Lib Dems win South West GLA seat while Khan secures record third term as Mayor of London

By Cesar Medina

5th May 2024 | Local News

(Left to right) MP for Richmond Park, Sarah Olney, Richmond Councillor, Gareth Roberts and MP for Twickenham, Munira Wilson (credit: Sarah Olney).
(Left to right) MP for Richmond Park, Sarah Olney, Richmond Councillor, Gareth Roberts and MP for Twickenham, Munira Wilson (credit: Sarah Olney).

The 2024 London Elections has come to an end with Sadiq Khan staying on as Mayor for a record third term and Richmond Councillor, Gareth Roberts, joins the London Assembly as South West's representative.

The South West Constituency saw a total of 206,109 verified ballot papers on polling day (2 May) with a turn out of 45%.

Overall, the capital saw 41% of Londoners vote in this year's elections, with 2,484,432 verified votes.

Results for Mayor of London across the capital:

  • Femy Amin (Animal Welfare Party - People, Animals, Environment): 29,280
  • Count Binface (Count Binface for Mayor of London): 24,260
  • Rob Blackie (Liberal Democrat): 145,184
  • Natalie Denise Campbell (Independent): 47,815
  • Howard Cox (ReformUK – London Deserves Better): 78,865
  • Amy Gallagher (Social Democratic Party): 34,449
  • Zoë Garbett (The Green Party): 145,114
  • Tarun Ghulati (Independent): 24,702
  • Susan Mary Hall (The Conservative Party Candidate): 812,397
  • Sadiq Khan (Labour Party): 1,088,225 Elected
  • Andreas Christoffi Michli (Independent): 26,121
  • Brian Benedict Rose (London Real Party – Transform London): 7,501
  • Nick Britain Scanlon (First - No To Immigration): 20,519

South West results for Mayor of London:

  • Amin Femy (Animal Welfare Party - People, Animals, Environment): 2,640
  • Count Binface for Mayor of London (Independent): 2,304
  • Rob Blackie (Liberal Democrats): 25,579
  • Natalie Denise Campbell (Independent): 3,202
  • Howard Cox (ReformUK - London Deserves Better): 6,634
  • Amy Gallagher (Social Democratic Party): 2,771
  • Zoe Garbett (Green Party): 10,132
  • Turan Ghulati (Independent): 2,436
  • Susan Hall (Conservatives): 68,856
  • Sadiq Khan (Labour Party): 77,011
  • Andreas Christoffi Michli (Independent): 1,669
  • Brian Benedict Rose (London Real Party – Transform London): 528
  • Nick Scanlon (Britain First - No To Immigration): 1,600

As for South West's choice for Mayor of London, it was Labour candidate Sadiq Khan who edged out Tory rival Susan Hall with the majority of votes.

Results for the South West GLA constituency member:

  • Marcela Benedetti (Labour and Co-operative Party): 50,656
  • Steve Chilcott (ReformUK – London Deserves Better): 14,450
  • Abigail Dawn Hardy (Independent): 5,205
  • Ron Mushiso (Conservative Party Candidate): 49,981
  • Gareth David Roberts (Liberal Democrat): 66,675 Elected
  • Chas Warlow (Green Party): 17,696

For South West's Greater London Assembly (GLA) member, residents from the boroughs of Richmond, Kingston and Hounslow elected Richmond Liberal Democrat, Cllr Roberts, to represent them.

After winning he said: "I am now the duly elected representative for the South West Constituency on the London Assembly

"The first ever Assembly Constituency for the Lib Dems

"Thank you all those who voted for me

"And thank you to all the candidates who fought a decent, fair election."

Results for London-wide Assembly members:

  • Animal Welfare Party - People, Animals, Environment 41,303
  • Britain First 32,085
  • Christian Peoples Alliance 26,798
  • Communist Party of Britain 10,915
  • Conservatives 648,269
  • Heritage Party 4,431
  • Labour Party 951,056
  • Liberal Democrats 215,682
  • ReformUK – London Deserves Better 145,409
  • Rejoin EU 62,528
  • Social Democratic Party 23,021
  • The Green Party 286,746
  • Laurence Fox 13,795
  • Farah London - Independent 13,048
  • Gabe Romulado - Independent 1,601

The 11 elected candidates - in the order the seats were allocated - for London-wide Assembly member:

  • Sian Berry - The Green Party
  • Susan Hall - Conservative
  • Alex Wilson - Reform UK
  • Caroline Russell - The Green Party
  • Shaun Bailey - Conservatives
  • Emma Best - Conservatives
  • Hina Bokhari - Liberal Democrats
  • Zack Polanski - The Green Party
  • Andrew Boff - Conservatives
  • Elly Baker - Labour
  • Alessandro Georgiou - Conservatives

The 11 London-wide seats on the London Assembly were allocated to parties based on their London-wide share of the vote.

Only parties securing more than 5% of the vote qualified for a seat.

     

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