London mayoral elections

The electoral system used for London mayor elections is first-past-the-post, where voters cast their vote for a candidate of their choice and the candidate who receives the most votes wins. Prior to the Elections Act 2022, elections were held using the supplementary vote system, where voters express a first and second choice of candidate. If no candidate received an absolute majority of first choice votes, all but the two leading candidates were eliminated, and the votes of those eliminated were redistributed according to their second choice votes to determine the winner. As with most elected posts in the United Kingdom, a candidate must pay a deposit to run in the election. The current deposit a candidate must pay is £10,000, which is returned if the candidate wins at least 5% of the votes cast (first preference votes before 2022). The winner is elected for a fixed term of four years; there are no restrictions on the number of terms a mayor may serve. Elections are held in May. ==Results==

Elections in the 2020s 2024 2021 Incumbent Labour mayor Sadiq Khan won re-election against Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey. Elections in the 2010s 2016 The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016. The incumbent mayor, Boris Johnson, did not run for re-election for a third term in office, as he was elected the member of parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2015 general election. 2012 The Conservative mayor Boris Johnson was elected to a second term in office, defeating former Labour mayor Ken Livingstone. Livingstone announced his retirement from politics in his concession speech. Elections in the 2000s 2008 The incumbent Labour mayor, Ken Livingstone was defeated by Conservative candidate Boris Johnson, who became London's second mayor. 2004 In June 2004, the second election was held. After being re-admitted to the Labour Party, Ken Livingstone was their official candidate. He won re-election after second preference votes were counted, with Steven Norris again coming second. 2000 The 2000 campaign was incident-filled. The eventual winner, Ken Livingstone, reneged on an earlier pledge not to run as an independent, after losing the Labour nomination to Frank Dobson. The Conservative Party candidate, Jeffrey Archer, was replaced by Steven Norris after Archer was charged with perjury. ==See also==