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| UK elections: Sadiq Khan 'has won' London mayoral race - live updates | UK elections: Sadiq Khan 'has won' London mayoral race - live updates |
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| 9.07pm BST | |
| 21:07 | |
| Still no word from City Hall as to when we will get the London mayoral announcement. | |
| The Evening Standard’s Pippa Crerar says Sadiq Khan has been getting some sleep. (Lucky man.) | |
| Word is Sadiq Khan has been taking a wee nap up on the 7th floor - he has a victory party to attend! | |
| Zac Goldsmith, meanwhile, has been billeted in Boris Johnson's 8th floor office, a painful reminder of what won't be his. | |
| 8.59pm BST | |
| 20:59 | |
| I’m afraid we have had to close comments on the blog. Sorry about that. It is because the volume of comments has been huge and we do not have enough moderating capacity on a Friday night to cope. | |
| 8.57pm BST | |
| 20:57 | |
| Steve Hilton says Goldsmith has brought 'nasty party' label back to Tory politics | |
| Steve Hilton, David Cameron’s former head of strategy, has told BBC Newsnight that the election of Sadiq Khan is “great news” and “a very positive and powerful message about London”. | |
| And he was scathing about Zac Goldsmith’s campaign, saying that Goldsmith was bringing the “nasty party” label back to Tory politics. Hilton played a major role, with Cameron, in trying to rid the party of that image before the 2010 election. | |
| Hilton told Newsnight: | |
| The overall impression I got from Zac’s campaign was a rather old-fashioned and frankly uninspiring campaign which I was really surprised about because Zac, who I know pretty well, is actually a really interesting, thoughtful, somewhat anti-establishment character in politics, and he’s got a very interesting set of views of different kinds on different issues, and it seemed to me that none of that was conveyed in his campaign which to be honest I found really weird. | |
| At the very least it’s rather careless to allow your campaign to be characterised in that way, and it’s rather amazing that of all people it’s Zac Goldsmith who ends up, if you like, bringing back the nasty party label to the Conservative party. | |
| I’m not in a position to judge whether it’s fair or not but I’ve been involved in campaigns and you have to be careful to make sure that what you say and do can’t be misrepresented in ways that are fundamentally unhelpful. Of course your opponents are going to say things you don’t agree with and try and distort what you do and so on, that’s part of a campaign. But I think the way this particular accusation has been allowed to stick, even if that’s unfair, shows that there was something there that at the very least was careless, and I think long-term could be pretty damaging. | |
| Updated | |
| at 9.09pm BST | |
| 8.45pm BST | |
| 20:45 | |
| This is from the BBC’s Susana Mendonca. | |
| Libdem @CarolinePidgeon team tells me "the LibDems have not gone away" in London. She's predicting 2 keep one assembly seat #LondonMayor2016 | |
| 8.43pm BST | 8.43pm BST |
| 20:43 | 20:43 |
| French prime minister Manuel Valls congratulates Khan | French prime minister Manuel Valls congratulates Khan |
| The French prime minister Manuel Valls congratulates Sadiq Khan on being elected mayor of London. Valls, of course, is a socialist. | The French prime minister Manuel Valls congratulates Sadiq Khan on being elected mayor of London. Valls, of course, is a socialist. |
| Congratulations @SadiqKhan on your outstanding victory in London. Looking forward to welcoming you in France. | Congratulations @SadiqKhan on your outstanding victory in London. Looking forward to welcoming you in France. |
| (I wish he had been elected mayor of London. Some of us are keen to get home.) | (I wish he had been elected mayor of London. Some of us are keen to get home.) |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.43pm BST | at 8.43pm BST |
| 8.35pm BST | 8.35pm BST |
| 20:35 | 20:35 |
| Henry McDonald | Henry McDonald |
| The DUP and Sinn Féin are still on course to be the largest parties. On 19 seats the DUP are well on their way to being the single biggest political force in the assembly while Sinn Féin have already elected 10 including the party’s national chairman Declan Kearney. | |
| But the shocks in individual constituencies have been seismic, particularly in West Belfast where it looks like Sinn Féin will lose a seat thanks to the amazing performance of People Before Profit candidate Gerry Carroll. He actually increased his 7,000 vote tally in West Belfast in the Westminster election last year to more than 8,000 and was elected thousands of votes ahead of the quota. In many ways the leftwing socialist candidate is the story of the election in Northern Ireland. | |
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| at 9.11pm BST | |
| 8.33pm BST | 8.33pm BST |
| 20:33 | 20:33 |
| Here’s my colleague Anushka Asthana’s take on the elections from earlier. | Here’s my colleague Anushka Asthana’s take on the elections from earlier. |
| 8.30pm BST | 8.30pm BST |
| 20:30 | 20:30 |
| Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson has paid tribute to Sadiq Khan. | Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson has paid tribute to Sadiq Khan. |
| They threw everything at him but @SadiqKhan's resilience and talent helped make history today. | They threw everything at him but @SadiqKhan's resilience and talent helped make history today. |
| 8.28pm BST | 8.28pm BST |
| 20:28 | 20:28 |
| Bristol's independent mayor George Ferguson says Labour on course to beat him | Bristol's independent mayor George Ferguson says Labour on course to beat him |
| Labour seems on course to win the Bristol mayoral election, the Press Association reports. | Labour seems on course to win the Bristol mayoral election, the Press Association reports. |
| The Labour Party may have won the Bristol mayoral election after the independent incumbent appeared to concede defeat. | The Labour Party may have won the Bristol mayoral election after the independent incumbent appeared to concede defeat. |
| Although the result will not be declared until Saturday, George Ferguson suggested he may not win against a groundswell of support for Labour’s Marvin Rees. | Although the result will not be declared until Saturday, George Ferguson suggested he may not win against a groundswell of support for Labour’s Marvin Rees. |
| Ferguson, who is well known for wearing red trousers, was first elected to be Bristol’s mayor four years ago - beating Mr Rees. | Ferguson, who is well known for wearing red trousers, was first elected to be Bristol’s mayor four years ago - beating Mr Rees. |
| But with Bristol’s first all-out council election and Labour’s candidate for the Avon and Somerset police and crime commissioner (PCC) achieving a very good second place, it suggests Rees may well have won the mayoralty. | But with Bristol’s first all-out council election and Labour’s candidate for the Avon and Somerset police and crime commissioner (PCC) achieving a very good second place, it suggests Rees may well have won the mayoralty. |
| Ferguson tweeted: “A big thanks to all who helped bristol-1st campaign. Without big party resources we’ve done our best for Bristol! | Ferguson tweeted: “A big thanks to all who helped bristol-1st campaign. Without big party resources we’ve done our best for Bristol! |
| What a wonderful day to relax between election and count! Whatever the result I'll be forever grateful for the opportunity to serve #Bristol | What a wonderful day to relax between election and count! Whatever the result I'll be forever grateful for the opportunity to serve #Bristol |
| Yes @callumcollins #Bristol PCC vote points to @BristolLabour Mayor. All-out Council election right thing but big challenge for Independent! | Yes @callumcollins #Bristol PCC vote points to @BristolLabour Mayor. All-out Council election right thing but big challenge for Independent! |
| Thanks @Secret_Bristol I'll always bat for #Bristol whether mayor or not. We're in far healthier place than in 2012! pic.twitter.com/4sJpkG9QgH | Thanks @Secret_Bristol I'll always bat for #Bristol whether mayor or not. We're in far healthier place than in 2012! pic.twitter.com/4sJpkG9QgH |
| 8.19pm BST | 8.19pm BST |
| 20:19 | 20:19 |
| According to the Sun’s Harry Cole, the Conservatives have made seven gains in police and crime commissioner elections. | According to the Sun’s Harry Cole, the Conservatives have made seven gains in police and crime commissioner elections. |
| At PCC level Tories have made 7 GAINS - Warwickshire, West Mercia, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Kent, Hampshire and Bedfordshire | At PCC level Tories have made 7 GAINS - Warwickshire, West Mercia, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Kent, Hampshire and Bedfordshire |
| 8.17pm BST | 8.17pm BST |
| 20:17 | 20:17 |
| This is from my colleague Dave Hill. | This is from my colleague Dave Hill. |
| Looks very much like Greens have retained their two London Assembly seats. #LondonMayor2016 | Looks very much like Greens have retained their two London Assembly seats. #LondonMayor2016 |
| Happy Greens. #LondonMayor2016 pic.twitter.com/yYMcu1p3pk | Happy Greens. #LondonMayor2016 pic.twitter.com/yYMcu1p3pk |
| 8.12pm BST | 8.12pm BST |
| 20:12 | 20:12 |
| Scott Redding tells me Calgary in Canada also has a Muslim mayor. | Scott Redding tells me Calgary in Canada also has a Muslim mayor. |
| @AndrewSparrow Calgary in Canada also has a very popular mayor who happens to be Muslim, Naheed Nenshi - https://t.co/VJamRnHu4b | @AndrewSparrow Calgary in Canada also has a very popular mayor who happens to be Muslim, Naheed Nenshi - https://t.co/VJamRnHu4b |
| 8.09pm BST | 8.09pm BST |
| 20:09 | 20:09 |
| Someone BTL was asking about the turnout figures for police and crime commissioner elections. I’ve been having a quick look at some of the figures and they are low - but comfortably higher than the average 15% turnout achieved when the first PCC elections took place in 2012. Those contests were in November, which partly explained why so few people voted. The government timed these elections to coincide with the council elections to improve turnout. | Someone BTL was asking about the turnout figures for police and crime commissioner elections. I’ve been having a quick look at some of the figures and they are low - but comfortably higher than the average 15% turnout achieved when the first PCC elections took place in 2012. Those contests were in November, which partly explained why so few people voted. The government timed these elections to coincide with the council elections to improve turnout. |
| Here are turnout figures for three of the contests, chosen at random. | Here are turnout figures for three of the contests, chosen at random. |
| Devon and Cornwall - 22% | Devon and Cornwall - 22% |
| Hampshire - 28% | Hampshire - 28% |
| Bedfordshire - 23% | Bedfordshire - 23% |
| 8.01pm BST | 8.01pm BST |
| 20:01 | 20:01 |
| Jo Cox and Neil Coyle were two of the Labour MPs who took to the airwaves overnight to express concern about Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. But they both nominated him in last year’s contest. In a joint Guardian article, they say they now regret that decision, and fear that poor leadership could keep the party out of power for a decade or more. | Jo Cox and Neil Coyle were two of the Labour MPs who took to the airwaves overnight to express concern about Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. But they both nominated him in last year’s contest. In a joint Guardian article, they say they now regret that decision, and fear that poor leadership could keep the party out of power for a decade or more. |
| When the voters tell us on the doorsteps that they can’t picture our leader in No 10 we have to listen. When our candidates in London and Wales ask the leader to stay away, we have a problem. When the revival we were promised in Scotland with Corbyn’s “new” politics proves to be a mirage, we have to ask what it has actually achieved. | When the voters tell us on the doorsteps that they can’t picture our leader in No 10 we have to listen. When our candidates in London and Wales ask the leader to stay away, we have a problem. When the revival we were promised in Scotland with Corbyn’s “new” politics proves to be a mirage, we have to ask what it has actually achieved. |
| 7.51pm BST | 7.51pm BST |
| 19:51 | 19:51 |
| This is from my colleague Dave Hill on the London turnout. | This is from my colleague Dave Hill on the London turnout. |
| If turnout settles at 45.6% or very similar it will be biggest yet for London mayor election. #LondonMayor2016 Big, nice surprise. | If turnout settles at 45.6% or very similar it will be biggest yet for London mayor election. #LondonMayor2016 Big, nice surprise. |
| 7.49pm BST | 7.49pm BST |
| 19:49 | 19:49 |
| The elections expert Stephen Fisher has posted a blog explaining in detail why it was that the SNP lost its majority in Scotland. He says “it does look like there was some anti-SNP tactical voting going on in some of the seats that the Tories and Lib Dems won.” | The elections expert Stephen Fisher has posted a blog explaining in detail why it was that the SNP lost its majority in Scotland. He says “it does look like there was some anti-SNP tactical voting going on in some of the seats that the Tories and Lib Dems won.” |