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Archive: London Mayoral Election 2012
Local and mayoral elections as-it-happened part two
The second part of our story of the night
Local and mayoral elections as-it-happened
Boris clings on for four more years as Ken quits politics
Ken's state of the race speech in full
Boris clings on for four more years as Ken quits politics
Boris Johnson has seen off Labour hopes of a Ken Livingstone revival to triumph in the 2012 London mayoral race.
Tainted by association? Boris shrinks from Cameron's touch
Boris Johnson received an undesired endorsement from embattled prime minister David Cameron today, as Labour tried to paint the pair as "two Tory peas in a pod".
Profile: Lawrence Webb
The Ukip candidate is running on a policy platform he has no power to deliver... but that's not stopping him.
Comment: The Lib Dems must weather these mid-term blues
A year ago, May 5th 2011, was the grimmest of days for the Liberal Democrats. The party lost some 700 councillors, and, more cruelly still, a once-in-a-generation chance of electoral reform at Westminster with the rejection of the AV referendum. The question hovering over Thursday's set of elections is: is 2011 as bad as it gets for the party?
Profile: Jenny Jones
The Green candidate may seem harmless, but she has flashes of pit bull ferocity.
Profile: Siobhan Benita
The dark horse in the London mayoral race is secretly an establishment insider.
Boris Johnson's 'letter to London' in full
Read Boris Johnson's open letter to London ahead of the mayoral election in full on politics.co.uk.
Profile: Brian Paddick
Why does a candidate with such a fascinating life story appear so lifeless on the campaign trail?
Profile: Ken Livingstone
There are politicians with track records. And then there is Ken Livingstone.
Profile: Boris Johnson
Celebrity, philanderer, mayor: politics.co.uk's profile of one of the most fascinating figures in politics.
Boris and Ken in statistical dead heat as polls turn sour for Tories
Boris Johnson's lead over Ken Livingstone is slim enough for the Labour candidate to pull off a surprise victory on Thursday, a new poll suggests.
Labour MP: Voters 'responsible' for austerity if Boris stays
Voters will be responsible for austerity policies unless they vote against Boris Johnson this week, a Labour MP has claimed.
politics.co.uk podcast: On the campaign trail with Ken
We've been talking with Ken Livingstone as he seeks re-election to City Hall.
Poll puts Boris eight points ahead as Greens overtake Lib Dems
Boris Johnson will be re-elected mayor of London on the 3rd of May, according to the latest ComRess poll.
Comment: The case for more elected mayors
This is potentially one of the most significant changes to England's political landscape in many years.
Olive branch: Ken offers Oona a job
Ken Livingstone tried to patch things up with his Labour rival for mayoral candidate today with an offer of a job for Oona King if he wins the elections.
Interview: Ken Livingstone
politics.co.uk spends a morning with London mayoral hopeful Ken Livingstone on the campaign trail.
Comment: The next mayor should be demanding more for London
The campaign to be the next mayor of London has been boring. All four major political parties have selected the same candidates, and frankly none of them have a vision for London.
Poll: Boris and Ken now neck-and-neck
The race for mayor of London is now closer than ever, with new results putting Livingstone just two points behind Johnson.
Ken's state of the race speech in full
Read Ken Livingstone's speech on the final stages of the London Mayoral elections in full on politics.co.uk
Comment: Whoever wins, the next mayor must tackle child poverty
One in four children in London live in poverty, a stark figure that should be at the centre of the mayoral election campaigns.
Interview: Boris Johnson
Boris takes on hairdressers, a crepe suzette and a college full of student voters as he seeks re-election to City Hall.
Boris bikes 'killing cyclists'
'Boris bikes' prompted the most heated moments of Thursday evening's mayoral hustings, after the mayor was told his policy was "killing cyclists".
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