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2008 Mayor of London & London Assembly election
Elections held 1st May 2008
The table below shows the results of the 2008 Mayor of London election. Elections were also held for the London Assembly and for 159 local councils in England and Wales.
| Party |
Name |
1st pref |
% |
2nd pref |
% |
Final |
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Conservative |
Boris Johnson |
1,043,761 |
42.48 |
124,977* |
10.49 |
1,168,738 |
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Labour |
Ken Livingstone |
893,877 |
36.38 |
135,089* |
12.34 |
1,028,966 |
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Lib Dem |
Brian Paddick |
236,685 |
9.63 |
641,412 |
26.11 |
878,097 |
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Green |
Siân Berry |
77,374 |
3.15 |
331,727 |
13.50 |
409,101 |
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BNP |
Richard Barnbrook |
69,710 |
2.84 |
128,609 |
5.23 |
198,319 |
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CPA |
Alan Craig |
39,249 |
1.6 |
80,140 |
3.26 |
119,389 |
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UKIP |
Gerard Batten |
22,422 |
0.91 |
113,651 |
4.63 |
136,073 |
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Left List |
Lindsey German |
16,796 |
0.68 |
35,057 |
1.43 |
51,853 |
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ED |
Matt O'Connor |
10,695 |
0.44 |
73,538 |
2.99 |
84,233 |
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Independent |
Winston McKenzie |
5,389 |
0.22 |
38,954 |
1.59 |
44,343 |
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* On papers where the 1st and 2nd choice votes are for the top two candidates, the 2nd choice votes are not counted
Electorate - 5,419,913
Voter turnout - 45.33%
Turnout change - +8.38%
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