Mayor of London 2008 election results
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.
Table: London Mayor 2008 election results
Party
Name
1st pref
%
2nd pref
%
Final
Conservative
Boris Johnson
1,043,761
42.48
124,977*
10.49
1,168,738
Labour
Ken Livingstone
893,877
36.38
135,089*
12.34
1,028,966
Lib Dem
Brian Paddick
236,685
9.63
641,412
26.11
878,097
Green
Siân Berry
77,374
3.15
331,727
13.50
409,101
BNP
Richard Barnbrook
69,710
2.84
128,609
5.23
198,319
CPA
Alan Craig
39,249
1.6
80,140
3.26
119,389
UKIP
Gerard Batten
22,422
0.91
113,651
4.63
136,073
Left List
Lindsey German
16,796
0.68
35,057
1.43
51,853
ED
Matt O'Connor
10,695
0.44
73,538
2.99
84,233
Independent
Winston McKenzie
5,389
0.22
38,954
1.59
44,343
* 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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