Sadiq Khan has won the London mayoralty for Labour despite a late Tory surge in the capital. Khan clinched a second term at City Hall after winning 45% to challenger Shaun Bailey’s 35%. The London mayor’s win followed more comprehensive metro mayoral victories for Andy Burnham in greater Manchester and Steve Rotheram in Liverpool. In the end, Khan held off the Tory surge and Labour performed even better in London Assembly seats. Among the minority party candidates, YouTuber independent Niko Omilana (49,628 votes) came in 5th place, beating the Reclaim Party’s Laurence Fox (47,634).

Source: Huffington Post May 08, 2021 22:04 UTC