has today been elected as the
Conservative candidate for Mayor of London following a ballot of
the Conservative Party London membership.
beat and . The ballot was overseen and
administered by the ERS Group.
said: “It is a great honour to
be selected as the Conservative Party’s candidate for the 2020
London mayoral election. For someone who grew up in a council
house in one of the poorest parts of London, securing this
nomination is proof that our city truly is the place where
anything is possible.
“London has given me so much. It’s why I’ve spent my entire adult
life trying to repay its generosity, either through my twenty
plus years of youth work helping to steer children away from a
life of crime and towards work opportunities, or my current
involvement on the London Assembly, where I have done my best to
hold the current mayor to account.
“Local government is important work and our city is facing real
challenges. Violent crime is up. Gang crime is up. Knife crime is
up. Our transport system faces a £1bn hole in its operating
budget. New homes are not being built fast enough. After two and
a half years of , it is clear we cannot afford
more of the same. I look forward to meeting with Londoners in
every borough and continuing the conversation about how we can do
better to make sure London works for everyone.”
, Conservative Party Chairman
said:
“I’m delighted has been elected as our
candidate. He is passionate about London and has the ideas London
needs to continue to be the best capital city in the
world.
London is being let down by , who keeps breaking the promises
he made to Londoners on crime, housing and transport. I know
Shaun will hold him to account and outline his positive vision
for London.”
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Turnout was 47.8%
Breakdown of votes:
|
Candidate
|
First round vote
|
|
|
3,164 (43.2%)
|
|
|
2,591 (35.4%)
|
|
|
1,566 (21.4%)
|
No candidate received greater than 50% of the first round votes.
Therefore, a second round was required with the second choice
votes of redistributed to the
continuing candidates
|
Candidate
|
Second round votes
|
|
|
3,904
|
|
|
3,186
|
|
No second choice given
|
231
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