Sadiq Khan has won an historic third term in City Hall as he secured a resounding victory in the London mayoral election.
The Labour incumbent outscored his main rival, Conservative Susan Hall, in nine of the 14 constituencies that declared their results on Saturday.
Mr Khan secured 1,088,225 votes to 812,397 for Ms Hall - some 275,828 more.
Ms Hall outpolled Mr Khan in Bexley and Bromley, Havering and Redbridge, Croydon and Sutton, Ealing and Hillingdon and her home turf of Brent and Harrow.
But Mr Khan made key gains in West Central and South West, outpolling the Conservatives in areas he had come second three years ago.
In his victory speech, Mr Khan said he was “beyond humbled” to serve the city as he called being mayor “the honour of my life”.
The two frontrunners in the contest were among 13 candidates in the race.
The battle between Mr Khan and his Tory challenger Ms Hall had been expected to be closer than polls suggested.
It came after turnout fell in all of Mr Khan’s key battlegrounds – and rose in some of Ms Hall’s Tory heartlands - sparking rumours in political circles that Ms Hall could pull off a shock win.
Counting began at 9am on Saturday.
Votes are also being counted in the election for the London Assembly. You will be able to follow all the results on our dedicated page, and on this live blog.Voting figures for each of the 14 London Assembly constituencies will be announced as soon as each count is completed, with the first declaration expected on Saturday afternoon.
