London Daily

Focus on the big picture.
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025

Sadiq Khan on watch as London results to trickle in

Sadiq Khan on watch as London results to trickle in

Sadiq Khan was on Friday watching for the first signs of whether he had secured a second term as mayor as counting began in the City Hall elections.

Seven of the 25 London Assembly seats are due to be declared on Friday evening, including three marginal constituencies that have previously switched between Labour and the Conservatives.

Rolling results: Shaun Bailey has taken an early lead

A live feed of results is being published on the London Elects website from 9am, giving a key indicator of share of vote and of turnout, which Mr Khan fears will be well below the record high of 46 per cent in 2016 that brought him to power.

His Tory rival Shaun Bailey took an early lead, due to the first results being from the Conservative strongholds of Bexley and Bromley and West Central.

The mayoral votes are counted at the same time as the assembly votes but the next mayor is not expected to be announced until Saturday evening at the earliest, with a Sunday morning declaration a possibility.


The first seven assembly seats due to declare today include Havering and Redbridge, which is held by the Tories on a 1,438 majority, making it the most marginal in the capital.

Others due today include Ealing and Hillingdon, held by Labour on a 15,933 majority but previously won by the Tories and including Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s parliamentary constituency, and Brent and Harrow, where Labour’s majority was 20,755 in 2016 but which has previously been held by the Tories.

The count, which is done electronically, with machines scanning the mayoral and two assembly ballot papers, is taking place at Olympia, Alexandra Palace and ExCeL. The victorious mayoral candidate will be unveiled at City Hall and will serve a three-year term.


More than one in five Londoners – a record total of 1,131,544 electors – applied for a postal vote. More than 5.99 million Londoners registered to vote – well below the expected 6.1 million.

This is thought to be due to people being discouraged from voting due to Covid, and because some EU citizens left the capital in the wake of Brexit.

By midday Thursday, there were reports that fewer than 12 per cent of people who voted in 2016 had made it to the polls, prompting Mr Khan to appeal to his supporters to encourage their friends to get out and vote.

Newsletter

Related Articles

0:00
0:00
Close
Reparations argument crushed
Rainmaker CEO Says Cloud Seeding Paused Before Deadly Texas Floods
A 92-year-old woman, who felt she doesn't belong in a nursing home, escaped the death-camp by climbing a gate nearly 8 ft tall
French Journalist Acquitted in Controversial Case Involving Brigitte Macron
Elon Musk’s xAI Targets $200 Billion Valuation in New Fundraising Round
Kraft Heinz Considers Splitting Off Grocery Division Amid Strategic Review
Trump Proposes Supplying Arms to Ukraine Through NATO Allies
EU Proposes New Tax on Large Companies to Boost Budget
Trump Imposes 35% Tariffs on Canadian Imports Amid Trade Tensions
Junior Doctors in the UK Prepare for Five-Day Strike Over Pay Disputes
US Opens First Rare Earth Mine in Over 70 Years in Wyoming
Kurdistan Workers Party Takes Symbolic Step Towards Peace in Northern Iraq
Bitcoin Reaches New Milestone of $116,000
Biden’s Doctor Pleads the Fifth to Avoid Self-Incrimination on President’s Medical Fitness
Grok Chatbot Faces International Backlash for Antisemitic Content
Severe Heatwave Claims 2,300 Lives Across Europe
NVIDIA Achieves Historic Milestone as First Company Valued at $4 Trillion
Declining Beer Consumption Signals Cultural Shift in Germany
Linda Yaccarino Steps Down as CEO of X After Two Years
US Imposes New Tariffs on Brazilian Exports Amid Political Tensions
Azerbaijan and Armenia are on the brink of a historic peace deal.
Emails Leaked: How Passenger Luggage Became a Side Income for Airport Workers
Polish MEP: “Dear Leftists - China is laughing at you, Russia is laughing, India is laughing”
BRICS Expands Membership with Indonesia and Ten New Partner Countries
Weinstein Victim’s Lawyer Says MeToo Movement Still Strong
U.S. Enacts Sweeping Tax and Spending Legislation Amid Trade Policy Shifts
Football Mourns as Diogo Jota and Brother André Silva Laid to Rest in Portugal
Labour Expected to Withdraw Support for Special Needs Funding Model
Leaked Audio Reveals Tory Aide Defending DEI Record
Elon Musk Founds a Party Following a Poll on X: "You Wanted It – You Got It!"
London Stock Exchange Faces Historic Low in Initial Public Offerings
A new online platform has emerged in the United Kingdom, specifically targeting Muslim men seeking virgin brides
Trump Celebrates Independence Day with B-2 Flyover and Signs Controversial Legislation
Boris Johnson Urges Conservatives to Ignore Farage
SNP Ordered to Update Single-Sex Space Guidance Within Days
Starmer Set to Reject Calls for Wealth Taxes
Stolen Century-Old Rolls-Royce Recovered After Hotel Theft
Macron Presses Starmer to Recognise Palestinian State
Labour Delayed Palestine Action Ban Over Riot Concerns
Swinney’s Tax Comments ‘Offensive to Scots’, Say Tories
High Street Retailers to Enforce Bans on Serial Shoplifters
Music Banned by Henry VIII to Be Performed After 500 Years
Steve Coogan Says Working Class Is Being ‘Ethnically Cleansed’
Home Office Admits Uncertainty Over Visa Overstayer Numbers
JD Vance Questions Mandelson Over Reform Party’s Rising Popularity
Macron to Receive Windsor Carriage Ride in Royal Gesture
Labour Accused of ‘Hammering’ Scots During First Year in Power
BBC Head of Music Stood Down Amid Bob Vylan Controversy
Corbyn Eyes Hard-Left Challenge to Starmer’s Leadership
London Tube Trains Suspended After Major Fire Erupts Nearby
×