Boris wins

Yay. Boris Johnson has been re-elected Mayor of , beating the loathsome Ken Livingstone. This is despite a big backlash against the and . picked up almost 800 Council seats in a good night for them. The Independence Party also polled well.

The first round saw Boris get 44.9% and Livingstone 41.1%. After preferences were re-allocated it was 51.5% to 48.5%.

Ken Livingstone in his concession speech said that this result settles the next leadership contest for Party, and think he is right. When Cameron's time is up, Boris will have huge support to take the top job.

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