gold plate" the green belt to prevent development, and instead plant new woodlands and increase food production on green belt land. The Conservative party won the remaining five constituencies. Serena Williams stepmom's debts continue to spiral amid crumbling home battle, 'Glaring error' left 'habitual liar' Alex Murdaugh 'boxed in' during trial, Alex Murdaugh jailed for life after disgraced lawyer guilty of murder, Murdaugh sentenced to LIFE in prison after being found guilty of double murder, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Londoners voted for the next London Mayor on "Super Thursday", May 6, Sadiq Khan received more than a million first preference votes, Shaun Bailey won 44.8 per cent of the vote and was Khan's biggest rival, Sadiq Khan will serve a three-year term as London mayor this time around, Bizarre moment London mayoral candidate Brian Rose drinks his own URINE before describing it as 'a little salty'. Home; I'm a voter; Election results; 2021; See results for other years. [161] A shortlist of two candidates was announced on 10 September: Luisa Porritt and Geeta Sidhu-Robb. [104] He said he had made substantial bets on himself "but not enough to move the markets.[105] In the run-up to the election, he was polling in the low single figures. [76], On crime, she said she would double the number of police officers assigned to each ward and investigate reopening thirty police stations. Video, 00:01:23, Watch: Matt Hancock message row in 83 seconds, Isabel Oakeshott: Why I leaked Hancock's messages. Mayoral Final Results 2021: 1.39MB, PDF. Niko Omilana Popularity . As with most elected posts in the United Kingdom, a candidate must pay a deposit to run in the election. She also said that she would reallocate money Khan had planned to use to fund more police on the street to 'establish a specialist squad within the Met to rebuild trust and get justice for women suffering violence, as part of a perpetrator strategy'. [14] Khan announced in early 2020 that part of his election platform would be to deliver a "green new deal for the city". Read our Elections 2021 live blog for the very latest updates. The Green Party won two assembly seats, as did UKIP. Video, 00:01:37Thanks, but no big speech, in Ken Bruce's sign off, Tear gas fired at Greece train crash protesters. These London-wide seats are worked out in a way that benefits parties that did not win constituency seats. He says it is better to build bridges rather than walls and promises to "build bridges between City Hall and the government". As no winner was found based on first-preference votes, the top two candidates enter a run-off, where their second preferences are added to their total vote. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. [73], The billionaire property developer Nick Candy led a fundraising campaign for Bailey. Born on March 4, 1998, he became popular for posting prank videos to his YouTube channel, which has 5.98 million subscribers. [76], On housing, he said he would start a Greater London Authority-owned company called Housing for London to build houses. [21], The Green Party chose Sin Berry as their candidate in February 2019. . I was looking at the 2016 Mayoral results, and Sadiq Khan won with 1.5mn votes, which tbf with JJ etc backing him isn't impossible. [13] Later that year, he received enough nominations from local party groups and trade unions affiliated to the Labour Party that he was automatically re-selected to be the party's candidate. He further said that he would explore options including a fund to allow councils to buy back former council houses, supporting a new factory for off-site construction, and starting a Greater London Authority-owned company to build affordable homes directly.