Mayoral results comparison for 2004/2008
|
Party |
Candidate 2008 |
Candidate 2004 |
1st choice votes 08 |
1st choice votes 08% |
1st choice votes 04 |
1st choice votes 04% |
1st choice % change |
|
British National Party
|
Richard Barnbrook
|
Julian Leppert
|
69,710
|
2.84%
|
58,405
|
3.04%
|
-0.20%
|
|
Christian Peoples Alliance and Christian Party
|
Alan Craig
|
Ram Gidoomal
|
39,249
|
1.60%
|
41,696
|
2.17%
|
-0.57%
|
|
Conservative Party
|
Boris Johnson
|
Steve Norris
|
1,043,761
|
42.48%
|
542,423
|
28.24%
|
14.24%
|
|
English Democrats
|
Matt O'Connor
|
**
|
10,695
|
0.44%
|
|
|
|
|
Green Party
|
Siân Berry
|
Darren Johnson
|
77,374
|
3.15%
|
57,331
|
2.99%
|
0.16%
|
|
Independent
|
|
Tammy Nagalingam
|
|
|
6,657
|
0.35%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Winston McKenzie
|
|
5,389
|
0.22%
|
|
|
|
|
Independent Working Class Association
|
*
|
Lorna Reid
|
|
|
9,542
|
0.50%
|
|
|
Left List
|
Lindsey German ***
|
**
|
16,796
|
0.68%
|
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Brian Paddick
|
Simon Hughes
|
236,685
|
9.63%
|
286,407
|
14.91%
|
-5.28%
|
|
Respect
|
*
|
Lindsey German
|
|
|
61,731
|
3.21%
|
|
|
The Labour Party
|
Ken Livingstone
|
Ken Livingstone
|
893,877
|
36.38%
|
685,541
|
35.70%
|
0.69%
|
|
UK Independence Party
|
Gerard Batten
|
Frank Maloney
|
22,422
|
0.91%
|
115,665
|
6.02%
|
-5.11%
|
- * Party did not put forward a candidate in 2008
- ** Party did not put forward a candidate in 2004
- *** Stood for Respect in 2004