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Election 2008 special
Friday, 02 May 2008 05:00
Election 2008 special
Friday, 02 May 2008 05:00
Livingstone, Johnson and Paddick seek the London mayoralty
The Conservatives were the big winners across England and Wales in May 1st's local elections.
Henley by-election could be next
Labour could face another by-election test in the coming weeks if reports that Boris Johnson is planning to quit the Commons are confirmed.
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Johnson says crime has become "scourge" of London
London mayoral elect Boris Johnson says a fightback against the "scourge" of crime will be his priority at City Hall.
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Livingstone accepts responsibility for defeat
Ken Livingstone has apologised to Londoners after Boris Johnson defeated him in the London mayoral elections.
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GLA seat win for BNP's Barnbrook
Richard Barnbrook has won a seat on the Greater London Assembly after the British national party earned more than five per cent of the public vote.
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Boris Johnson is new London mayor
Labour trounced in local elections
Morning's results worsen Labour losses
Clegg claims Lib Dems have done "exceptionally well"
Cameron: No complacency from Tories
'Bad but no disaster', Labour claims
"Bellwether" Oldham sees Tories push on
Welsh Labour in "meltdown", Tories say
More Labour losses in Wales
Norwich sees strong Green showing
Tories doing "very well", Cameron claims
First Welsh loss for Labour in Merthyr Tydfil
Stay-at-home Labour voters play into BNP hands
Tory-Lib Dem alliance holds firm in Birmingham
Election results
London election 2008 results
Boris Johnson has won the race to be London's next mayor.
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Local election 2008 results
The final results of the 2008 local elections across England and Wales.
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Candidates
Candidates for London elections
The list of candidates for the London Assembly, Constituency Assembly and Mayoral elections have been released and are now available here.
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Features
Voter apathy could drive BNP victory
The 2008 London elections have emerged as a key prize for the British National Party, with the far-right party hoping to gain power on the Greater London Authority.
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Boris v Ken or Brown v Cameron?
More than any other recent election, the race to be London mayor has become a personality contest.
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Election info
Local elections 2008
A summary of May 1st's local elections across England's 152 councils and Wales' 22 unitary authorities.
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How to vote
Obvious though it might seem before you can vote in the local elections on May 1st you must ensure you are registered to vote.
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Policies
Policies
Unsure what the main party candidates in the London mayoral election stand for? politics.co.uk offers you its handy little summary of each candidate's policies so far.
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In my borough
Boris claims Routemaster affordable via bus-by-bus phase-in
Boris Johnson believes bringing back the Routemaster bus could be made cost-effective if London's bendy buses are phased out rather than replaced in one go.
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Boris denies 'gagging' no-show
Boris Johnson's campaign team have disputed claims the Conservative MP is being kept away from voters to avoid making any fresh gaffs in the final run-up to May's election.
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