Foreign relations of the Mayor of London Boris Johnson pledged to review overseas offices and currently only the Beijing and Brussels offices are operational. The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone signed city partnerships during his terms with: During his mayoralty, Boris Johnson signed partnership agreements with New York City, Paris and Tokyo. Foreign relations of the Mayor of London The foreign relations of the Mayor of London are carried out as part of his responsibility to promote Greater London's global links on behalf of the British capital. In addition to work done as part of the 2012 London Olympics, the Greater London Authority (GLA) estimates that 700,000
2016 London mayoral election Goldsmith stood as an independent candidate. On 1 December 2016, Goldsmith saw his 23,000 majority overturned in the by-election by Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats, who achieved a 30% swing. Goldsmith's loss put down to his stance in favour of Britain's exit from the European Union where his constituency voted to remain. At the 2017 General Election, Goldsmith regained his seat by overturning the 2,000 majority of Olney. 2016 London mayoral election The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect the Mayor of London, on the same day as the London Assembly election. It