Sadiq Khan will lead a new look City Hall as the re-elected Mayor of London. Credit: PA/Newsquest
Last night, Sadiq Khan was re-elected as Mayor of London for the next three years following a two-day ballot counting process.
The Labour mayor beat his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey by a margin of more than 10 per cent, securing 55.2 per cent of the popular vote.
But the contest was much closer than initially predicted, with Mr Bailey increasing his party’s share of the vote by 1.6 per cent compared to the previous election.
Following the declaration of results, which came at around 11pm last night, Sadiq Khan said that he was “humbled” to be re-elected as Mayor of London and promised to “strain every sinew to help build a better and brighter future for London”.