Sadiq Khan, the current mayor of London, has secured his re-election in office after winning the by-elections held last Thursday in several towns in England and Wales. With 43.7 percent support, Khan defeated his rival from the Conservative Party, Susan Hall. Khan received 1,088,225 votes, compared to Hall’s 811,518. He was also well ahead of other candidates such as Rob Blackie (Liberal Democratic Party), Zoë Garbett (Green Party), and Howard Cox (Reform United Kingdom, former Brexit Party).
The voter turnout for this election was 40.5 percent, allowing Khan to secure a historic third term at the helm of the London City Council. The results from the two remaining districts of London have also been made official, confirming the Labour Party’s victory in this election. The Liberal Democratic Party, which is ranked as the third or fourth political party in recent years, had the second-highest number of elected councilors, ahead of the Conservative Party.
According to official partial results, Labour has secured 1069 council seats and 49 city councils while the Liberal Democratic party got 519 council seats and 12 city councils and Conservative Party got 498 council seats and six city councils. Green party and other independent formations have also obtained council seats with only three town councils yet to announce their results.
Labour has also won in other areas like West Midlands where Richar Parker defeated outgoing conservative Andy Street. In Greater Manchester incumbent president Andy Burnham has secured a third consecutive term in office. These elections have been seen as a warning for Conservative MPs signaling a potential shift in power before general election
