Mayor of London the winner hours earlier. Mr Sadiq Khan, a member of the Labour party, is the first Muslim to be elected Mayor of London. Incumbent Mayor Boris Johnson did not run for re-election for a third term in office, as he had been elected the Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party in Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2015 General Election. Most powers are derived from the Greater London Authority Act 1999, with additional functions coming from the Greater London Authority Act 2007, the Localism Act 2011 and Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. The main functions are: The
2018 Merton London Borough Council election this was the best ever election result for the Liberal Democrats in the borough. Paul Kohler, who achieved significant recognition after leading a legal campaign against the proposed closure of Wimbledon police station, was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Trinity. On 11 May 2018, it was announced that the council's cabinet would be reshuffled. Mary Curtin, a Labour councillor for Lower Morden, was voted in as the council's new mayor at the Annual Council Meeting on 23 May 2018. Notes References 2018 Merton London Borough Council election Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 3 May