London mayor election 2021 results: Who won?
Updated: 9 May 2021, 18:12
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THE London mayoral election had the city on a knife-edge awaiting the results after flocking to polling stations on Thursday, May 6.
And with twenty candidates battling it out to get control of carving up the capital’s eye-watering £19billion budget, this year s race proved a nail-biting finish.
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Who won the London Mayor elections 2021?
He earned 55.2% of the popular vote - despite early results indicating that his support has been lower than anticipated.
Khan beat his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey, 49, after the pair entered a run-off when neither managed to secure a majority in the first round of voting.
London s mayoral candidates have been out casting their votes at polling stations this morning, in an election Sadiq Khan is being tipped to comfortably win.
The Labour candidate is widely expected to retain the keys to City Hall, though his lead over Conservative rival Shaun Bailey has shrunk in recent days amid fears about the capital s crime crisis.
Mr Khan, along with wife Saadiya and their dog Luna, were spotted bright and early at their polling station at St Albans Church in south London, ready to put their crosses in the box.
His main rival, Tory Mr Bailey, was also out with wife Ellie at Drapers Pyrgo Priory School in Romford, as he hopes to cause an upset.
When and what time is London Mayor 2021 election result due?
Londoners will have their say on who should be the capital s mayor
11:52, 6 MAY 2021
The London Mayoral election takes place on Thursday (Image: PA)
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Sadiq Khan is running for re-election as London mayor
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After a year s delay, the London mayoral election is set to take place this Thursday, May 6.
Labour candidate Sadiq Khan is currently running for re-election, with a strong lead in the polls of 63 per cent in the second round of polls as of May 3, compared with his Conservative opposition Shaun Bailey, who currently sits at 37 per cent.
The delay was a result of the passing of the emergency Coronavirus Act 2020, which postponed local elections across England, meaning the current mayor Sadiq Khan served an additional 12 months.
This year there are a record-breaking 20 candidates standing in the London mayoral election, with six million people registered to vote.