Saturday, May 07, 2016
| | Voted for Sadiq; voted for a Labour London Assembly Constituency Member |
| | Voted for Zac; voted for a Conservative London Assembly Constituency Member |
| | 1st choice | 1st + 2nd choice |
| Voted for Sadiq | 1,148,716 | 44% | 1,310,143 | 57% |
| Voted for Zac | 909,755 | 35% | 994,614 | 43% |
| Voted for Sian | 150,673 | 6% | | |
| Voted for Caroline | 120,005 | 5% | | |
| Voted for Peter | 94,373 | 4% | | |
| Voted for Sophie | 53,055 | 2% | | |
| Voted for George | 37,007 | 1% | | |
| Voted for the other 5 | 83,377 | 3% | | |
Sadiq beat Zac by: 315,529 votes (14%)
Electorate = 5¾ million
Voted for Sadiq = 23% of the electorate
Voted for Zac = 17% of the electorate
Didn't vote for Sadiq = 77% of the electorate
Didn't vote for Zac = 83% of the electorate
Couldn't be arsed to vote at all = 55% of the electorate
Gave 1st preference vote to someone other than Sadiq or Zac: 538,490 voters (20%)
Gave 2nd preference vote to someone other than Sadiq or Zac: 1,574,414 voters (56%)
Gave 2nd preference vote to same candidate as 1st: 220,311 voters (8%)
2nd preference vote ultimately didn't count: 1,794,725 voters (64%)
Did not give a 2nd preference vote: 381,862 voters (14%)
Didn't fully understand how the Supplementary Voting system works: a lot of people
London Assembly Membership: Lab 12, Con 8, Green 2, UKIP 2, LD 1
Losing one seat: Conservative, Liberal Democrat
Gaining two seats: UKIP
Number of votes required to block the Mayor's Budget: 17
Next Mayoral election: Thursday 7th May 2020 (which is currently also scheduled to be General Election day, sheesh)
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