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
Stephen Foster (Lord Mayor of London) Stephen Foster (Lord Mayor of London) Sir Stephen Foster (fl. 1454) was a fishmonger and later Lord Mayor of London. He was the son of Robert Foster of London, a stockfish merchant. Elected Sheriff of London in 1444, he became Lord Mayor of London in 1454, and served as the city's Member of Parliament in King Henry VI's 13th parliament. According to historian John Strype, Foster married a widow named Agnes, who enlarged Ludgate prison (where Foster had at one time been imprisoned for debt) and improved conditions for those incarcerated therein. Agnes and Stephen Foster appear as characters in