2012 London mayoral election

London mayoral election August 2026 August 2026 2012 London mayoral election Mayoral no 38.1% 7.2 pp 2008 London mayoral election 2008 2016 London mayoral election 2016 3 May 2012 First Round Percentage Swing Second Round Percentage Swing File:Boris Johnson 2012.jpg Boris Johnson Conservative Party (UK) 971,931 44.0% 0.4pp 1,054,811 51.5% 1.7pp Ken Livingstone 2012 Rochester 3449c.JPG Ken Livingstone Labour Party (UK) 889,918 40.3% 2.9pp 992,273 48.5% 1.7pp London mayoral election by borough 2012 map.svg Result of voting by London borough. Blue boroughs are those with most votes for Boris Johnson and red those for Ken Livingstone Mayor Boris Johnson Conservative Party (UK) Boris Johnson Conservative Party (UK) The 2012 London mayoral election was an election held on Thursday 3 May 2012, to elect the Mayor of London. It was held on the same day as the London Assembly election, and used a supplementary vote system. Incumbent Tory mayor and future Prime Minister Boris Johnson won re-election to a second term as Mayor. Ken Livingstone, who had been Mayor between 2000 and 2008, was seeking a third, non-consecutive term as the Labour candidate. No other candidates received 5% of the vote (the threshold for retaining their deposit). This was the last time that London voted for a Conservative Party Mayor, and remains the last time to date that the Conservatives have won any London-wide election. Background At the 2008 mayoral election, Boris Johnson defeated incumbent mayor Ken Livingstone. Livingstone's defeat had been attributed to a loss of support amongst swing voters and voters in London's outer suburbs.Analysis: Cut and thrust to oust Boris The contest was also one of the 2008 local elections, which generally demonstrated poor results for Labour.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7380947.stm Johnson wins London mayoral race BBC News 3 May 2008 30 May 2011 Candidates and their selection processes Conservative Party Media reports alleged tension between Johnson and the national Conservative leadership as well as the Conservative-controlled central government. This might have led Johnson to seek a parliamentary seat to challenge these two entities rather than seek a second term as mayor.Hélène Mulholland https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/apr/14/david-cameron-boris-johnson-conservatives I expect Boris Johnson to stand for second term as London mayor, says David Cameron The Guardian 14 April 2010 30 May 2011https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mayor-johnson-denies-threats-not-to-run-again-2065552.html Mayor Johnson denies threats not to run again The Independent 30 August 2010 30 May 2011 London Eleanor Harding 31 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100831034937/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mayor-johnson-denies-threats-not-to-run-again-2065552.html dead However, on 10 September 2010, he announced his intention to stand for a second term.https://www.ft.com/content/f3a53faa-bcc0-11df-89ef-00144feab49a Johnson tipped to win second term Financial Times 10 September 2010 30 May 2011 At a re-selection meeting on 14 October 2010, he faced a period of questioning,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11256799 Mayor Boris Johnson to stand for re-election in 2012 BBC 10 September 2010 30 May 2011 before being unanimously adopted as the Conservatives' candidate.http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2010/10/boris-johnson-unanimously-re-selected-as-london-mayoral-candidate-for-2012.html Boris Johnson unanimously re-selected as London Mayoral candidate for 2012 Jonathan Isaby 14 October 2010 ConservativeHome 27 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101017232051/http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2010/10/boris-johnson-unanimously-re-selected-as-london-mayoral-candidate-for-2012.html 17 October 2010 dead Labour Party 2010 London Labour Party mayoral selection The Labour Party candidate for Mayor was elected by an electoral college composed half-and-half of the votes of Labour members in London and the votes of affiliated organisations. The ballot papers were issued around early September 2010, and the winner was announced on 24 September.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11148575 Labour members vote for London mayoral candidate BBC 1 September 2010 30 May 2011 Four people initially sought the nomination: Ken Livingstone, Oona King, Seton During and Emmanuel Okoro. Several Labour politicians such as Peter Mandelson, Tessa Jowell, Sadiq Khan, James Purnell, Lord Sugar, Alan Johnson, Tony McNulty and David Lammy were all touted as potential candidates, but none of these decided to stand. Ken Livingstone had announced his intention to regain the mayoralty in March 2009 and said at the time that he would stand as an independent if he failed to gain Labour's nomination, as he had done successfully in 2000.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7952207.stm Livingstone seeks return as mayor BBC News 19 March 2009 30 May 2011 Former MP and Channel 4 Diversity Officer Oona King announced her bid for the candidacy in May 2010.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10343953 Labour London mayor candidates announced BBC 18 June 2010 30 May 2011 Prior to the vote, Livingstone gained the support of the GMB and Unite trade unions, as well as the backing of the majority of Labour members in the London Assembly. The Economist wrote that he was "by some distance the favourite to win the candidacy".https://www.economist.com/britain/2010/09/09/the-undead-red Labour in London: The undead red The Economist 9 September 2010 30 May 2011 On 24 September 2010, the Labour Party announced that Livingstone had defeated King for the nomination by a wide margin, the former mayor gaining 68.8% of the total votes.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11403674 Ken Livingstone wins Labour nomination for London mayor BBC 24 September 2010 30 May 2011 Liberal Democrats Around the beginning of September 2010, the Liberal Democrats started accepting applications for their nominee.http://www.libdemvoice.org/team-london-selections-open-21003.html Team London: selections open Libdemvoice.org 5 September 2010 30 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083211/http://www.libdemvoice.org/team-london-selections-open-21003.html 16 July 2011 dead Lembit Öpik, Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire from 1997 until his defeated re-election bid in 2010, said in June 2010 that he would like to be their candidate.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11068569 Ex-MP Lembit Opik denies Labour defection plan BBC 24 August 2010 30 May 2011 Liberal Democrat councillor Duwayne Brooks, a friend of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence who was with him when he died, also put himself forward.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11386169 Stephen Lawrence friend may run for mayor of London BBC 21 September 2010 30 May 2011 Caroline Pidgeon, Floella Benjamin, Joanna Lumley, Brian Paddick and Susan Kramer were also seen as possible candidates July 2011. Jeremy Ambache, a former parliamentary candidate for Putney, also put his name down for selection for his party however he did not continue his campaign since he defected to Labour. On 15 October 2010, plans for selecting a candidate were deferred for twelve months.https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/libdem-failure-to-find-candidate-puts-party-out-of-mayoral-race-for-year-6525070.html Lib-Dem failure to find candidate puts party out of mayoral race for year The Standard (London newspaper) 30 May 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110103104656/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23888293-lib-dem-failure-to-find-candidate-puts-party-out-of-mayoral-race-for-year.do 3 January 2011 On 12 July 2011, the new shortlist of four candidates was announced. As a result of the announcement of the shortlist a High Court complaint was lodged by Patrick Streeter who was unsuccessful in being shortlisted. Subsequently, the High Court ruled the Liberal Democrats selection process fair and lawful.https://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/Comment/article415502.ece London Lib Dem Mayoral candidate "applied to High Court" over non-approval The Times 10 October 2010 24 November 2011February 2022 medicmedichttp://www.libdemvoice.org/patrick-streeter-21551.html London Lib Dem Mayoral candidate "applied to High Court" over non-approval Liberal Democrat Voice 11 October 2010 24 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405160137/http://www.libdemvoice.org/patrick-streeter-21551.html 5 April 2012 dead The result was declared after a ballot of party members on 2 September.London Mayoral candidate shortlist and revised timetable published https://web.archive.org/web/20120327015508/http://libdems4london.org.uk/en/article/2011/499762/london-mayoral-candidate-shortlist-and-revised-timetable-published 27 March 2012 , London Liberal Democrats, 12 July 2011 The four candidates were Öpik, Paddick, Brian Haley and Mike Tuffrey. Haley is a councillor in Haringey and was a member of the Labour Party until defecting in January 2010.Former senior Labour councillor Brian Haley bids to be London Mayor for Liberal Democrats https://web.archive.org/web/20110707030350/http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/topstories/9125264.Former_senior_Labour_councillor_bids_to_be_London_Mayor_for_Lib_Dems/ 7 July 2011 , by David Hardiman, Haringey Independent, 6 July 2011 Paddick was the party's candidate in 2008 and previously Deputy Assistant Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police. Tuffrey led the Liberal Democrat group on the London Assembly between 2006 and 2010. Liberal Democrat primary: 1st round Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Paddick 1,289 41.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Tuffrey 1,232 39.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Haley 316 10.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) Lembit Öpik 252 8.2% 3,089 Liberal Democrat primary: 2nd round, with change from 1st round Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Paddick 1,567 51.5 +9.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Tuffrey 1,476 48.5 +8.6% No 2nd preference"Non-transfers" is generic to the point of meaningless, but I don't see the original source. February 2018 46 – – 50 3.0 3,089 Green Party The Green Party announced its shortlist on 2 February 2011.https://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/jenny-jones-heads-list-of-green-2012-mayoral-hopefuls/201113855 Jenny Jones heads list of Green 2012 Mayoral hopefuls Mayorwatch.co.uk 2 February 2011 30 May 2011 London members chose Assembly member Jenny Jones, who won 67%https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12799249 BBC News Jenny Jones to run for London mayor in 2012 election 20 March 2011 of votes cast, over lecturer Shahrar Ali and writer Farid Bakht. Jenny Jones served as Deputy Mayor 2003–2004 during the first term of Ken Livingstone, when he was an independent Mayor. British National Party On 7 September 2011 the British National Party (BNP) announced London member Carlos Gerardo Cortiglia as its candidate, who is a press officer for the party. Cortiglia was born in Uruguay of Spanish and Italian ancestry and came to the United Kingdom in 1989.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17629854 BNP confounds expectations by fielding a Uruguayan national as its candidate for London mayor BBC 12 April 2012 16 April 2012 He has previously taken part in a televised abortion debate on RT (Russia Today) in his capacity as press officer and was a list candidate for the party in the assembly elections in 2004. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu_QhITDhmA Row over Abortion Ad Erupts LIVE on RT RT 7 September 2011http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/lonasscand.html Our Candidates List for the Greater London Assembly Elections. 10 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040603082351/http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/lonasscand.html 3 June 2004 He has worked for the BBC World Service and has been involved in several areas of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including television, radio and Internet via London Radio Service, British Satellite News, APTN and other media.http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/regional/carlos-london-british-national-party-mayoral-candidate-announced Carlos for London! British National Party mayoral candidate announced BNP.oRG.UK 7 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120201165221/http://bnp.org.uk/news/regional/carlos-london-british-national-party-mayoral-candidate-announced 1 February 2012 UK Independence Party On 2 June 2011, an email was sent to all UKIP members from the Executive chairman setting out a timetable for selection and requesting applications from possible candidates. The party held an online poll, the results of which influenced the final vote. The six candidates were David Coburn, Michael Corby, Michael McGough, Paul Oakley, Winston McKenzie and Lawrence Webb. On 5 September 2011, Webb was selected by London members as the UKIP candidate.http://www.indhome.com/londonmayor/?page_id=180 The Candidates | UKIP's Mayor for London Indhome.com 2 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110927051303/http://www.indhome.com/londonmayor/?page_id=180 27 September 2011 http://www.indhome.com/londonmayor/ UKIP's Mayor for London | The Party that lets you help pick the candidate Indhome.com 2 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110925144616/http://www.indhome.com/londonmayor/ 25 September 2011 However, he stood under the description "Fresh Choice for London" rather than under the party label.http://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/who-vote Who to Vote For London Elects 12 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120414205908/http://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/who-vote 14 April 2012 This, the New Statesman revealed, was because of an error by the party, which forgot to put its name on the nomination papers.http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/how-ukip-became-fresh-choice-london New Statesman George Eaton 4 May 2012 How UKIP became "Fresh Choice for London" UKIP primary UKIP Lawrence Webb Undisclosed 42% UKIP David Coburn Undisclosed 29% UKIP Mick McGough Undisclosed 7.4% UKIP Winston McKenzie Undisclosed 7.4% UKIP Michael Corby Undisclosed Undisclosed UKIP Paul Oakley Undisclosed Undisclosed Independent Ex-senior civil servant Siobhan Benita ran as an independent.Ross, Matt"Interview: Siobhan Benita https://web.archive.org/web/20120130035504/http://network.civilservicelive.com/pg/interviews/csw/read/632915/interview-siobhan-benita 30 January 2012 ", Civil Service World interview, 27 January 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012. Campaign Much of the campaign period was focused on the tax affairs of the main two candidates, Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone. The Livingstone campaign has been dogged by scandal over his tax affairs. Livingstone was accused of hypocrisy, having berated those who avoid tax while organising his own affairs in a manner that reduces his tax liabilities. It is claimed that he had his accountant arranged for his earnings from media work to be channelled into a private company to avoid the 50p top tax rate.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/london-mayor-election/9150576/Inquiry-as-Ken-Livingstone-saves-thousands-in-tax-bill.html Inquiry as Ken Livingstone saves thousands in tax bill The Daily Telegraph 17 March 2012 27 March 2012 London Andrew Gilligan Personal tensions between Livingstone and Johnson ran high, with Johnson cornering Livingstone in a lift and screaming, "You’re a fucking liar, you’re a fucking liar, you’re a fucking liar," after a radio interview in which Livingstone accused him of using similar arrangements.Swear waves: Bojo's sweary rant at 'liar' Ken at radio station, by Jason Beattie, Daily Mirror, 3 April 2012Boris and Ken in Lift Bust-up, by Simon Harris, ITV News, 3 April 2012 Polling showed that Livingstone was less popular than the Labour Party, while Johnson was more popular than the Conservatives. In March, a Yougov poll indicated that almost 1 in 3 Labour voters would not be voting for Livingstone (31%).https://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/vrobpzwo69/Copy%20of%20Results%20120315%20London%20Mayor.pdf Yougov poll 20 March Yougov 20 March 2012 30 March 2012 One website dedicated to Labour politics has highlighted this as a problem for his campaign saying: Unless Labour divert valuable campaign time and resources to addressing Ken Livingstone's negatives, then the doubts which are driving away ever more Labour supporters will simply not be addressed.https://labour-uncut.co.uk/2012/03/23/ken-livingstones-crumbling-labour-flank/ Ken Livingstone's Crumbling Labour Flank Labour Uncut 23 March 2012 30 March 2012 Some in the Labour Party were critical of Livingstone off the record, with one MP speaking anonymously suggesting that the internal contest to pick a mayoral candidate had been started far too early, thus no alternative candidates had experienced electoral teams ready."Labour already rues the day itlet Ken run for Mayor", by Jenni Russell, The Standard (London newspaper), 30 April 2012, p. 14 Labour peer Lord Sugar urged people not to vote for Livingstone, while two other Labour peers, Lord Desai and Lord Winston, have also been critical of Livingstone.Nicholas Cecil https://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/ken-livingstone-is-living-in-the-past-says-labour-peer-lord-desai-7706766.html Ken Livingstone is living in the past, says Labour peer Lord Desai – Mayor – News – Evening Standard 2 May 2012 The Standard (London newspaper) 4 May 2012 Livingstone's core proposal was for a significant cut in public transport fares, although his ability to fund this was questioned.FactChecK: Can Ken Livingstone deliver a 'fare deal' for London https://web.archive.org/web/20120401144329/http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/can-ken-livingstone-deliver-a-fare-deal-for-london/9186 1 April 2012 , Channel 4 News FactCheckPolly Curtis https://www.theguardian.com/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2012/apr/11/mayoral-elections-london Can London afford Ken Livingstone's plan to cut fares? The Guardian 11 April 2012 12 April 2012 Other candidates Jenny Jones launched her mayoral campaign as the Green Party candidate on 16 October 2011https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/wandsworthnews/9307123.Jenny_Jones_launches_London_mayoral_campaign/ Jenny Jones Jenny Jones launches London mayoral campaign yourlocalguardian.co.uk 16 October 2011 23 October 2011 with the release of a mini manifesto.http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1105852/Green%20Party%202012%20policies.pdfJanuary 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Benita's supporters complained at her exclusion from several debates.BBC accused of excluding independent from London mayoral contest coverage The GuardianSiobhan Benita has received far more coverage than she deserves The Scoop|Snipe UKIP candidate Lawrence Webb was listed as 'Fresh Choice for London' rather than as the UK Independence Party on the ballot paper, albeit with the UKIP logo, after they filled in nomination papers incorrectly.London Mayoral Election: UKIP Blames 'Error' For Their Party's Name Being Kept Off Ballot Papers, HuffPost, 4 May 2012 UKIP leader Nigel Farage was described as "furious" at this, saying it was a "cockup" which cost UKIP votes.Vote 2012: Elections in England, Wales and Scotland, BBC News, 4 May 2012 thumb|Cortiglia with members of the public BNP candidate Calos Cortiglia's core policies included free weekend travel on public transport and a minimum five-year prison term for knife crime.London election 2012: BNP wants free weekend travel, BBC News, 16 April 2012Carlos Cortiglia Blog https://web.archive.org/web/20120423183205/http://carloscortiglia.blogspot.co.uk/ 23 April 2012 His candidacy was marked by controversy over a 2003 interview, in which Cortiglia is quoted: Soy argentino oriental, o dicho de otro modo, uruguayo de nacimiento, y me siento muy ligado emocionalmente a la República Argentina. En 1982 me ofrecí como voluntario para ir a las Islas Malvinas. Todo nació de mi gran interés por la historia y por haber crecido nutrido por los ideales de lo que podría haber sido y finalmente no fue. Esto me llevó finalmente a involucrarme en la carrera periodística que, en definitiva, fue lo que me trajo al Reino Unido.El five o’clock tea y la nostalgia del asado https://web.archive.org/web/20160613211533/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/552379-el-five-o-clock-tea-y-la-nostalgia-del-asado 13 June 2016 , La Nación, 6 December 2003 That is, Cortiglia said that, feeling an emotional connection to Argentina, in 1982, he had volunteered to go to the Falkland Islands, which was interpreted as showing support for Argentina in the Falklands War.Diary: May's xxx-rated problem https://web.archive.org/web/20150509190039/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/diary/diary-mays-xxxrated-problem-2351481.html 9 May 2015 , The Independent, 9 September 2011 In 2011, Cortiglia labelled the erroneous suggestion that he had fought for ArgentinaBNP Picks Uruguayan Mayoral Candidate, Londonist, 8 September 2011 as "far left fabrication" and explained the quote in La Nación so: As a State employee and as a Uruguayan (not as a British citizen), I made a public pronouncement expressing the position of the Uruguayan government. If Argentina had suspected, at any point in time, that Uruguay would be siding with Britain or helping Britain, Uruguayan neutrality would have been compromised.British National Party mayoral candidate Carlos Cortiglia responds to media smears https://web.archive.org/web/20120201153124/http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/national/british-national-party-mayoral-candidate-carlos-cortiglia-responds-media-smears 1 February 2012 British National Party Cortiglia explained his reasons for joining the British National Party in a statement introducing his candidacy: I want to help preserve the freedoms, values and traditions that help make this a great country to live in. That's why I joined the British National Party twelve years ago. I wanted to pay back the country that has been so kind to me and my family. I wanted to work with others who felt the same way as me.Mayoral and GLA nominations accepted today https://web.archive.org/web/20120325172835/http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/national/mayoral-and-gla-nominations-accepted-today-fight 25 March 2012 Endorsements Individuals Ken Livingstone, Labour Polly Toynbee, journalist and writerhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/apr/30/vote-labour-thursday-cameron-posh Why we must vote Labour in Thursday's elections Polly Toynbee The Guardian 30 April 2012 Rabbi Danny Rich, chief executive of Liberal Judaism in the UKhttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/66873/labour-jews-still-critical-endorse-ken-livingstone-a-week-go https://web.archive.org/web/20120429161835/http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/66873/labour-jews-still-critical-endorse-ken-livingstone-a-week-go dead 29 April 2012 Labour Jews still critical but endorse Ken Livingstone with a week to go George Galloway, RESPECT politicianhttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/66689/galloway-im-openly-campaigning-ken-livingstone https://web.archive.org/web/20120423041219/http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/66689/galloway-im-openly-campaigning-ken-livingstone dead 23 April 2012 Galloway: I'm openly campaigning for Ken Livingstone Mehdi Hasan, political journalist, commentator and authorhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/apr/11/dont-want-boris-vote-ken If you don't want Boris, you have to vote for Ken Mehdi Hasan The Guardian 11 April 2012 Richard Rogershttps://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/ive-worked-for-ken-and-boris--im-backing-ken-7684359.html I've worked for Ken and Boris — I'm backing Ken Richard Rogers 27 April 2012 The Standard (London newspaper) Owen Jones, newspaper columnist, commentator and authorhttps://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/owen-jones-the-1-per-cent-have-an-interest-in-demonising-ken-livingstone-7640660.html Owen Jones: The 1 per cent have an interest in demonising Ken Owen Jones 12 April 2012 The Independent 31 October 2017 8 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200108114009/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/owen-jones-the-1-per-cent-have-an-interest-in-demonising-ken-livingstone-7640660.html dead Steve Richards, television presenter and newspaper columnisthttps://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/steve-richards/steve-richards-which-mayoral-candidate-will-improve-life-in-the-city-thats-all-london-need-ask-7707355.html Steve Richards: Which mayoral candidate will improve life in the city? Steve Richards 2 May 2012 The Independent 31 October 2017 4 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200104164706/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/steve-richards/steve-richards-which-mayoral-candidate-will-improve-life-in-the-city-thats-all-london-need-ask-7707355.html dead Boris Johnson, Conservative Dan Hodges, Labour member and newspaper columnisthttp://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100154291/ken-livingstone-is-right-its-him-or-boris-johnson-thats-why-im-voting-boris/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120501094352/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100154291/ken-livingstone-is-right-its-him-or-boris-johnson-thats-why-im-voting-boris/ dead 1 May 2012 Opinion The Telegraph 16 March 2016 Ivan Massow Newspapers Daily Mirror Labour Party (UK)https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ken-livingstones-the-best-man-for-london-814936 Ken Livingstone's the best man for London Daily Mirror 2 May 2012 2 May 2012 London The Guardian Labour Party (UK)https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/apr/30/mayoral-election-ken-livingstone-boris-johnson Ken Livingstone, flaws and all The Guardian 30 April 2012 2 May 2012 London The Sunday Telegraph Conservative Party (UK)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/9233713/Lessons-that-the-Tories-could-take-from-Boris.html Lessons that the Tories could take from Boris The Sunday Telegraph 29 April 2012 2 May 2012 London The Economist Conservative Party (UK)https://www.economist.com/leaders/2012/04/28/right-man-wrong-job More Boris The Economist 2 May 2012 2 May 2012 London Evening Standard Conservative Party (UK)https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/boris-johnson-the-right-choice-for-london-7697321.html Boris Johnson: The right choice for London The Standard (London newspaper) 30 April 2012 2 May 2012 London City AM Conservative Party (UK)http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/allister-heath/why-boris-johnson-far-the-best-choice-londoners Why Boris Johnson is by far the best choice for Londoners City AM 2 May 2012 7 May 2012 London Allister Heath 22 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120522090933/http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/allister-heath/why-boris-johnson-far-the-best-choice-londoners dead Second preference endorsements Under the supplementary vote system used in the election, the voters were invited to express a first and a second preference. Some mayoral candidates had explicitly recommended how their supporters should use their second preference. The membership of the London Green Party voted to recommend that their supporters rank Livingstone second; Jenny Jones had previously been Livingstone's deputy mayor in his first term. Johnson's campaign described Livingstone as planning a coalition with the Greens.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17533649 London mayor election: Greens urge vote for Livingstone as second preference BBC 28 March 2012 16 April 2012 Having initially recommended a second preference for independent candidate Benita, UKIP switched to urging a second preference for Johnson, criticising Benita as having "New Labour" leanings.London mayor election: UKIP urges Johnson second choice vote, BBC News, 13 April 2012 Paddick and the Liberal Democrats said they would not "patronise our supporters by telling them how to use their second preference." The BNP candidate, Cortiglia, had said he was giving his second preference vote to Livingstone.Livingstone quits debate over BNPJune 2024 medicmedic, Press Association Opinion polls In the run-up to the election, several polling organisations carried out public opinion polling in regard to voting intentions. Results of these polls are displayed below. The figures sometimes show extrapolations from the raw data contained in the pdf files, and in several cases the percentages are not directly referable to that data. ARPO, ICM, Ipsos MORI, Populus, TNS-BMRB (formerly TNS System Three) and YouGov are members of the British Polling Council, and abide by its disclosure rules. Graphical summaries 5 way polling thumb|700px|center|London opinion polling for the 2012 mayoral election (moving average is calculated from the last six polls)18em #0087DC solid 5px Johnson #DC241f solid 5px Livingstone #FAA61A solid 5px Paddick #00FF00 solid 5px Jones #70147A solid 5px Webb Johnson vs. Livingstone thumb|700px|center|London opinion polling for the 2012 mayoral election between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone (moving average is calculated from the last six polls)18em #0087DC solid 5px Johnson #DC241f solid 5px Livingstone 2012 Date Pollster Sample size First preference Final round white Johnson white Livingstone black Paddick white Jones Cortiglia Webb white Benita white Johnson white Livingstone 3 May Election results 2,208,475 44.0% 40.3% 4.2% 4.5% 1.3% 2.0% 3.8% 51.5% 48.5% 30 Apr – 3 May YouGov 2,119 43% 38% 7% 3% 1% 4% 4% 53% 47% 27–29 Apr YouGov 1,231 44% 41% 6% 3% 1% 3% 3% 52% 48% 27–29 Apr Populus https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113950/http://www.populus.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Times-May-2012.pdf 24 February 2018 1,500 46% 34% 5% 6% 1% 3% 5% 56% 44% 18–24 Apr Survation 1,443 42% 31% 10% 4% 4% 5% 3% 55% 45% 23–25 Apr ComRes https://web.archive.org/web/20201128030835/http://www.comresglobal.com/wp-content/themes/comres/poll/Evening_Standard_London_Mayoral_VI_Apr25th.pdf 28 November 2020 1,443 45% 36% 5% 6% 2% 2% 3% 53% 47% 20–22 Apr YouGov 1,138 43% 41% 8% 2% 1% 3% 3% 51% 49% 12–16 Apr TNS-BMRB https://web.archive.org/web/20160123144407/http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/sites/tns-bmrb/files/london-mayoral-polling-tablesolbpdf_1334836569.pdf 23 January 2016 1,008 45% 35% 11% 5% 1% 2% – 55% 45% 13–15 Apr YouGov 1,060 45% 40% 7% 2% 1% 3% 2% 53% 47% 2–5 Apr ComRes https://web.archive.org/web/20201127022014/http://www.comresglobal.com/wp-content/themes/comres/poll/London_poll_10th_Apr12_Data_tables.pdf 27 November 2020 1,003 46% 41% 6% 4% 1% 1% 0% 53% 47% 12–15 March YouGov 1,226 49% 41% 5% 1% 0% 1% – 53% 47% 7–10 Feb YouGov 1,106 46% 45% 6% 1% 1% 1% – 51% 49% 19–21 Jan ComRes https://web.archive.org/web/20201127175729/http://www.comresglobal.com/wp-content/themes/comres/poll/London_Poll_Jan12.pdf 27 November 2020 1,106 44% 46% 5% 3% 1% 1% – 48% 52% 10–16 Jan YouGov 1,349 44% 46% 7% – – – – 49% 51% 2011 Date Pollster Sample size First preference Final round white Johnson white Livingstone black Paddick Other white Johnson white Livingstone 27 Nov ComRes https://web.archive.org/web/20201128005833/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor-2012 28 November 2020 48% 40% 7% 4% 54% 46% 7–9 June YouGov 1,215 48% 41% 2%Asked as "Liberal Democrat candidate" 9% 54% 46% 17–21 Mar ComRes https://web.archive.org/web/20201105134423/http://www.comresglobal.com/wp-content/themes/comres/poll/LondonPoll_Results_Mar11.pdf 5 November 2020 1,003 43% 44% 6%Asked as "Liberal Democrat candidate (to be confirmed)" 7% 49% 51% Results : Mayor of London election 3 May 2012 http://www.londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/512 London Elects – Declared Results Greater London Authority 4 May 2012 17 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503084802/https://londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/512 3 May 2016 dead Conservative Party (UK) Boris Johnson 1054811 971931 44.0 82880 51.5% Labour Party (UK) Ken Livingstone 1054811 889918 40.3 102355 48.5% Green Party of England and Wales Jenny Jones 1054811 98913 4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Paddick 1054811 91774 4.2 Independent politician Siobhan Benita 1054811 83914 3.8 UK Independence Party Lawrence Webb 1054811 43274 2.0 British National Party Carlos Gerardo Cortiglia 1054811 28751 1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Maps thumb|center|Results by assembly constituency thumb|center|300px|Result by electoral ward The turnout was 38.1%, a decrease from 45.33% in the previous election.London mayor: Boris Johnson wins second term by tight margin BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17946742 5 May 2012 10 June 2012 Shortly before midnight on 4 May, Boris Johnson was declared the re-elected Mayor of London. References 30em External links London Elects homepage City Mayors guide to the race Category:London mayoral elections London mayoral Mayoral election Category:May 2012 in the United Kingdom Category:Boris Johnson Category:Ken Livingstone