The 2008 Elections Previous publications on local government elections General Election of Greater London Councillors - 9 April 1964 London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1964 General Election of Greater London Councillors - 13 April 1967 London Borough Council Elections - 9 May 1968 Greater London Council Elections - 9 April 1970 London Borough Council Elections - 13 May 1971 Greater London Council Elections - 12 April 1973 London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 1974 Greater London Council Elections - 5 May 1977 London Borough Council Elections - 4 May 1978 Greater London Council Elections - 7 May 1981 London Borough Council Elections - 6 May 1982 London Borough Council Elections - 8 May 1986 Inner London Education Authority Direct Elections - 8 May 1986 London Borough Council Elections - 3 May 1990 London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994 London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 The 2004 London Elections London Borough Council Elections - 4 May 2006

Published 1964 to 1982 by the Greater London Council, 1986 by the London Residuary Body, 1990 to 1998 by the London Research Centre, and from 2002 by the . The London Elections 1 May 2008

Michael Minors Copyright: Greater London Authority November 2008 Published by: Greater London Authority City Hall The Queen’s Walk More London London SE1 2AA www.london.gov.uk enquiries 020 7983 4100 minicom 020 7983 4458

ISBN 978-1-84781-185-1

Acknowledgements: The author recognises the considerable contribution made by the kind help, advice and support given by many people at the GLA. Principal among those have been Anthony Mayer, John Bennett, Rob Lewis, Gareth Piggott, and Kelly Rump. Thanks are also due to Dennis Grenham who has kindly helped with proof-reading this publication. The report makes extensive use of the 2004 report - authors Michael Minors and Dennis Grenham. All maps in this publication are based on Ordnance Survey material with permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Offi ce and are © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. (Greater London Authority) (LA 100032379) (2008). Data from the elections for the and the were provided by the London Elects Team at City Hall. Electronic counting at the elections was undertaken by INDRA, on behalf of the Greater London Returning Offi cer. Further information on GLA elections can be found on the London Elects web site: www.londonelects.org.uk. Data for parliamentary and London borough general elections were taken from The London Borough Council Elections, 4 May 2006. The author would also like to acknowledge the following sources of the photographs used in this publication: City Hall Chamber - the cover: Kelly Rump; the Assembly Chamber - page 5: Hayley Madden; City Hall spiral ramp - pages 27, 121 and 153: Kelly Rump; City Hall - pages 35 and 129: Sarah Dyson; the ballot - pages 55 and 165: London Elects; ballot papers - pages 57, 73, 89 and 105: London Elects.

Page ii The 2008 London Elections GLA Data Management and Analysis Group Contents

page page Foreword iv Detailed tables 55 Introduction 1 Results – Assembly constituencies 57 Summary 2 Mayoral election – fi rst preference 58 Mayoral election – second preference 73 The results of the elections 5 Assembly election – constituency members 89 Election for Mayor of London 6 Assembly election – list members 105 Election for the London Assembly 10 Comparisons with recent elections 18 Statistics – Assembly constituencies 121 Elected Members 25 Turnout 123 Postal ballot papers 124 The election statistics 27 Rejected ballot papers 125 Turno