There’s a trite catchphrase in some elements of that “London is a Labour metropolis”.
At mayoral elections — of which there have solely been six earlier than this one — that’s probably not true.
Ken Livingstone gained the primary mayoral election in 2000 having stop Labour, with the Labour candidate crushed into third.
In 2008, Livingstone – now again within the Labour fold – was defeated on a far greater turnout by the Conservative, a sure Boris Johnson.
And most crucially, Khan didn’t win by an particularly convincing margin final time spherical, not less than within the first spherical (the election system used has since modified).
Khan’s vote was down a good bit on his first contest in 2016. Some attributed this to the election going down in a yr of actual Conservative energy, although it could even have proven political brittleness on Khan’s half.
Not a single particular person I’ve spoken to in both celebration thinks Corridor will win in the present day. If she does, they are going to be shocked. Not lengthy to attend now.
