London mayoral election, 2016 facts for kids

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London mayoral election, 2016

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Turnout	45.3%
Candidate Sadiq Khan Zac Goldsmith Party Labour Conservative Popular vote 1,310,143 994,614 Percentage 56.85% 43.15%
Mayor before election Boris Johnson Conservative Elected Mayor Sadiq Khan Labour

The London mayoral election, 2016 was held on 5 May 2016 to elect the next Mayor of London. It was the fifth London mayoral election. The sitting mayor of London Boris Johnson did not stand for re-election. The Conservative Party candidate was Zac Goldsmith and the Labour Party candidate was Sadiq Khan. In the election, Khan was elected mayor.

Candidates

• Conservative Party - Zac Goldsmith
• Labour Party - Sadiq Khan
• Liberal Democrats - Caroline Pidgeon
• Green party - Siân Berry
• UKIP - Peter Whittle
• Respect Party - George Galloway

Results

• Zack Goldsmith - 994,614
• Sadiq Khan - 1,310,143
• Caroline Pidgeon - 120,005
• Siân Berry - 150,673
• Peter Whittle - 94,373
• George Galloway- 37,007

The election election used the supplementary vote system, which is where the voters choose a first and a second choice of candidates. After two rounds Khan was elected as Mayor.

Images for kids

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  Result by electoral ward

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  The outgoing mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The 2016 mayoral election was the first in which the incumbent mayor did not stand for re-election.

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  Zac Goldsmith, Conservative candidate

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  Sadiq Khan, Labour candidate

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  Green Party candidate Siân Berry in 2005

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  Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat candidate

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  The BBC debate on 18 April between the five leading candidates was chaired by Andrew Neil

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  Transport costs on London's Underground system (pictured) were a key early issue in the campaign

See also

In Spanish: Elecciones a la alcaldía de Londres de 2016 para niños