London mayoral election 2024: Who’re the candidates?
S
adiq Khan is on the brink of battle for a 3rd time period as London mayor subsequent yr after being reselected as Labour’s candidate.
The Conservative Party’s contest to pick out a candidate for the race was thrown into the highlight final month when Daniel Korski stepped down from the occasion’s shortlist after TV producer Daisy Goodwin accused him of groping her 10 years in the past.
On Wednesday (July 19) Susan Hall was unveiled because the Tory candidate. She is a London Assembly member and former council chief, and defeated Moz Hossain KC, a criminal barrister and political novice, in the ballot of about 20,000 London Tory members.
The Lib Dems have additionally launched the names of their hopefuls trying to pip Khan to the publish, as has the Green Party.
Here are the candidates being put ahead by all the key events.
Labour Party
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
/ Jordan Pettitt / PA WireSadiq Khan has mentioned he needs to “send a message” to the Tories in looking for to change into the primary politician to carry the Mayor of London workplace for 3 phrases.
The incumbent has pointed to his environmental and council house-building insurance policies as achievements of his tenure. He shall be trying to construct on Labour’s robust lead in opinion metrics.
“[This is] an opportunity for Londoners to send a message to the Tories, not only for crashing the economy but for their anti-London approach,” Mr Khan mentioned.
Conservative Party
Tory candidate Susan Hall
/ Stefan RousseauPA WireSusan Hall is a London Assembly member and former council chief. She received with 57 per cent of the votes solid to 43 per cent for Mr Hossain. The exact variety of votes solid was not disclosed.
If she defeats Mr Khan subsequent May, Ms Hall would change into the primary girl to be mayor of London. She would even be the primary Tory candidate to win since Boris Johnson in 2012.
Upon profitable, Ms Hall vowed to “do whatever it takes to win” and acquired an enormous spherical of applause when she vowed to cease the Ulez growth “on day one” if she turns into mayor.
She mentioned: “Over the next 10 months I will expose Sadiq Khan for who he really is, and show London who we [Tories] really are. It isn’t about fame or glory for me or for us. I’m not interested in the perks of the job – I am focused on the job itself. I want to sort things, not pass the buck.”
Liberal Democrats
The occasion introduced its shortlist of candidates on July 13.
Rob Blackie, an anti-Brexit campaigner and adviser to startup know-how firms, and Chris French, a former Met Police officer and founding father of the LGBTQ+ discussion board Lambeth Links, are the 2 names who’ve been thrown into the ring.
Rob Blackie already has his slogan prepared: ‘Bolder with Blackie’ and he has vowed to “hold Mr Khan accountable for the Met’s failures to tackle violence against women” in addition to the Tories for the price of dwelling disaster.
Chris French says he’s an “adopted Londoner” and needs to marketing campaign for a “truly Liberal” capital.
Green Party
Hackney councillor Zoe Garbett stood in 2021 and can once more lead the Green Party on this election.
She tweeted in February: “I’m overjoyed to have been chosen to be @TheGreenParty candidate for London Mayor. Huge thank you to @LonGreenParty for your support & can’t wait to start the campaign.”
When is the London mayoral election?
The election shall be held on May 2, 2024, concurrently with elections to the London Assembly and native elections.
Mayoral elections are historically held each 4 years. However, voters final went to the polls in 2021 slightly than 2020 because the election was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
It would be the first time the election makes use of the first-past-the-post system. Previously it relied on the supplementary vote system.