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| − | The '''2016 London mayoral election''' | + | The '''2016 London mayoral election''' was held on 5 May 2016 and [[Sadiq Khan]] was elected to succeed [[Boris Johnson]] as Mayor of London. Twelve candidates contested the election: |
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| − | While many [[Tony Blair|Blairites]] | + | While many [[Tony Blair|Blairites]] joined the {{ccm}} in talking up the London mayoral, Scottish, Welsh and English local elections in May as the "big first test" for [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s leadership of the Labour Party,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35312371 "Tessa Jowell questions chances of a Corbyn government"]</ref> an early January 2016 poll gave [[Sadiq Khan]] a 10-point lead over [[Zac Goldsmith]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Sadiq Khan Winning Race To Be London Mayor: Poll|url=http://www.lbc.co.uk/sadiq-khan-winning-race-to-be-london-mayor-poll-122690|publisher=LBC|accessdate=12 January 2016}}</ref> with bookmakers and pundits all favouring a Khan victory.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=Dave|title=London mayor race: can Zac Goldsmith catch Sadiq Khan?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2016/jan/10/london-mayor-race-can-zac-goldsmith-catch-sadiq-khan|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=12 January 2016|date=10 January 2016}}</ref> |
In a desperate attempt to avoid defeat, Zac Goldsmith wrote in the ''Mail on Sunday'': | In a desperate attempt to avoid defeat, Zac Goldsmith wrote in the ''Mail on Sunday'': | ||
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To which, Sadiq Khan tweeted in response: | To which, Sadiq Khan tweeted in response: | ||
| − | :@ZacGoldsmith's campaign is getting more desperate and divisive by the day.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SadiqKhan/status/726779736228241409 "Zac Goldsmith's campaign is getting more desperate and divisive by the day"]</ref> | + | :@ZacGoldsmith's campaign is getting more desperate and divisive by the day.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SadiqKhan/status/726779736228241409 "Zac Goldsmith's campaign is getting more desperate and divisive by the day"]</ref> |
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| + | Sadiq Khan was sworn in as Mayor of London on 7 May 2016.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36232392 "Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London mayor"]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 7 May 2016
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| Date | 2016/05/05 |
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| Type | election |
| Description | The "big first test" for Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party |
The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016 and Sadiq Khan was elected to succeed Boris Johnson as Mayor of London. Twelve candidates contested the election:
- Siân Berry, Green Party
- David Furness, British National Party
- George Galloway, Respect Party
- Paul Golding, Britain First
- Zac Goldsmith, Conservative Party, MP for Richmond Park
- Lee Harris, CISTA
- Sadiq Khan, Labour Party, MP for Tooting
- Ankit Love, One Love
- Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrats
- Sophie Walker, Women's Equality Party
- Peter Whittle, UK Independence Party
- John (Janek) Zylinski, Independent
While many Blairites joined the commercially-controlled media in talking up the London mayoral, Scottish, Welsh and English local elections in May as the "big first test" for Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party,[1] an early January 2016 poll gave Sadiq Khan a 10-point lead over Zac Goldsmith,[2] with bookmakers and pundits all favouring a Khan victory.[3]
In a desperate attempt to avoid defeat, Zac Goldsmith wrote in the Mail on Sunday:
- “Are we really going to hand the world’s greatest city to a Labour Party that thinks terrorists are its friends?”[4]
To which, Sadiq Khan tweeted in response:
- @ZacGoldsmith's campaign is getting more desperate and divisive by the day.[5]
Sadiq Khan was sworn in as Mayor of London on 7 May 2016.[6]
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References
- ↑ "Tessa Jowell questions chances of a Corbyn government"
- ↑ "Sadiq Khan Winning Race To Be London Mayor: Poll". LBC. Retrieved 12 January 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Hill, Dave (10 January 2016). "London mayor race: can Zac Goldsmith catch Sadiq Khan?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Zac Goldsmith criticised by former Tory minister Baroness Warsi over Sadiq Khan 7/7 London terror bus image"
- ↑ "Zac Goldsmith's campaign is getting more desperate and divisive by the day"
- ↑ "Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London mayor"
