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About 31,000 properties without water in St Leonards and Hastings - as vulnerable woman 'has water stolen from doorstep' - Sky News

About 31,000 properties have been left without water in St Leonards and parts of Hastings after a mains pipe burst.

Southern Water said it "worked through the night" to try to fix the problem, which has left homes in the East Sussex towns without supplies since Thursday afternoon.

The company said it could take the whole weekend to fix but that it was "working as quickly as is safe to do so" and making "good progress".

Water is being delivered to vulnerable people and bottled water stations have been set up.

The three stations are at Asda and Tesco in St Leonards, and on Sea Road in Hastings.

However, Southern Water said it was trying to resolve "unforeseen issues" at the latter location on Saturday.

Labour MP candidate for Hastings & Rye, Helena Dollimore, said more than 50,000 people were in need of water as she urged the company to do more to resupply communities.

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About 31,000 properties have been affected by the burst mains. Pic: Southern Water
Image: The location of the burst pipe is said to be extremely tricky to access. Pic: Southern Water
Repair efforts have been complicated by the damaged pipe being amidst woodland. Pic: Southern Water
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Some schools and businesses, including the White Rock Theatre and Summerfields leisure centre, had to close on Friday due to the lack of water.

One person posted on X that her mother, who has mobility issues, had 12 bottles delivered but that six of them were stolen from her doorstep.

Another resident urged the water company to open a bottle station in the town centre "like we have been asking all day".

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A third local, posting on X, said: "Dear Southern Water - surely you have a responsibility to get water to people - not expect people to get to you.

"People without transport are unable to pick up in any quantity. Why not drop water at streets affected? Waiting in lengthy queues for water is not ok."

Some have praised the firm's response however, with one person on social media thanking it for the "brilliant service delivering to my disabled brother so promptly".

Southern Water said: "We're supplying more than 6,000 vulnerable customers who are on our priority service register in the affected area, and will investigate any issues where people who are on our list to receive water haven't."

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A fourth bottled water station had been scheduled to open on Saturday, but so far no details have been released.

A Southern Water spokesman said repairs had been been complicated by the location of the burst pipe.

It is in deep woodland near the A21, forcing the company to fell 50 trees to get access, Tim McMahon told BBC Radio 4.

"It is is by far the most difficult location I've ever seen," he said.

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Local election results: Tories suffer big losses as focus turns to London - The Independent

Sadiq Khan casts his vote in the London Mayoral election

Rishi Sunak suffered a terrible first day of council election results with the prime minister now nervously waiting on the result from the West Midlands and London mayoral contests.

In the capital, all eyes are on Sadiq Khan who is running an “extremely close” race with Tory candidate Susan Hall.

In local election results, of the 107 councils that held elections on Thursday, 102 had declared their full results on Friday night with the Conservatives losing more than 400 councillors, as the party lost control of 10 councils.

Election expert Sir John Curtice suggested the final outcome could be the party’s worst performance for 40 years.

Yet despite the disappointing results, plans of a coup have failed to materialise with one senior MP telling the Independent: “I think it is over. Rishi will lead us into the next election.”

A win for Tory Andy Street as mayor in the West Midlands could also help stop a leadership plot from rebel MPs.

State of play as of 8:10am

Total no of councils - Lab 48 +8 | Lib Dem: 12 + 2| Con: 5 -10 | Ind & Others: 1 | Greens: 0 | NOC: 36 (-1)

Councillors - Lab 1,026 (+173) | Lib Dem: 505 (+101) | Con: 479 (-448) | Ind & Others: 224 +92 | Green: 159 (+65)

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Voter turnout higher in Conservative voting London areas than Labour constituencies

Voter turnout at the 2024 London Mayoral Election was higher in Conservative voting areas than Labour constituencies.

The overall voter turnout this year was 40.5% – down 1.5% from the turnout in 2021. In areas where the Tories have previously won, the turnout is up 6,500 votes.

In areas where the Labour party has won, the turnout is down some 42,000 votes.

A small swing is required for Sadiq Khan to lose.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain4 May 2024 09:28
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The local elections are a triumph for Keir Starmer’s embrace of Blairism

Ben Houchen’s win as mayor of Tees Valley is notable not because the Tories are doing better than expected, but because his personal popularity is sufficient to withstand the national anti-Tory tide.

So let us give Keir Starmer the credit that is due for what are, overall, very good results for Labour. The Labour leader has been a lucky general, but we ought to recognise his skill in maximising his good fortune.

Read the full article from John Rentoul here:

Holly Evans4 May 2024 08:52
1714808237

Sunak has ‘very little to show’ after local election defeats

Local election results so far demonstrate Rishi Sunak has “very little to show” for his efforts to recover the Conservative brand following Liz Truss’s premiership, Sir John Curtice said.

The election expert told the BBC: “There is nothing in these results to suggest contrary to the opinion polls that the Conservatives are actually beginning to narrow the gap on Labour, and that so far at least, Rishi Sunak’s project which has tried to recover from the disaster – from the Conservatives’ point of view – of the Liz Truss fiscal event, that project has still got very little to show for it.

“That in a sense is the big takeaway.

“Now the Conservatives, as when all parties do badly in elections, they always want you to focus on the exception rather than the rule, and Tees Valley and probably the West Midlands are the exceptions not the rule.”

Holly Evans4 May 2024 08:37
1714807398

Why is Rishi shying away from a battle with Big Tech?

Eyebrows were raised. This was the prime minister, elected leader of the country, displaying fawning admiration for a US businessman. Of course, Musk was the world’s richest man at the time, in November 2023, and the tech multibillionaire was in the vanguard of global innovation. But even so, would others in Sunak’s position have behaved in the same way?

Read the full article here:

Why is Rishi shying away from a battle with Big Tech?

While the EU and US take action to stop digital behemoths cornering key markets, the UK is busy watering down vital new laws that would allow us to do the same, writes Chris Blackhurst. Will MPs show they have the stomach to protect consumers?

Holly Evans4 May 2024 08:23
1714806566

Whatever happened to the post-election Tory bloodbath?

It seems the hardline critics have repeated their Grand Old Duke of York act. They talk a good game, but then the great rebellion never materialises. This time it matters, because it was their last chance of ousting Sunak before the general election.

Read the full article from Andrew Grice here:

Whatever happened to the post-election Tory bloodbath?

If the Conservatives put in a poor showing at the local elections, we were promised that the knives would be out for Rishi Sunak. But it would take the resignation of a cabinet minister – and a few other factors – to kickstart a leadership challenge now, says Andrew Grice

Holly Evans4 May 2024 08:09
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Boris Johnson 'thanks' villagers for refusing to let him vote without ID

Boris Johnson has thanked three villagers who turned the former prime minister away from a polling station on Thursday for attempting to vote without a valid ID.

Writing for the Daily Mail, Mr Johnson said he attempted to use a copy of Prospect magazine as a form of identification, but was turned away by local electorate officials.

Mr Johnson wrote: “I want to pay a particular tribute to the three villagers who on Thursday rightly turned me away when I appeared in the polling station with nothing to prove my identity except the sleeve of my copy of Prospect magazine, on which my name and address had been printed.

“I showed it to them and they looked very dubious... within minutes I was back with my driving licence and voted Tory.”

The requirement to provide photo ID was introduced by Mr Johnson during his time in Downing Street as part of the Elections Act 2022.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 May 2024 08:00
1714805918

Plot to topple Sunak called off despite dire election results

Conservative MPs considering a move to topple Mr Sunak were holding their counsel until all the results were in, as a rumoured plot to remove the prime minister appears to have died down.

Speaking to The Independent, one former cabinet minister said they “cannot comment until I know what has happened in the West Midlands and London”.

Dame Andrea Jenkyns, a Boris Johnson supporter, already has her letter in to 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady asking for a vote but said: “MPs are just too paralysed to do anything.”

However, another senior MP who has been involved with plotters said: “I think it is over. Rishi will lead us into the next election. The results were bad but no worse than already accounted for.”

Rishi Sunak celebrating Lord Ben Houchen following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor (PA)
Rishi Sunak celebrating Lord Ben Houchen following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor (PA) (PA Wire)
Holly Evans4 May 2024 07:58
1714803906

What results to look out for today?

So far 102 of 107 councils in England have declared the results, with four due today and one tomorrow.

Results for Epping Forest, North Tyneside, Stroud, and Warrington will be announced before today evening.

The results of seven of the 11 mayoral contests (London, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire and Salford) will also be declared today.

Of the results for the 37 police and crime commissioner elections across England and Wales, eight will be declared today and two will be announced tomorrow.

Fourteen London constituencies will also be announced, along with the London-wide top-up list that will elect another 11 assembly members.

Holly Evans4 May 2024 07:25
1714802400

ICYMI: Rishi Sunak on the rack as ‘seismic’ local election results threaten Tory wipeout

Rishi Sunak’s position as leader of the Tories and Prime Minister is in the balance as voters delivered a damning verdict on his government in the crucial local elections yesterday.

With a general election just months away, Conservative MPs are privately discussing whether to force a vote of no confidence in their leader as the dire poll predictions appear to have been born out at the ballot box this week.

Full report:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 07:00
1714800600

London Mayoral Election 2024: When will the winner be announced?

Londoners went to the polls on Thursday, 2 May to elect a mayor and 25 London Assembly members.

The ballot boxes were moved from more than 3,600 polling stations across the capital, staffed by around 12,000 people, to 14 counting centres in the city overnight.

Full report:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 06:30

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Local election results: Tories suffer big losses as focus turns to London - The Independent

Sadiq Khan casts his vote in the London Mayoral election

Rishi Sunak suffered a terrible first day of council election results with the prime minister now nervously waiting on the result from the West Midlands mayoral contest.

Yet despite the disappointing results, plans of a coup have failed to materialise with one senior MP telling the Independent: “I think it is over. Rishi will lead us into the next election.”

Of the 107 councils that held elections on Thursday, 102 had declared their full results on Friday night with the Conservatives losing more than 400 councillors, as the party lost control of 10 councils.

Election expert Sir John Curtice suggested the final outcome could be the party’s worst performance for 40 years.

Lord Ben Houchen’s re-election on Teesside was a crumb of comfort for the Conservatives on a dreadful night, just months from a general election.

Attention now turns to the mayoral contests in London and the West Midlands, where a win for Tory Andy Street could help stop a leadership plot from rebel MPs.

State of play as of 8:10am

Total no of councils - Lab 48 +8 | Lib Dem: 12 + 2| Con: 5 -10 | Ind & Others: 1 | Greens: 0 | NOC: 36 (-1)

Councillors - Lab 1,026 (+173) | Lib Dem: 505 (+101) | Con: 479 (-448) | Ind & Others: 224 +92 | Green: 159 (+65)

1714809164

The local elections are a triumph for Keir Starmer’s embrace of Blairism

Ben Houchen’s win as mayor of Tees Valley is notable not because the Tories are doing better than expected, but because his personal popularity is sufficient to withstand the national anti-Tory tide.

So let us give Keir Starmer the credit that is due for what are, overall, very good results for Labour. The Labour leader has been a lucky general, but we ought to recognise his skill in maximising his good fortune.

Read the full article from John Rentoul here:

Holly Evans4 May 2024 08:52
1714808237

Sunak has ‘very little to show’ after local election defeats

Local election results so far demonstrate Rishi Sunak has “very little to show” for his efforts to recover the Conservative brand following Liz Truss’s premiership, Sir John Curtice said.

The election expert told the BBC: “There is nothing in these results to suggest contrary to the opinion polls that the Conservatives are actually beginning to narrow the gap on Labour, and that so far at least, Rishi Sunak’s project which has tried to recover from the disaster – from the Conservatives’ point of view – of the Liz Truss fiscal event, that project has still got very little to show for it.

“That in a sense is the big takeaway.

“Now the Conservatives, as when all parties do badly in elections, they always want you to focus on the exception rather than the rule, and Tees Valley and probably the West Midlands are the exceptions not the rule.”

Holly Evans4 May 2024 08:37
1714807398

Why is Rishi shying away from a battle with Big Tech?

Eyebrows were raised. This was the prime minister, elected leader of the country, displaying fawning admiration for a US businessman. Of course, Musk was the world’s richest man at the time, in November 2023, and the tech multibillionaire was in the vanguard of global innovation. But even so, would others in Sunak’s position have behaved in the same way?

Read the full article here:

Why is Rishi shying away from a battle with Big Tech?

While the EU and US take action to stop digital behemoths cornering key markets, the UK is busy watering down vital new laws that would allow us to do the same, writes Chris Blackhurst. Will MPs show they have the stomach to protect consumers?

Holly Evans4 May 2024 08:23
1714806566

Whatever happened to the post-election Tory bloodbath?

It seems the hardline critics have repeated their Grand Old Duke of York act. They talk a good game, but then the great rebellion never materialises. This time it matters, because it was their last chance of ousting Sunak before the general election.

Read the full article from Andrew Grice here:

Whatever happened to the post-election Tory bloodbath?

If the Conservatives put in a poor showing at the local elections, we were promised that the knives would be out for Rishi Sunak. But it would take the resignation of a cabinet minister – and a few other factors – to kickstart a leadership challenge now, says Andrew Grice

Holly Evans4 May 2024 08:09
1714806017

Boris Johnson 'thanks' villagers for refusing to let him vote without ID

Boris Johnson has thanked three villagers who turned the former prime minister away from a polling station on Thursday for attempting to vote without a valid ID.

Writing for the Daily Mail, Mr Johnson said he attempted to use a copy of Prospect magazine as a form of identification, but was turned away by local electorate officials.

Mr Johnson wrote: “I want to pay a particular tribute to the three villagers who on Thursday rightly turned me away when I appeared in the polling station with nothing to prove my identity except the sleeve of my copy of Prospect magazine, on which my name and address had been printed.

“I showed it to them and they looked very dubious... within minutes I was back with my driving licence and voted Tory.”

The requirement to provide photo ID was introduced by Mr Johnson during his time in Downing Street as part of the Elections Act 2022.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 May 2024 08:00
1714805918

Plot to topple Sunak called off despite dire election results

Conservative MPs considering a move to topple Mr Sunak were holding their counsel until all the results were in, as a rumoured plot to remove the prime minister appears to have died down.

Speaking to The Independent, one former cabinet minister said they “cannot comment until I know what has happened in the West Midlands and London”.

Dame Andrea Jenkyns, a Boris Johnson supporter, already has her letter in to 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady asking for a vote but said: “MPs are just too paralysed to do anything.”

However, another senior MP who has been involved with plotters said: “I think it is over. Rishi will lead us into the next election. The results were bad but no worse than already accounted for.”

Rishi Sunak celebrating Lord Ben Houchen following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor (PA)
Rishi Sunak celebrating Lord Ben Houchen following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor (PA) (PA Wire)
Holly Evans4 May 2024 07:58
1714803906

What results to look out for today?

So far 102 of 107 councils in England have declared the results, with four due today and one tomorrow.

Results for Epping Forest, North Tyneside, Stroud, and Warrington will be announced before today evening.

The results of seven of the 11 mayoral contests (London, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire and Salford) will also be declared today.

Of the results for the 37 police and crime commissioner elections across England and Wales, eight will be declared today and two will be announced tomorrow.

Fourteen London constituencies will also be announced, along with the London-wide top-up list that will elect another 11 assembly members.

Holly Evans4 May 2024 07:25
1714802400

ICYMI: Rishi Sunak on the rack as ‘seismic’ local election results threaten Tory wipeout

Rishi Sunak’s position as leader of the Tories and Prime Minister is in the balance as voters delivered a damning verdict on his government in the crucial local elections yesterday.

With a general election just months away, Conservative MPs are privately discussing whether to force a vote of no confidence in their leader as the dire poll predictions appear to have been born out at the ballot box this week.

Full report:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 07:00
1714800600

London Mayoral Election 2024: When will the winner be announced?

Londoners went to the polls on Thursday, 2 May to elect a mayor and 25 London Assembly members.

The ballot boxes were moved from more than 3,600 polling stations across the capital, staffed by around 12,000 people, to 14 counting centres in the city overnight.

Full report:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 06:30
1714798800

Local election results in full: Who has declared victory in council and mayoral ballots?

Millions of voters cast their ballots on Thursday to choose their preferred choice of councils and mayors, with the first results starting to trickle through in the small hours of Friday.

Below is a full list of councils declared so far:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 06:00

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Local election results: Tories suffer big losses as focus turns to London - The Independent

Sadiq Khan casts his vote in the London Mayoral election

Rishi Sunak suffered a terrible first day of council election results with the prime minister now nervously waiting on the result from the West Midlands mayoral contest.

Of the 107 councils that held elections on Thursday, 102 had declared their full results on Friday night with the Conservatives losing more than 400 councillors, as the party lost control of 10 councils.

Election expert Sir John Curtice suggested the final outcome could be the party’s worst performance for 40 years.

Mr Sunak was also hit by a loss in his “backyard” of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, where Labour mayor David Skaith was elected.

Lord Ben Houchen’s re-election on Teesside was a crumb of comfort for the Conservatives on a dreadful night, just months from a general election.

Attention now turns to the mayoral contests in London and the West Midlands, where a win for Tory Andy Street could help stop a leadership plot from rebel MPs.

State of play as at 11:10pm

Total no of councils - Lab 48 +8 | Lib Dem: 12 + 2| Con: 5 -10 | Ind & Others: 1 | Greens: 0 | NOC: 36 (-1)

Councillors - Lab 1,026 (+173) | Lib Dem: 505 (+101) | Con: 479 (-448) | Ind & Others: 224 +92 | Green: 159 (+65)

102 of 107 councils declared

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For Tories reeling from local election disaster, denial is the first stage of grief

Senior Conservatives are putting in their fingers in their ears and pretending that the dismal results simply don’t exist, writes Joe Murphy. But unfortunately for them, they do – and it won’t be long before reality comes knocking

Full report:

For the Tories, denial is only the first stage of grief

Senior Conservatives are putting in their fingers in their ears and pretending that the dismal results simply don’t exist, writes Joe Murphy. But unfortunately for them, they do – and it won’t be long before reality comes knocking

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 05:30
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Catastrophic Tory election results show the writing is on the wall for Sunak

As the prime minister himself dramatically put it the other day, they will need the biggest comeback in history to turn things around in the course of the next few months, writes Sean O’Grady

Full piece:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 05:00
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Labour leader hails election victory as ‘historic’

Keir Starmer hailed the Labour party’s victory in the York and North Yorkshire mayoral race yesterday as “truly historic”.

Labour won control of eight councils as it saw a net gain of 204 seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained 92 seats and the Greens 58.

Sir Keir said: “It is a historic victory – these are places where we would not have usually had a Labour Party success but we’ve been able to create that success and persuade people to vote for us.”

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 May 2024 04:45
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ICYMI: Former Conservative chair blasts ‘gutter politics’ of Tory London mayoral candidate Susan Hall

A former Tory cabinet minister has accused the Conservative mayoral candidate for London of “gutter politics” following her controversial campaign.

Full report:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 04:30
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Sunak pushes Tories to keep hopes up

Prime minister Rishi Sunak suggests there is still hope for the Tories despite already suffering bruising defeats in the final test of voters before a general election.

He wrote in the Telegraph newspaper: “Thursday’s results showed that voters are frustrated and wondering why they should vote. The fact Labour is not winning in places that they admit themselves they need for a majority, shows that Keir Starmer’s lack of plan and vision is hurting them.

“We Conservatives have everything to fight for - and we will because we are fighting for our values and our country’s future”.Mr Sunak pointed to his party’s recent commitment to hike defence spending, and measures to grasp migration as clear dividing lines with Labour.

The region, which covers Mr Sunak’s Richmond constituency, is somewhere Labour has historically struggled to compete in parliamentary elections.

Labour also won inaugural mayoral contests in the East Midlands and the North East, and gained nine police and crime commissioner posts from the Tories, including in Cumbria, Avon and Somerset, and Norfolk.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 May 2024 04:18
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Sadiq Khan faces anxious wait amid claims Susan Hall ‘has won’ London Mayor contest

Sadiq Khan faces an anxious wait to find out if he will be re-elected as London mayor amid fears about low turnout and anger over his flagship motoring policy and Labour’s stance on Gaza.

A Tory Westminster insider close to Susan Hall’s campaign has told The Independent that the contest is “extremely close” and Mr Khan’s rival “may have won” in what would be a stunning election shock.

Full report:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 04:00
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The local elections are a triumph for Keir Starmer’s embrace of Blairism

In just three years, the Labour leader has driven his party from the trough of failure to the sunlit uplands of the centre ground, writes John Rentoul.

Full piece here:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 03:30
1714788000

Reform UK: Who is the party biting at Tory heels in local elections?

Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are on course for one of their worst local elections defeats, with polling experts suggesting they are on track to lose some 500 council seats.

While Labour are benefiting most, the Tories have also been troubled by the ascendancy of Reform UK, which – with 17 per cent of the vote – were just 117 ballots away from snatching second place in South Blackpool, where Sir Keir Starmer’s party inflicted a crushing by-election defeat on the Tories.

Full report:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 03:00
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What would happen if Susan Hall actually wins? Tory candidate for London mayor’s key policies

Labour’s Sadiq Khan takes on Tory rival Susan Hall to win a third term as London mayor, with poll results prior to the actual vote unanimously suggesting he’d win comfortably.

But, nevertheless, as London waits for the count to begin on Saturday, several journalists at outlets including GB News and the Byline Times have reported anxieties within the Labour camp and, somewhat incredibly, confidence in Conservative HQ that the result will be tight enough for a historic upset.

Full report:

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 02:30
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How scared should the Tories be of Reform UK?

The local election results show that the impact of Reform UK on British politics is growing. Sean O’Grady looks at what its rise could mean for an already beleaguered Conservative Party.

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How scared should the Tories be of Reform UK?

The local election results show that the impact of Reform UK on British politics is growing. Sean O’Grady looks at what its rise could mean for an already beleaguered Conservative Party

Matt Mathers4 May 2024 02:00

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London mayor election: Voter turnout 40.5% - BBC.com

A woman leaves a polling station during local elections in London
Votes were verified on Friday and will be counted on Saturday

Voter turnout was 40.5% in the London mayoral election, down 1.5% overall from 2021, London Elects has announced.

On Thursday, Londoners chose between the 13 candidates for the mayor of London.

Labour's Sadiq Khan, the Conservatives' Susan Hall, Zoe Garbett, for the Green Party, and Liberal Democrat Rob Blackie are among those in the running.

Votes were verified on Friday and will be counted on Saturday.

On Thursday votes were also cast for a London Assembly constituency member and a London Assembly London-wide member.

The turnout for each constituency in the 2024 mayoral election was as follows:

Previously, voter turnout was 42% in 2021, 46% in 2016, 38% in 2012, 45% in 2008, 37% in 2004 and 34% in 2000.

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