Labour’s City Hall incumbent is fighting for an historic third term
Sadiq Khan is on track to win the mayoral election in a landslide victory on May 2, according to a new poll. The survey of 1,019 Londoners by Survation for ITV revealed that the capital’s current leader holds 44 per cent of the vote, with his Conservative rival, Susan Hall, on 26 per cent.
This puts her eighteen percentage points behind. Both, however, are positioned more closely as regards approval ratings – Ms Hallon +5 per cent, and Mr Khan on +4 per cent.
In the poll, the Liberal Democrat candidate, Rob Blackie, the Green Party pick, Zoë Garbett, are level on 7 per cent, with Reform UK’s Howard Cox on 5 per cent.
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It comes after a Savanta poll for the Centre for London released last month gave Mr Khan a 24 point lead over his Tory rival. But the mayor has made it clear of late that he ‘does not believe’ the figures.
The mayor told MyLondon on March 25 that polls narrowed in 2021 when he took on Tory Lord Bailey for the city’s leadership. He added: “There was a sense of complacency – people were lulled into a false sense of security, who were Labour supporters.”
Mr Khan also mentioned that compulsory photo ID at polling stations and the first past the post voting system – instead of first and second preferences – could hamper his bid to be re-elected. Despite positive polling, the mayor reiterated his fears of a Tory victory.
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Asked if he could have given Ms Hall a key to victory by expanding theULEZinto Outer London, Mr Khan said: “I’m quite clear, it’s going to be a close contest. I think there’s a real possibility in Londoners waking up on May 3 with a hard-right Conservative mayor.”
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He added: “Londoners should understand there’s a real prospect that she could win.”
Read our exclusive sit-down interview with Sadiq Khan ahead of the London mayoral election here. Read our full chat with Susan Hall here.
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Who are the candidates running for Mayor of London?
- Femy Amin, Animal Welfare Party – People, Animals, Environment
- Count Binface, independent
- Rob Blackie, Liberal Democrats
- Natalie Campbell, independent
- Howard Cox, Reform UK – London Deserves Better
- Amy Gallagher, Social Democratic Party
- Zoë Garbett, The Green Party
- Tarun Ghulati, independent
- Susan Hall, The Conservative Party
- Sadiq Khan, Labour Party
- Andreas Michli, independent
- Brian Rose, London Real Party – Transform London
- Nick Scanlon, Britain First – No To Immigration
