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Labour s Sadiq Khan has won a second term as London s mayor, beating Conservative rival Shaun Bailey.
He won 55.2% of the popular vote, after entering a run-off with Mr Bailey when neither managed to secure a majority in the first round of voting.
The former MP became the first Muslim mayor of an EU capital city when he was first elected to the role in 2016.
The Green Party s Sian Berry came third, while the Liberal Democrats Luisa Porritt was fourth.
Sadiq Khan has extended his lead over Shaun Bailey as the election count enters its second day. Credit: PA/Newsquesr Sadiq Khan has extended his lead over Conservative rival Shaun Bailey as the Mayor of London election count enters its second day. Despite being an initially tight race for most of yesterday, the Labour candidate now has a five per cent lead over Mr Bailey. Of the seven London constituencies being counted today, five are held by Labour, which suggests that Mr Khan’s lead is likely to increase. As more constituencies are counted, Shaun Bailey’s share of first preference votes has fallen from a high of 38 per cent yesterday to 35 per cent currently, while Sadiq Khan is currently on 40 per cent.
Mayor of London election: What did the candidates say about the City of London?
City AM 06/05/2021 Damian Shepherd
Londoners are heading to the polls today to decide who their next mayor will be.
The pandemic has been particularly hard for the City, with workers, tourists and other visitors vanishing as lockdowns were imposed. Shops, restaurants, and pubs all had to pull their shutters down and offices emptied.
Let’s take a look at what the three frontrunners – Labour’s Sadiq Khan, Conservative’s Shaun Bailey and the Liberal Democrats’ Luisa Porritt, have had to say about the City during their campaigns.