2012 London mayoral election 2012 London mayoral election The London mayoral election of 2012 was an election held on Thursday 3 May 2012, to elect the Mayor of London. It was won by the incumbent mayor Boris Johnson of the Conservative Party in second landslide victory. The election was held on the same day as the London Assembly election. Incumbent Conservative Boris Johnson was seeking re-election for a second term as Mayor. Ken Livingstone, who was Mayor between 2000 and 2008, was seeking a third, non-consecutive term as the Labour candidate. The turnout was 38.1%, a decrease from 45.33% in the previous election. Shortly
Mayor of London Greater London Authority Act 1999 in 2000 as part of the reforms. The Mayor is elected by the supplementary vote method for a fixed term of four years, with elections taking place in May. As with most elected posts in the United Kingdom, there is a deposit, in this case of £10,000, which is returnable on the candidate's winning at least 5% of the first-choice votes cast. The most recent London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016. The results were announced officially on 7 May at 00:30; British television news channel Sky News had announced Sadiq Khan as