Sadiq Khan Re-Elected as London Mayor

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Sadiq Khan Re-Elected as London Mayor

Labour’s Sadiq Khan was elected for his first term as the mayor of London in 2016, succeeding the Conservative Party’s Boris Johnson.

Sadiq Khan has been re-elected as the mayor of London on Saturday, with the Conservative Party’s Shaun Bailey coming in second place.

According to Sky News, Khan received 1,013,721 first preference votes compared to Bailey’s 893,051.

Khan took to Twitter to celebrate the victory, thanking those who gave him their votes and promising to leave “no stone unturned to get our city back on its feet”.

​Sky News reported that voter turnout was 42.2%.

This will be the second term for Labour’s Khan, who was first elected in May 2016. He became the first Muslim mayor, as well as the first ethnic minority mayor in London.

Sourse: sputniknews.com

Sadiq Khan Re-Elected as London Mayor

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