The incumbent won 1,206,034 votes in both rounds, seeing off a challenge from Tory Shaun Bailey who won 977,601. He also beat a string of more bizarre candidates including Count Binface, who won 24,775 votes, and actor-turned-'free speech' campaigner Laurence Fox. Mr Khan took City Hall from the Tories in 2016 after defeating Tory Zac Goldsmith in the second round of votes. And in Scotland Labour notched up almost the same vote share as the Tories in overall constituency results, at 21%. The London result came as Labour headed into meltdown with Sir Keir's sacking of party chair Angela Rayner.

Source: Daily Mirror May 08, 2021 22:02 UTC