Sadiq Khan secures historic third term as London mayor as all votes are declared
Sadiq Khan has won an historic third term as London mayor after the Labour candidate took a comfortable lead with votes declared from all 14 constituencies.
Mr Khan won nine of fourteen constituencies - the first to declare was 83,792 votes for Sadiq Khan in Greenwich and Lewisham while Conservative Susan Hall got 36,822 votes.
Mr Khan was also comfortably ahead in Merton and Wandsworth, West Central, North East, South West, Enfield & Haringey, City & East, Barnet & Camden and Lambeth & Southwark constituencies.
Conservative Susan Hall won Brent and Harrow, and Bexley and Bromley - each in outer London - a result which may have been influenced by the controversial expansion of the pollution charge, ULEZ.
She also won Ealing & Hillingdon with a slim majority as well as Croydon & Sutton and Havering & Redbridge.
The 14 constituencies are counting up votes for the Mayor of London as well as for 25 members of the London Assembly.
The official result is expected to be declared later today. The mayoral candidates have been told to arrive at City Hall for 4.30pm, officials say.
Labour leader Keir Starmer said he was confident Sadiq Khan could win a third term as Labour mayor of London, amid suggestions the contest with Tory challenger Susan Hall could be closer than expected.
Sir Keir Starmer said: "Sadiq Khan was absolutely the right candidate. He has got two terms of delivery behind him and I am confident that he has got another term of delivery in front of him."
Average London-wide voter turnout was 40.5% with total turnout of 2,495,621.
The turnout figures were enough to make Khan's campaign team nervous, although most political commentators expect him to be returned to City Hall for a historic third term.
Sadiq Khan needs to win a simple majority of ballots cast, as the rules for the mayoral race were changed to a first-past-the-post voting system.
Status of London mayoral election counts:
Barnet and Camden - COMPLETE - Sadiq Khan won 70,984 and Susan Hall won 57,465 votes
Bexley and Bromley - COMPLETE - Susan Hall won 111,216 votes and Sadiq Khan won 48,952 votes
Brent and Harrow - COMPLETE Susan Hall won 66,151 votes and Sadiq Khan 58,743 votes
City and East (Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Newham, Tower Hamlets) - COMPLETE - Sadiq Khan won 108,977 votes and Susan Hall 38,626 votes
Croydon and Sutton - COMPLETE - Susan Hall won 78,790 votes and Sadiq Khan won 59,482 votes
Ealing and Hillingdon - COMPLETE Susan Hall won 75,396 votes and Sadiq Khan won 73,257 votes
Enfield and Haringey - COMPLETE - Sadiq Khan won 82,725 votes and Susan Hall 41,389 votes
Greenwich and Lewisham - COMPLETE - Sadiq Khan won 83,792 votes and Susan Hall 36,822 votes
Havering and Redbridge - COMPLETE - Susan Hall won 82,859 votes Sadiq Khan won 50,780
Lambeth and Southwark - COMPLETE - Sadiq Khan won 106,861 and Susan Hall won 26,347 votes
Merton and Wandsworth - COMPLETE - Sadiq Khan won 84,725 votes and Susan Hall 50,976 votes
North East (Hackney, Islington, Waltham Forest) - COMPLETE - Sadiq Khan won 127,455 votes and Susan Hall 34,099 votes.
South West (Hounslow, Kingston Upon Thames, Richmond Upon Thames) - COMPLETE Sadiq Khan won 77,011 votes and Susan Hall 68,856 votes
West Central (Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster) - COMPLETE - Sadiq Khan won 54,481 votes and Susan Hall 43,405 votes
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