Labour bags 10 of 13 mayoral elections across England
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May 10, 2021
LONDON: Labour has dominated the mayoral elections, claiming 10 of the 13 posts being contested in cities and metropolitan regions across England.
The Tories have won two of the contests so far, and West Yorkshire, which will be electing a mayor for the first time this year, was yet to return a result.
Labour’s winners include Sadiq Khan, who described being re-elected for London as “the absolute honour of my life”, and pledged to “build a better and brighter future” for the city during his second term.
His battle with Conservative rival Shaun Bailey was much more closely fought than opinion polls suggested, and the pair faced an anxious wait in City Hall as second preferences were taken into account on Saturday night.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, a member of Britain s Labour Party, secured a second term in office on Saturday.
Khan received 55.2% of the vote once second preference votes were counted, beating his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey who got 44.8%. His winning margin was down slightly on last time.
Speaking after the results were announced, Khan said he would build bridges between the capital s diverse communities during his second term in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
He pledged to harness a spirit of unity and cooperation to lead London towards a better and brighter future over the next three years of his term.
Bristol Mayor election result: Marvin Rees re-elected
It is the second big win for Labour in the region today
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Marvin Rees has been re-elected Mayor of Bristol for a second term.
After two rounds of counting he beat Green Candidate Sandy Hore-Ruthven by 13,613 votes.
Mr Rees retained his position of city mayor for Labour as did London Mayor Sadiq Khan, but the party performed poorly elsewhere following Thursdays elecions, losing the Hartlepool parliamenetary by-election and many council seats.
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