2012 London mayoral election
The 2012 London mayoral election was an election held on Thursday 3 May 2012, to elect the Mayor of London. It was held on the same day as the London Assembly election, and used a supplementary vote system.
Image: Boris Johnson 2014
Image: Ken Livingstone
Knitted characters of Johnson, Paddick, Livingstone and Jones
Cortiglia with members of the public
The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom.
Image: Ken Livingstone
Image: Boris Johnson (cropped)
Image: Sadiq Khan November 2016